Advance Community Support Worker: Sponsorship Available

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

A rare opportunity has arisen for a Advance Support Worker to join the Team Up Home visiting Service in North Hardwick and Bolsover PCN . To work as part of a small team of Community General Practitioners and ACPs to support multi-disciplinary teams for North Hardwick and Bolsover PCN. This is direct work with patients and their carers either in person, however the main remit is to support the clinical practice and development of the Team Up service working with other clinicians. To assist with and perform the provision of holistic, high quality, evidenced based health care to a defined local population, working within an appropriate supervisory and monitoring framework, to an agreed, multi-disciplinary treatment plan, by providing ongoing treatment, teaching and instruction to their own referred caseload of patients. The post holder will organise and prioritise their own day to day work tasks and activities, and delegate tasks to junior colleagues. To attend all required mandatory and specific to role training

Main duties of the job

To manage a delegated caseload to provide holistic care to patients in their own homes or alternative health care setting to promote recovery and encourage and maintain independence. To communicate information to patients and carers regarding their health needs and associated treatment plans.To report and take appropriate action regarding any change in patient condition or circumstance and communicate verbal and written information to all relevant integrated care team members. To maintain and record accurate health records in line with DCHS/ Team Up policies and procedures and Calldicott requirements’

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Evidence of continual professional development relevant to the role

Desirable

  • Understanding of factors that influence health and wellbeing.
  • Experience of working in a health care setting

Experience

Essential

  • To be able to work in a variety of settings.
  • Ability to work independently
  • Good time management skills, IT skills and awareness.

Desirable

  • Calm, mature, and friendly approach.
  • Flexible approach to delivering services.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 06 January 2026

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