Community Support Practitioner

Are you passionate about helping people maintain their independence and achieve the best possible health outcomes?

Do you thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and take pride in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care?

We are looking for a motivated, compassionate, and enthusiastic Community Support Practitioner Worker to join our Urgent Community Response and Intermediate Care Team across Scarborough and Ryedale Community Services.

This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference to patients' lives, working alongside a multidisciplinary team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, and Nurses. You will play an important role in supporting rehabilitation programmes and functional activities, helping individuals regain confidence, maximise their recovery, and remain independent within their own communities.

You will work with people experiencing a wide range of medical conditions and pathologies, providing support during a period of rehabilitation aimed at improving mobility, functional ability, and independence.

In return, you will receive regular supervision, access to ongoing learning and development opportunities, and a comprehensive induction programme designed to help you feel supported and succeed in your role.

Day to day, the role includes the following care carried out in the patient's own home with supervision/delegation of therapists/ registered nurses:

Patient care following a fall

Moving & handling of patients

Vital observations

End of life care and urgent support for people living with frailty

Recognise and escalate issues of concern and/or safety

Assisting with activities of daily living, e.g., personal care tasks, meal preparation following injury/illness to prevent hospital admission- supporting and monitoring mobility, and rehabilitation programmes which include aspects of nursing, occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy.

Urgent equipment provision, supporting and guiding the patient and carers with the safe use of this

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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For further information with regard to this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.