Integrated Support Worker (Community) | East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust


Company:	ESHT
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	East Sussex, TN37 7RD
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	24 Jul 2026
Closing date:	23 Aug 2026

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Summary

We are looking for Integrated Support Workers who will travel across our local community, providing vital care and support in patients' own homes – helping people maintain their independence and live well where they feel most comfortable.

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust: Investing in Rehabilitation and Home First services to deliver ‘The Art of the Possible’    

At East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT), we’re not just imagining a better future for healthcare—we’re building it. 

We are committed to improving outcomes for patients, and driven by a quality improvement approach we’re rethinking what’s possible for patient care through a bold and forward-looking plan. We are investing in our Acute Therapy, Urgent Community Response, and Virtual Ward services.  As part of our "Art of the Possible" vision, we’re delivering rehabilitation and care that is: 

• Closer to home 

• Faster to access 

• Seamlessly coordinated 

• Built around our patients 

*Must have full UK driving license and access to a car

Our Home First and Virtual Ward models are at the heart of this transformation—enabling people to recover in their own homes with hospital-level support, surrounded by comfort, dignity, and expert care. 

  ✅ This means: 

• Faster recovery and fewer hospital admissions 

• Truly personalised care, wherever it’s needed 

• Greater independence and better outcomes for our communities 

You will be working independently but as part of a team, traveling to patients/ clients homes to deliver care.

You should have experience delivering care to patients/clients (nursing or social care setting) you will have a good standard of education which includes Maths and English GSCE (or the international equivalent)

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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Please see the job descriptions attached for full details.

Work pattern consists of 11.5 Hour shifts, with the service operating staggered shifts between 7am-10pm.

This advert closes on Sunday 9 Aug 2026

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