Community Health Care Support Worker- District Nursing


Company:	CNWL NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£30,630 - £32,346 per annum incl HCAS
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Hillingdon, HA5 1TG
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	15 Sept 2026
Closing date:	15 Oct 2026

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Summary

A Vacancy at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust.

We are recruiting aCommunity Health Care Support Workerand we would love to receive your application!

Are you enthusiastic, compassionate and committed in delivering good quality, patient-centred care to patients in the community? Would you like to be part of our well led, supportive and highly clinically skilled, District Nursing Teams based within Hillingdon?

We are looking for a Health Care Support Workers who is caring, committed and motivated to work within our community nursing teams. As an HCSW you will play a crucial role in supporting the registered nurses in delivering high quality, clinical care and rehabilitation with patients in their own homes.

You will be a valued member of the community nursing team and receive training and support on a multitude of clinical skills, in order to practice confidently and safely within the community. These skills comprise of wound care management, leg ulcer management, inclusive of vascular assessments and compression bandaging. Catheterisations (female and suprapubic) and basic life support.

You need to be a confident practitioner who is able to build good relationships with patients, their families and carers; and work in partnership with the Multi-disciplinary Team. We are looking for people with previous experience of caring and ideally you will have a care qualification such as NVQ/QCF Level 3 or be able to demonstrate considerable experience in this field. We would expect you to be competent to work on your own, under the supervision of nurses and expect that you will have some clinical skills and knowledge.

Our Hillingdon District Nursing service operates 7 days a week and you will be expected to work on a rota system, undertaking varied shifts (08.00hrs – 16.00hrs or 10.00hrs – 18.00hrs) including weekends (approximately 1 in 3).

In return for your commitment to the Hillingdon District Nursing service, you will receive all of the support and development you need to consolidate your knowledge and skills which will prepare you for professional progression within the district nursing profession. We will also provide access to continuing professional development resources which will support you to complete modules to help you develop a clinical specialty aligned to the needs of the service. CNWL is recognised locally and nationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare.

We aim to employ only the best health care professionals with our teams frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy development.

Are you enthusiastic, compassionate and committed in delivering good quality, patient-centered care to patients in the community? Would you like to be part of our well led, supportive and highly clinically skilled, District Nursing Teams based within Hillingdon?

We are looking for a Health Care Support Worker for 37.5 hours a week who is caring, committed and motivated to work within our community nursing teams. As an HCA you will play a crucial role in supporting the registered nurses in delivering high quality, clinical care and rehabilitation with patients in their own homes. You will be a valued member of the community nursing team and receive training and support on a multitude of clinical skills, in order to practice confidently and safely within the community. These skills comprise of wound care management, leg ulcer management, inclusive of vascular assessments and compression bandaging. Catheterisations (female and suprapubic) and basic life support. .

For this position you will need to be a confident practitioner who is able to build good relationships with patients, their families and carers; and work in partnership with the Multi-disciplinary Team. Previous Community experience is not essential, but you will need to demonstrate that you have any understanding and awareness of autonomous working in a community setting. We are looking for people with previous experience of caring and ideally you will have a care qualification such as NVQ/QCF Level 3 or be able to demonstrate considerable experience in this field. We would expect you to be competent to work on your own, under the supervision of nurses and expect that you will have some clinical skills and knowledge.

We aim to employ only the best health care professionals with our teams frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy development.

As the position will require you to visit various locations throughout our supported area, it is essential that candidates hold a full UK driver’s licence and have use of a car for business purposes or have the ability to commute within the Trust’s geographical area with access to an appropriate means of transport to ensure a timely delivery of patient care.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview and will be asked to complete a short literacy assessment prior to the interview.

This advert closes on Wednesday 16 Sep 2026

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