Health Care Support Worker
The closing date is 25 January 2026
Job summary
Are you interested in working in a small specialist team to support older people in care homes?
If so, we have the right opportunity for you!
Based at Parklands House, Basingstoke, the In-Reach service offers assessment, diagnosis, treatment and support for people with a deterioration in cognition and/or dementia and over 65 who present with functional mental health illnesses who reside in a residential home in Mid and North Hampshire. We work closely with carers and other services, such as Adult Health and Social Care, GP's.
In-Reach is an acute service that aims at responding quickly to concerns and avoiding admission. As a support worker you will support the team in delivering the required care, support the care home staff with understanding and implementation of the care plans. We will ask for a high level of commitment, motivation for working with people with severe and enduring mental health problems and/or dementia.
In return you will receive active support and opportunities for personal and professional development.
Applicants must have a driving licence suitable for use in the United Kingdom and access to a vehicle for work purposes. Our working hours are Monday to Friday 9.00 to 17.00.
Main duties of the job
As a support worker you will support the team in delivering the required care, support the care home staff with understanding and implementation of the care plans. These can be around behavioural approaches to manage challenging behaviours and/or around monitoring medication efficacy. You will support the team by liaising with care homes, families and carers.
You will be required to accurately record service user information on electronic patient records.
You will work under supervision of a Band 6 health care practitioner, and will report back to the team.
You will be an active participant to meetings.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
Details
Date posted
12 January 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,937 to £26,598 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
348-MNH-10061
Job locations
Parklands House
London Road
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG21 4AP
Employer details
Employer name
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Parklands House
London Road
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG21 4AP
Employer's website
https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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