Community Support Worker - Physical Health Checks

Job summary

We are offering a Band 3 Physical Health Support Worker post, for 37.5 hours per week based at Pullman Place, Gloucester.

The service will operate largely in a clinic-based environment with some home visits where indicated and the post holder will need to work autonomously.

People with a severe and enduring mental health conditions are more likely to experience a physical health problem. Over 37% of people with a mental health condition also have a long-term physical health problem.

We are looking for a motivated individual with experience of working in a mental health and/or physical health setting to be part our team. The purpose of this team is to address the inequalities our patients may face and offer physical health monitoring and signposting to appropriate services.

The post holder will work closely across a range of teams including Later Life, the community mental health team and the Assertive Outreach Team to deliver comprehensive annual health checks and co-develop care plans to enable service users to access the support they need to address their physical and mental health needs and promote recovery.

Excellent communication skills and the ability to work flexibly to meet the service user's physical health needs is essential. There are administrative elements to the role. Venepuncture and carrying out ECGs will be a requirement of the role, as well as some stop smoking interventions.

Main duties of the job

Completion of physical health checks in line with national and local requirements for a caseload of patients with mental health diagnoses.

There may also be requests to cross cover over our other sites within Gloucestershire.

Workload will be allocated as checks become due; the results will be documented and appropriate advice and onward referrals to other services completed. The post holder will be provided with supervision provided by a senior member of the team who will coordinate activity, including for supporting patient interventions (such as stop smoking interventions).

Based upon the results of the observations and interviews, suitable advice and referral will be provided to the patient.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Details

Date posted

19 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

327-26-206

Job locations

Pullman Place

Great Western Road

Gloucester

GL1 3EA

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