Job Title: Health Technician
Agency: West London NHS Trust
Location: London, United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: 33,094 – 36,195 £ / Year

Job Summary

Work with us as a Health and Social Care Technician in a dynamic multidisciplinary team that has an incredible impact, providing community care and support in Hammersmith and Fulham.

You will enjoy the rewards of working with a client group for whom you can make a significant difference every day, and you will experience the strong motivation of being part of a supportive multi-agency effort that focuses on training and supporting each other.

The Community Independence Service is co-located with LBHF Adult Social Care on King St, Hammersmith. Our service works closely with local GPs, care homes, social services, and secondary care partners, such as Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust sites and Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. You will be connected with peers across the CIS tri-borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, as well as the West London NHS Trust

Main duties of the job

Working as a member of the Community Independence Service / Case Management Team, you will be supported by registered allied health clinicians and ICAP(Integrated Care Access Point),

You will be able to deliver skilled health and social care to people in their homes; the care you deliver will be based on delegated tasks by a senior clinician following a thorough, holistic assessment of a person’s clinical and personal needs and their agreement to an individualised care plan.

The care you deliver will be within the boundaries of your role, focusing on supporting people with a range of complex needs and long-term medical conditions (mental and physical).

The aim is to reduce the impact of health inequalities, improve access to health and care services, address complex health, social, and housing needs, reduce social isolation, and optimise wellbeing.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Level 2/GCSE A-C (9-6) English language and Maths
• NVQ 3 or equivalent
• IT Skills

Desirable

• NVQ assessor qualification
• Foundation degree/level 1 diploma modules or willingness to undertake
• Other equivalent qualifications and or evidence of further learning

Experience

Essential

• Relevant Health or Social care assistant or demonstrate appropriate and relevant work experience

Desirable

• Experience of working within a community or multidisciplinary team
• Experience in Rapid Response/Acute/rehabilitation/community discharge teams

Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding
• Able to present factual information and refer questions to others where appropriate
• Able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy
• Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the healthcare setting
• Basic working knowledge of IT and emails

Skills

Essential

• Carry out clinical interventions as delegated by a registered nurse or registered health care professional, or social worker.
• Ability to triage and carry out baseline assessments e.g., blood pressure, pulse, temperature, understanding of SBAR, and deteriorating adult assessment

Other Requirements

Essential

• Able to work well within a multi-disciplinary team
• Understands own accountability
• Willingness to learn and develop; recognizes the need for flexibility
• Ability to use own initiative

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 01 February 2026

How to Apply;

Interested and qualified candidates should:
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