Community Falls Support Worker

Main area Part time B4 Community Falls Support Worker Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours

• Part time
• Flexible working

Employer East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (Cambridgeshire) Employer type NHS Site Unit 2-3 Town Luton Salary £28,392 - £31,157 per annum, pro-rata Salary period Yearly Closing 28/08/2026 23:59 Interview date 10/09/2026

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust delivers expert healthcare in people’s homes, community hospitals and local settings across the East of England.

Our nurses, therapists, clinicians, support teams and partners work together to provide coordinated care that supports independence, recovery and wellbeing. We believe people are best cared for close to home, in the communities where they live and belong.

By combining professional expertise with strong local relationships, we help people stay well, feel supported and access the right care at the right time. Expert healthcare, close to home, trusted by our communities.

Different ideas, experiences and backgrounds make us stronger and more creative and applications from all walks of life are welcomed. Our processes ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is committed to creating a modern and inclusive work environment. We actively promote flexible working opportunities where possible to meet the needs and wishes of our workforce and maintain and improve their wellbeing. We also offer flexible working patterns and we would encourage you to discuss this with the recruiting manager before or during the application process if this would interest you.

We welcome applications from people who share our values and can help us deliver outstanding care in our local community.

Before applying for this vacancy, please make sure you’re familiar with ongoing  sponsorship eligibility criteria which will impact the organisations ability to provide sponsorship, whether this is currently or in the future.

Please note, our selection processes are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills. Please be advised that the use of AI in applications is monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.

Please note all new starters will be subject to a 6 month probationary period.

Do youwant to make a difference to someone’s ability to remain safe and independent in their own homes?

Are you educated to NVQ Level 3 or Equivalent and have experience of working in the community as a health care assistant, reablement support worker or in an occupational therapy or physiotherapy setting?

The service works shifts from 8pm until 6pm, 7 days per week with weekend work on a rota basis. The applicant would be expected to work shifts across. A typical shift pattern for a full time member of staff may include 4 working days over a 7-day period with 3 rest days.

We have an exciting opportunity for motivated, well organised and enthusiastic individuals to join our falls team as a Part time Community Falls Support worker here in Luton. We are a small proactive team that work autonomously using your own initiative, have good IT and communication skills. Full support and training will be provided and the Trust is committed to staff development.

The team works with people who have fallen or are at risk of falling in their own homes and aims to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and reduce the risk of falls.

This post will only a face to face interview for this role at our base at the Poynt, Poynters Road, Luton, LU4 0LA
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• To work within the Falls Team in providing timely intervention service for people who have had a fall or are at risk of falling.
• To complete a comprehensive falls assessment and identify any equipment, care or support required to enable the patient to remain at home safely and avoid unnecessary hospital admission.
• To facilitate/support the delivery of falls strength and balance classes across Luton,…