Assessor

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Dover; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health organization in Dover seeks an Assessor to conduct holistic assessments and develop care plans. The ideal candidate will have a Care Certificate, effective communication skills, and the ability to travel within a wide geographical area. Join a committed team to improve community health services and support independence for adults requiring care. A full UK driving licence is essential for this role.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in Health or Social Care.
• Demonstrates interest in supporting adults in the community.
• Ability to travel in a timely manner across a wide area.

Responsibilities

• Conduct holistic assessments of care and support needs.
• Create detailed, person-centred care plans.
• Supervise Support Workers and oversee care delivery.

Skills

Sound communication skills

Ability to organise work

Ability to cope with change

Moderate IT skills

Excellent IT skills

Education

Care Certificate

Literacy and numeracy skills

Full UK Driving Licence

Job description

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust – Assessor

The closing date is 23 November 2025

Our Enablement and Urgent Care services are responsive and flexible with the aim of supporting people to develop and maintain their independence within their home environment. Our aim is to prevent unnecessary hospital admission and facilitate early discharge from the acute hospitals. Home First Assessors work closely with people who use our services, their families, friends and carers, who all play an invaluable role in how our users experience our services. They are expected to be kind and responsive, professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services provided across the Health and Social Care economy.

Main duties of the job

Holistic assessment of ongoing care and support needs both personal activities of daily living and social needs. Empowering the person to have the confidence to maintain independence for as long as possible through risk assessment, care planning and sign posting.

Creation of detailed, person‑centred care plans. Give advice and guidance to access equipment /minor adaptations for the home. Oversight and supervision of the Support Workers on the team. Please see JD for comprehensive breakdown.

Additional Working Pattern: 13 x LD shift over 4 week roster to include weekend and bank holiday working.

About us

Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive, Excellent.

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences.

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn't visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission.

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit us both.

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Job responsibilities

Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB).

As a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. As such you will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment, if you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via [e-mail] quoting the vacancy reference number so we can support you further.

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

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Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Care Certificate
• Literacy and numeracy skills
• Full UK Driving Licence

Experience

• Experience of working in Health or Social Care
• Demonstrates an interest in caring for the health and welfare of adults needing support in the community.
• Working independently and as part of a remote team

Knowledge

• Understands and can apply key Health & Safety procedures relevant to the role
• Knowledge of equipment provision to support enablement promote independence
• Awareness and compliance with equality policies, procedures and legislation.
• Understands the role and remit of the unregistered worker
• Awareness of national policies and legislation, its relevance to care settings and its application across health and social care services.

Skills & Abilities

• Sound communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written)
• Ability to organise and prioritise own work
• Ability to cope with change
• Ability to use own initiative
• Moderate IT skills.
• Ability to travel across a wide geographical area in a timely and flexible manner at various times of the day in accordance with the needs of the job.
• Excellent IT skills across wide range of applications

Ability to Manage Self & Others

• Ability to manage own time effectively.
• Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, considering health and social care policies and procedures
• Attention to detail
• Line management or supervisory experience

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.

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

£27,485 to £30,162 a yearper annum pro rata