Bank Community Health Care Assistant - SDH&C | Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust; Dorking; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the United Kingdom is seeking enthusiastic Community Health Care Assistants to join their Staff Bank. The ideal candidates will have experience in clinical observations and general hygiene needs. This position supports community health care through partnerships aimed at delivering high-quality service. The Trust values teamwork and respect in the workplace.

Qualifications

• Experience working as a Community Health Care Assistant required.
• Ability to perform clinical observations and general hygiene tasks.
• Familiarity with pressure ulcer care and wound dressing.

Responsibilities

• Join the Staff Bank workforce to deliver community health care.
• Provide clinical observations and personal care to patients.
• Work collaboratively within a team to ensure high-quality care.

Skills

Clinical Observations

General Hygiene needs/Mouth Care Practice

Pressure Ulcer Care and Treatment

Wound Care – Simple dressings

Basic Catheter Care

Venepuncture

Aseptic Non Touch Technique

Injection – SC e.g Insulin and Dalteparin

Coaguchek - INR's

Job description

Community Health Care Assistant – Staff Bank (Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust)

The StaffBank for Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust is seeking enthusiastic and experienced Community Health Care Assistants to join our Staff Bank workforce. This role is with Surrey Downs Health and Care (SDHC) which delivers care closer to people’s own communities through our Primary Care Networks and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations.

Partnership

The partnership includes:

• The three GP federations representing practices that operate in the Surrey Downs area
• CSH Surrey
• Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
• Surrey Council County

We collectively aspire to be an exemplar of how to deliver the highest quality and best value care in a complex health and care environment.

Main Areas Covered

• Dorking PCN
• ICP PCN
• Cobham and Oxshott
• Leatherhead

Please only apply to this role if you have experience working as a Community HCA and you can carry out all competencies listed below.

Required Competencies

• Clinical Observations
• Temp/Pulse/BP – lying and standing/Respiration/Pulse Oximetry, Blood Glucose Monitoring
• General Hygiene needs/Mouth Care Practice
• Pressure Ulcer Care and Treatment of Pressure ulcer
• Wound Care – Simple dressings
• Aseptic Non Touch Technique
• Basic Catheter Care
• Venepuncture
• Injection – SC e.g Insulin and Dalteparin
• Coaguchek - INR's

At Epsom and St Helier – we run high performing hospitals with a strong track record in providing high quality care, delivering operational standards and meeting our financial targets. In addition to that, we are proud to host joint ventures with our partners in mental health, social care, community health and GPs in Surrey Downs and Sutton, providing adult community, children’s therapy and sexual health services as part of Sutton Health and Care, and adult community services as part of Surrey Downs Health and Care. We are committed to providing seamless joined up care for the 500,000 people we serve as their local hospitals and community services. We also have the privilege of running the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre at Epsom Hospital and a GP practice in Leatherhead.

We have been rated Good by the CQC and welcome applications from individuals committed to being part of the team to maintain and build on this.

We know that all of our achievements are only possible because of the commitment, team work and expertise of our staff – and we truly value the dedication our teams show. As a result, we want Epsom and St Helier to be an outstanding place to work where staff are treated with, and treat others with, respect at all times.

There is simply no place for bullying, racism, discrimination or other poor behaviours in our hospitals and we work together to ensure that respect is at the heart of every interaction we have with one another and our patients.

Surrey Downs Health and Care (SDHC) deliver care closer to people’s own communities through our Primary Care Networks and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations.

HCA competencies needed;

Clinical Observations -

Temp/Pulse/BP – lying and standing/Respiration/Pulse Oximetry, Blood Glucose Monitoring

General Hygiene needs/Mouth Care Practice

Pressure Ulcer Care and Treatment of Pressure ulcer

Wound Care – Simple dressings

Aseptic Non Touch Technique

Basic Catheter Care

Venepuncture

Injection – SC e.g Insulin and Dalteparin

Coaguchek - INR's

This advert closes on Saturday 8 Nov 2025