Community HCA, District Nursing Service, Sandbach SMASH

Mid Cheshire Hospitals; Sandbach; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking an experienced Band 3 HCA to join their community team in Sandbach. In this role, you will deliver essential nursing interventions, support a multi-disciplinary team, and provide compassionate care for patients approaching the end of life. A strong commitment to empathetic relationships and excellent communication skills are required. This position offers ongoing training and support, with travel required across the Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing care to patients, especially in palliative care.
• Ability to follow care plans and work without close supervision.
• Skills in liaising with healthcare professionals.

Responsibilities

• Deliver nursing interventions to patients in their homes.
• Support multi-disciplinary team and maintain documentation.
• Obtain consent according to Trust policy.
• Report incidents and accidents on duty.
• Undertake clinical tasks as delegated by Community Nurse team.
• Assist in management of long-term conditions and end-of-life care.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Emotional strength

Time management

Organisational skills

Ability to work independently

Job description

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – Band 3 HCA

A Vacancy at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

We are looking for an experienced Band 3 HCA to work within a busy community team. The post is based in Sandbach, working within SMASH care community.

The role includes caring for patients who are approaching the end of life. The post holder will undertake clinical tasks as delegated by the Community Nurse team and within sphere of competency.

You will be working without close supervision, and will therefore need to use your own initiative, whilst following the patient's care plan. You must also be passionate about making a difference to people’s lives, helping them to live as well as possible and to die with dignity.

As well as being able to work independently, you will possess good time management and organisational skills and be expected to be innovative and flexible to work in other areas – if required – to meet service need.

To join our dedicated, caring team, you will need excellent communication skills and emotional strength. We will expect you to have a talent for forging strong empathetic relationships with a variety of people, whilst providing palliative care. We will of course provide excellent on‑going training and support.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver nursing interventions to patients in their own homes, including wound care, phlebotomy, medication administration and risk assessments.
• Support the multi‑disciplinary team, maintaining clear, concise and legible documentation adhering to prescribed standards and protocols.
• Use IT systems for relevant tasks such as accessing patient records & results, data collection and inputting data.
• Obtain consent in accordance with Trust Consent Policy.
• Report accidents/incidents on the clinical incident reporting system when they occur whilst on duty.
• Maintain a patient‑orientated approach to care delivery, promoting a rehabilitative and self‑care approach.
• Undertake phlebotomy duties as delegated by the registered nurse, working within policies and procedures of the Trust.
• Undertake clinical tasks as delegated by the Community Nurse team and within sphere of competency.
• Assist the Community Nursing Team in management of patients with long‑term conditions and in end‑of‑life care.
• Recognise the need for referral and liaise with other health care and multi‑agency workers as necessary.
• Participate in induction and orientation programmes for all grades of staff who require community experience as arranged by the Team Leader.
• Learn and maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of blood test procedures, selecting appropriate sample tubes and ensuring correct labelling at the time of sampling.
• Maintain phlebotomy stocks, keeping them clean and in good order.
• Follow Trust policy for needle‑stick incidents, ensuring accurate reporting on the Ulysses system, and dispose of all syringes, needles and related items in accordance with health and safety procedures.

Additional details

Your role will include the responsibilities listed above, and may require you to work across the footprint of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership.

Travel is an essential part of this role; please demonstrate on your application form how you would meet this requirement.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of local hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire and West Cheshire and Chester boroughs, with 500 beds and over 5,000 staff members.

This advert closes on Tuesday 18 Nov 2025.