Community Health Care Assistant

Sussexcommunity; Alton; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Alton seeks a Community Health Care Assistant to join their team. The role involves vital patient care tasks including venepuncture and complex wound management within a supportive community environment. Candidates should be NVQ3 qualified or willing to obtain equivalent training and bring effective communication skills. This position offers a competitive annual salary and the opportunity to work in a caring and collaborative setting, aligning with the organization’s commitment to high-quality care.

Qualifications

• Care experience is essential.
• Ability to co-facilitate group work.
• Community experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with urinary catheter procedures.
• Perform venepuncture and manage medications.
• Support acute and complex wound management.

Skills

Effective interpersonal skills

Good organisational skills

Basic IT Skills

Education

NVQ3 or equivalent

Numeracy & Literacy to GCSE level

Job description

Go back Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Community Health Care Assistant

The closing date is 02 June 2025

We have a rare and wonderful opportunity for a Health Care Assistant to join us here in Alton where we have a friendly team of HCP's working in the community to help patients who are unable to use primary care facilities due to frailty or disability be that temporary or long term. We are located centrally in a wide, rural area in the heart of the beautiful Hampshire countryside.

Community staff have a very diverse range of skills which create new and different patient experiences every day. Amongst many other services we offer Venepuncture, complex wound care including TNP and compression therapy, suture and clip removal, leg ulcer management, regular and non-regular injection treatments. The diverse care and skills we have, give us the unique opportunity of getting involved with not just patients but their families and lots of other professionals -- this can be within our 3 friendly surgeries, Boundaries, Chawton Park and Wilson practices or those broader services including therapy provision, social prescribing and adult social care.

All Training and supervision is provided until you feel confident that you can use your new found skills independently -- this can take as long as you need it too as we all have different learning paces and levels of confidence.

Please be aware that this post is unable to support sponsorship

Main duties of the job

Assist with the insertion, maintenance, and removal of urinary catheters as directed by nursing staff.

Provide care to the surrounding skin, ensuring cleanliness and comfort for the patient.

Educate patients and carers on catheter care, including hygiene practices and signs of infection.

Support patients with self-care practices related to catheter management where appropriate.

Venepuncture

Perform venepuncture ensuring accurate blood sample collection

Observe and record patient reactions during and after the procedure

Assist patients with the administration of prescribed medications, including oral, topical, and subcutaneous as per the care plan.

Support patients in understanding their medication regimen and offer encouragement for adherence.

Record medication administration and ensure accurate documentation according to healthcare protocols.

Acute and Complex Wound Management

Assist with dressing, and assessment of acute and complex wounds

Educate patients and carers on signs of infection, and the importance of following prescribed treatment plans.

Support the management of pressure ulcers, or other complex wound conditions

Maintain accurate records of wound assessments, treatment plans, and progress.

Assisting in the delivery of personalized care plans

Communicating effectively with patients, families, and the multi-disciplinary team to ensure holistic care.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NVQ3 or a commitment to undertake in house work based equivalent
• Numeracy & Literacy to GCSE level

Experience

• Care experience
• Evidence of effective interpersonal skills
• Good organisational skills
• Basic IT Skills
• Able to co-facilitate group work
• Community experience

Additional Criteria

• Full and clean UK driving licence with access to a vehicle for work

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.

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£24,071 to £25,674 a yearBased on full time hours