Community Healthcare Assistant

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust; North Walsham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust in North Norfolk is seeking a Community Healthcare Assistant to deliver high-quality care in patients' homes, care homes, and clinics, aligning with Trust values.

You will perform basic observations, wound care, venepuncture, insulin support, and liaise with the team to plan care, with 8:00-18:00 shifts and a supportive training programme.

Qualifications

• NVQ 2 or equivalent knowledge or experience
• NVQ 3 or equivalent
• Experience of working within a care setting

Responsibilities

• Basic observations: blood pressure, oxygen saturation, blood glucose, pulse and respiration rates
• Venepuncture and insulin administration assistance
• Basic wound care and dressing changes
• Pressure-relief equipment and ulcer risk assessment
• Organise daily patient care activities and adapt to service needs

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Motivated

Empathy & diplomacy

Observation & reporting

Team player

IT/keyboard skills

Education

NVQ 2 or equivalent

NVQ 3

Care setting experience

Job description

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust

Community Healthcare Assistant

The closing date is 22 November 2026

We are looking for a highly motivated Community Healthcare Assistant to join our community nursing team.

If you have a positive "can do" attitude that reflects the Trust values of Integrity, Compassion, Inclusion and Ambition, we would love to hear from you!

Working in the picturesque North Norfolk area our patch covers an area delivering care to patients from North Walsham, Cromer, Mundesley, Paston and Aldborough GP surgeries.

This is an ideal opportunity for career progression and experience within a community setting. The job requires someone to deliver high standards of health care to patients within their own homes, care homes, the travelling community and in clinics, by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating packages of care.

NB. In-person interviews will be held at North Walsham Hospital, Yarmouth Road, Norfolk NR28 9AP

Main duties of the job

A typical day involves:

• Undertaking basic observations include blood pressure, oxygen saturation, blood glucose monitoring, pulse and respiration rates.
• Supporting administration of insulin for diabetic patients.
• Undertaking basic wound care, including dressing changes and simple wound assessment.
• Provision of basic pressure relieving equipment and pressure ulcer risk assessment and advice.
• Venepuncture
• Ability to organise your day, adopt flexibility to different patient needs and that of the service.

The ability to work as part of the team and to have a flexible approach to work is essential. There is clear competency and training programme in place to support you to obtain the skills required for this role. The service operates between 8.00am - 6.00pm, seven days a week, and you will be required to work shifts between these times .

About us

Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker or Health and Care Worker visa routes. Applications from candidates requiring sponsorship to work in the UK cannot be considered.

Achieving 'Outstanding' from CQC is a testament to the forward progressive nature of the Trust and our commitment to delivering high quality care in sometimes challenging environments.

The service offers a commitment to ongoing personal development and offers a supportive, friendly network of colleagues.

North Norfolk offers beautiful countryside, beaches and many towns and buildings of historic interest, as well as being within close proximity to the city of Norwich which offers many cultural and leisure amenities.

If this post excites you, and you are looking to improve your quality of life working in rural Norfolk as part of this developing role and workforce we look forward to your application.

Job responsibilities

An ambition for NCH&C is to create a culture that embraces flexibility in working within a 24/7 service wherever possible, and providing the tools to support this. Therefore if you are interested in a role though would need a flexible working pattern please don't let that put you off applying - we are really wanting to support all applicants and meet their needs taking into consider their work life balance.

Please see attached job description for full list of responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NVQ 2 or equivalent knowledge or experience
• oNVQ3
• oExperience of working within a care setting

Knowledge, Skills and Ability

• Good interpersonal skills
• Highly motivated and able to provide high standards of care
• Tact and diplomacy showing empathy and sensitivity with ability to use own initiative
• Good observational and reporting skills with ability to manage stressful situations
• A team Player who can work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs with good basic IT/standard keyboard skills

Personal Qualities

• Ability to kneel, bend and stoop and work in cramped environments
• Ability to manoeuvre patients using handling aids
• Manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6kg
• Able to drive and have access to a vehicle to use for work purposes

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

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust