Health Care Assistant | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare organization in Huntingdon seeks an enthusiastic Band 3 Health Care Assistant. You will support healthcare professionals with respiratory patients, manage your own caseload, and travel independently around the county. Ideal candidates will have community care experience. Full training provided. This role demands a full UK driving license and offers opportunities for professional development. The closing date for applications is Wednesday 26 Nov 2025.

Qualifications

• Experience in respiratory or community care preferred.
• Ability to communicate empathetically with patients.
• Capacity to manage own caseload of complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Support healthcare professionals in patient care.
• Conduct functional assessments and administer care.
• Maintain safety and hygiene of equipment used.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Teamwork

Job description

Overview

A rare opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 3 Health Care Assistant to join our team, for posts across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. The main aspect of the role is to care for patients with chronic respiratory disease in the home setting and in our Pulmonary Rehabilitation Classes.

Role Summary

The post entails supporting the health care professionals in providing expert care for respiratory patients, by helping to prevent avoidable hospital attendances, providing facilitated support following hospital admission, assisting in Pulmonary Rehabilitation Classes and the promotion of focused self-management. The successful candidate will be required to work flexibly across the countywide respiratory service to cover, as necessary.

We are a very supportive and friendly team. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will have respiratory and/or community experience, however full training and support is available.

To work as a member of the Community Respiratory Team, alongside other support workers, nurses, and physiotherapists. With training, use skills from the professional areas of Nursing, Allied Health Professionals and Medicines Management to undertake tasks as delegated to meet the individual needs of service users. This could include inhaler technique reviews, home exercise programmes or ambulatory oxygen reviews.

To support the physiotherapist in the delivery of face to face and virtual pulmonary rehabilitation programmes. Motivating patients and supporting them throughout the course. To assist in the delivery of high standards of health care and support patients within their community setting by following prescribed packages of care. Providing care to patients with deterioration in their health or function with a particular focus on admission avoidance to acute hospitals.

To deliver functional assessments, including mobility and appropriate exercise and equipment provision. To support staff in the management and execution of clinical practice. Carry out duties delegated and supervised by registered professionals. To provide a high standard of care. Manage own caseload of patients who require ongoing management and support with complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Overcome barriers to understanding, e.g. patients with hearing or cognitive impairment.
• Communicate with patients/carers by exchanging factual information, reassurance, tact and empathy.
• Establish and maintain appropriate working relationships with colleagues, patients, carers and other health care professionals.
• Be responsible for ensuring equipment is used safely, following relevant training, and that it is maintained appropriately.
• Work under guidance on specified tasks, taking direction from registered and non‑registered staff as appropriate, with regular clinical support and supervision by a qualified practitioner.
• Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of consent and gain consent as appropriate following organisational policies.
• To attend relevant external and internal courses to extend knowledge or gain relevant skills to improve clinical practice as identified in the Personal Development Review (PDR).

Travel & Working Hours

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website.

Sponsorship

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

Equal Opportunities

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer; we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

Closing Date

This advert closes on Wednesday 26 Nov 2025

Additional Information

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.