Health Care Assistant | Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Tr; England; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community health provider in the UK is looking for a multi-skilled assistant to support their community nursing team. In this role, you will help deliver high-quality nursing care to patients in their homes, ensuring they receive the required support and monitoring. You will be involved in patient instruction, data management, and liaising with healthcare professionals. A supportive and communicative approach is essential. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply before the application deadline of December 28, 2025.

Qualifications

• Ability to provide care and support to patients under supervision.
• Basic understanding of data protection and patient confidentiality.
• Willingness to undertake training for patient data management.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and instruction to patients regarding procedures.
• Communicate with practice staff and GPs regarding results.
• Undertake the delivery of patient care packages under supervision.

Skills

Communication skills

Basic IT skills

Driving skills

Job description

To work as a multi‑skilled assistant supporting qualified members of the community nursing team to deliver appropriate nursing care to enable each patient to achieve their maximum potential and remain within their home environment. To be able to respond under supervision to unexpected health care needs of patients.

Before applying for this vacancy please be aware of the salary threshold required for a certificate of sponsorship to be granted, and that unfortunately overseas applicants who are new to care may not reach the minimum salary threshold to obtain a certificate of sponsorship.

Our Community Nursing teams provide care to patients in the privacy of their own home. Our aim is to prevent unnecessary hospital admission and facilitate early discharge from the acute hospitals.

We believe in practitioner‑led care that treats the whole person, not just the condition, enabling them to stay at home longer and leave hospital faster.

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.

There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.

If you share our passion for innovative and high‑quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading‑edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and instruction to patients to explain any procedures being undertaken.
• Understand the principles of data protection and patient confidentiality and the policies and procedures surrounding them.
• Attend and participate in staff meetings.
• Basic understanding of IT and ability to use e‑mail and willingness to undertake training for any systems used to collect and manage patient data.
• Communicate with practice staff and GP’s regarding results and collection of specimens.
• Refer patient queries to the nursing staff in a timely fashion.
• Provide understanding and support to patients having difficulty coping with their condition.
• To be supportive and communicative with patients & colleagues.
• To ensure at all times patients are treated with care and compassion.
• Report any change or deviation from planned care package to nursing staff.
• Recognise change in patients need and with instruction adapt care package accordingly.
• Recognise abnormal results following monitoring and inform nursing staff.
• Undertake the delivery of patient care packages under the supervision of nursing staff.
• Manage and prioritise workload.
• To liaise with other health professionals, social services, GP’s, hospital staff and other agencies involved in the care of each patient as required.
• To accurately take and record telephone messages as required.
• Undertake set nursing procedures following training and assessment e.g. phlebotomy, blood pressure monitoring, blood glucose monitoring, preparing patients as necessary prior to procedure, using aseptic technique.
• Driving skills, including in icy and snowy conditions.
• To acquire core skills in basic physiotherapy, nursing care and nursing techniques.
• To provide general office duties i.e.: filing, photocopying as required.
• Be able to implement packages of care, therapy or treatment prescribed by qualified members of the team. This will initially be done with supervision from a qualified member of the team.

This advert closes on Sunday 28 Dec 2025