Health Care Assistant | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust; Hitchin; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health organization in Hitchin is seeking a Band 3 Health Care Assistant to join their team. The role involves providing care to patients in their homes, ensuring their comfort and support. Candidates should have experience in a health and social care environment and possess excellent communication skills. Flexible working patterns are available, and full and part-time applicants are welcome.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a health and social care environment.
• Excellent communication and collaborative working skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and care service to patients with nursing needs.
• Visit patients in their homes to provide care as defined in the Care Plan.
• Support patients in activities to promote independent living.
• Undertake administrative tasks including record keeping.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Collaborative working

Experience in health care

Job description

Overview

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT) is a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation responsible for delivering a wide range of community health services across Hertfordshire. The North Herts Integrated Community Team has an opportunity for a Band 3 Health Care Assistant to join us. The post holder must have excellent communication skills and demonstrate collaborative working.

We are a Gold Accredited Service and offer a dynamic team environment that supports staff development and progression. The service operates 8am – 10pm, 365 days a year, with flexible working patterns. We welcome both full and part-time applicants.

We work alongside a diverse team of nurses, paramedics, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and technical instructors to provide evidence-based nursing care to patients in their own homes.

A full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Please note, this vacancy does not meet the salary threshold for sponsorship.

This advert closes on Friday 19 Sep 2025.

Responsibilities

• To work within a team that provides an assessment and care service to patients with nursing/health needs.
• To visit patients in their own homes and provide appropriate care and support as defined in the Care Plan, including aspects of personal care, hygiene, uncomplicated nursing procedures, exercise, activity and treatment programmes prescribed by therapists. The aim is to rehabilitate and maximise the patient’s potential and, where appropriate, to support the carer.
• To support and enable patients in a range of activities to promote independent living and monitor their well-being.
• To undertake administration and clerical tasks associated with the care process, including record keeping and use of computer systems.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Experience working in a health and social care environment (as applicable to a Band 3 Health Care Assistant role).
• Excellent communication and collaborative working skills.