Healthcare Assistant

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare and social care organization is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to support high quality care delivery in Cambridge. Responsibilities include managing patient treatment plans and fostering relationships with patients and their families. Candidates must have relevant experience and a BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care. The role offers a salary ranging from £24,937 to £26,598 annually and requires the use of your own vehicle for travel.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a healthcare or care environment with older people.
• Demonstrated commitment to high quality care and service provision.

Responsibilities

• Undertake patients' prescribed treatment/care plans.
• Communicate with patients/carers with empathy and tact.
• Establish and maintain appropriate working relationships with colleagues and patients.
• Promote patient independence and self-management.

Skills

Experience of working in the community

Experience of working within health or social care

Commitment to high quality care & service provision

Ability to work flexibly as part of a team

Experience using SystmOne

Education

BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in health and Social Care

Job description

Healthcare Assistant

The closing date is 26 November 2025

We are looking for an Integrated Care Worker to join our East and South City Nursing Team. This exciting opportunity will allow you to onboard as a new member to the Cambridge East and South City Nursing team, where you will be fully supported to gain new skills and experience needed to deliver high quality care to patients in their own homes or residential settings in and around the area.

We provide a seven‑day a week service, working closely with other community services and Primary Care Networks to deliver high standard holistic care to the population of Cambridgeshire.

You will have the opportunity to develop yourself with extensive learning and development opportunities.

Main duties of the job

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. Public transport 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.

As an Integrated Care worker you will work closely with the nursing team to follow a plan of care and deliver high quality, best‑practice care to adults with a range of complex health needs within their own homes. We are looking for caring, responsive and diverse people who share our passion to deliver our service.

We are looking for someone with:

• Experience of working in the community.
• Experience of working within health or social care.
• Experience of caring for and supporting adults and older people.
• Demonstrated commitment to high quality care & service provision.
• Ability to work flexibly and as part of a team, as well as individually.

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

About us

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care settings but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high‑calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

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.

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

Job responsibilities

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

• To undertake patients prescribed treatment/care plans (e.g., venepuncture, insulin administration and wound care) and report findings to a qualified professional in line with the competency framework.
• 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.
• 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.
• Promote patient independence and self‑management. Provide and maintain a safe, comfortable and dignified environment for all patients/clients and carers. Practice the principles and philosophy of individualised patient care in accordance with Trust Policy, procedures and regulatory body's guidelines.
• Maintain appropriate and timely documentation of each patient contact (ensuring these are recorded on SystmOne within 24 hours).
• Plan and prioritise own visits to delegated patients, and ensure these are documented on SystmOne.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

• BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in health and Social Care.

Experience

• Experience of working in a healthcare environment or care environment with older people.
• Has worked as a Healthcare Assistant in the past.

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision.
• Ability to record messages and information accurately and concisely.
• Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs.
• Experience of using SystmOne.

Physical Requirements

• Able to travel around the county at short notice using own vehicle and holds a valid DVLA Driving Licence.

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.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum pro rata