Healthcare Assistant

Bidvane; Deal; À distance; GBP 21 000 - 25 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Training and Care Certificate support

Flexible working arrangements

Career pathways within the Trust

Résumé du poste

The Methodist Church in Britain is advertising a Healthcare Assistant role within NHS community services in Kent. You will support nurses and therapists, deliver care at patients’ homes, and aid in rehabilitation and daily activities, under delegated care plans.

The role emphasizes patient dignity, safety, and independence within a community context. Applicants should have relevant healthcare qualifications and demonstrate competence in clinical tasks, record-keeping, and using health IT

Qualifications

• Customer-focused approach
• Ability to use IT systems and databases
• Up-to-date knowledge of clinical practice and evidence-based procedures
• Understanding of the role and remit of a healthcare worker
• Signposting patients and families to other services to support behaviour change
• Attention to detail, spotting problems, and knowing when to elevate

Responsabilités

• Deliver person-centred care under the guidance of registered nurses and therapists
• Support delegated care plans
• Carry out clinical interventions for which you are trained and assessed as competent
• Monitor patient progress, including recording vital signs
• Carry out glucose monitoring, routine urinalysis and wound care
• Support falls prevention and the provision of equipment
• Help individuals regain independence with everyday activities
• Contribute to individual and group therapy programmes
• Give feedback to clinicians to evaluate progress and inform care planning
• Follow established procedures and best practice to keep care safe and effective, maintaining dignity, choice and independence

Connaissances

Customer focus

IT systems

Clinical practice knowledge

Role understanding

Signposting to services

Attention to detail

Formation

QCF Level 3 in healthcare

English & maths Level 2

Description du poste

This Healthcare Assistant post sits in the Urgent Care Services team at Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust, which supports people to stay well at home. The work centres on short-term health, therapy and care support in patients' homes, helping prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and supporting timely discharges. It is a community role working alongside nurses and therapists under their guidance, with delegated care plans and recovery support. At this stage it is open only to staff of Kent and Medway NHS organisations, and visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Deliver person-centred care under the guidance of registered nurses and therapists
• Support delegated care plans
• Carry out clinical interventions for which you are trained and assessed as competent
• Monitor patient progress, including recording vital signs
• Carry out glucose monitoring, routine urinalysis and wound care
• Support falls prevention and the provision of equipment
• Help individuals regain independence with everyday activities
• Contribute to individual and group therapy programmes
• Give feedback to clinicians to evaluate progress and inform care planning
• Follow established procedures and best practice to keep care safe and effective, maintaining dignity, choice and independence

What's required

Qualifications

• QCF Level 3 in healthcare, such as an NVQ Level 3 apprenticeship or BTEC, or equivalent experience
• Functional Skills Level 2 in English and maths, or GCSE grade A-C / 4-9 or equivalent

Experience

• Recent healthcare or healthcare assistant experience gained through education, work experience or employment

Skills & knowledge

• Customer-focused approach
• Ability to use IT systems and databases
• Up-to-date knowledge of clinical practice and evidence-based procedures
• Understanding of the role and remit of a healthcare worker
• Signposting patients and families to other services to support behaviour changeAttention to detail, spotting problems, and knowing when to elevate

Checks & eligibility

• Full UK or full EU-issued driving licence
• Documentary evidence of right to work in the UK

Nice to have

• Care Certificate, or willingness to achieve it within the first 3 months
• Awareness of developments within the NHS

What's offered

• Training and support towards the Care Certificate
• Flexible working arrangements welcomed
• Career pathways within the Trust