Healthcare Assistant

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to support urgent care services in the community, helping patients remain independent at home and avoid hospital admissions. You will work with nurses and therapists, deliver prescribed care, monitor health needs and support rehabilitation and activities of daily living.

The role includes baseline observations, glucose monitoring and wound care, with training provided.

Qualifications

• Requires Level 3 health qualification (NVQ/ QCF or equivalent).
• Recent healthcare experience desirable.
• Full UK/EU driving licence preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide community-based care to help patients stay independent at home.
• Deliver elements of prescribed care under supervision of Nurses/ Therapists.
• Conduct baseline observations, glucose monitoring, wound care and falls prevention.
• Support patients with activities of daily living and rehabilitation activities.

Skills

Patient care

Teamwork

IT literacy

Education

NVQ Level 3 / QCF Level 3

Job description

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Healthcare Assistant

The closing date is 12 November 2026

Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare or working on the Staff Bank within these organisations. Nursing and AHP vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses/AHPs.

Are you passionate about helping people remain independent in their own homes and avoiding unnecessary hospital admissions? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

As part of our Urgent Care Services team, you will play a vital role in providing short-term health, therapy and care support to people across the community. Working alongside Nurses, Therapists and other healthcare professionals, you will help deliver personalised care to patients who are acutely unwell, recovering from illness or injury, or transitioning home following a hospital stay.

This rewarding role offers a diverse workload where you will support individuals to achieve their goals, regain confidence and maximise their independence. From monitoring health needs and supporting rehabilitation programmes to assisting with activities of daily living, you will make a meaningful difference to the lives of patients and their families every day. If you enjoy building relationships, problem solving and seeing the positive impact of your care, you'll thrive in this dynamic and supportive team.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity to develop and utilise a wide range of clinical and rehabilitation skills as part of a multi-professional team. Working under the guidance of Nurses and Therapists, you will deliver elements of prescribed care packages while contributing to the ongoing assessment, implementation and evaluation of patient care.

Your role will include undertaking delegated clinical activities such as baseline observations, glucose monitoring, urinalysis, wound care, equipment provision and falls prevention interventions, following competency-based training. You will also support patients to increase their independence with everyday activities and, where appropriate, assist with delivering individual and group-based therapeutic interventions.

We're looking for someone who is compassionate, motivated and committed to providing high-quality patient-centred care. In return, you'll gain valuable experience across a broad range of clinical settings, work alongside experienced professionals and be part of a service that helps people stay safely at home, recover well and achieve the best possible outcomes.

About us

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is currently undertaking a significant programme of transformation to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes. Please do contact the recruiting manager if you have any concerns about this so they can answer any questions you might have.

Rated 'Outstanding' by CQC, we deliver high-quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values:Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent.

We are proud to be an inclusive, welcoming organisation and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

We use protected characteristic information for monitoring only and it is not seen by recruiting managers, except where applicants choose to be considered under our disability guaranteed interview scheme.

We know life outside work matters.As a flexible working-friendly organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.

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Job responsibilities

As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via [e-mail], quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

• You will need to have a customer focussed approach
• Provide patients, clients and their families with the best possible experience
• You will need to be able to be able to use IT systems and databases
• You will have the skill to focus on the details with the ability to spot problems. You will know when you are within your own limits and when to extend
• You will have knowledge of up to date clinical practice by using up- to- date skills and adhering to evidence-based procedures and clinical effectiveness frameworks. You will fully understand the role and remit of a health care worker.
• You will understand where to signpost clients and families to alternative services to support behaviour change and improve health
• Having an awareness of developments within the NHS would be an advantage.

Qualifications, training and experience

• You will have either: A Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) Level 3. This could be an NVQ Level 3 apprenticeship, BTEC or equivalent international qualification in healthcare. Or you will be able to demonstrate the equivalent level of experience.
• You'll need to have recent experience of healthcare/ working as a health care assistant gained through education, work experience or previous employment
• Full UK/EU driving licence
• You may also have the Care Certificate, but if not, we will support you to achieve this within the first 3 months of starting

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.

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

£25,760 to £27,476 a yearpro rata per annum