Healthcare Assistant

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare community trust in Maidstone is looking for a dedicated team member to provide clinical and non-clinical care within the Urgent Care West Kent team. Responsibilities include delivering care, supporting patient self-care, and conducting basic observations. The role requires a full UK driving licence and offers flexible working conditions. Join us in making a difference in our community.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Equity and diversity commitment

CQC outstanding rating

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering clinical and non-clinical care to patients.
• Ability to support patients with self-care and independence.
• Good record-keeping skills in patient notes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver both clinical and non-clinical care to patients/clients.
• Support patients in self-care and independence.
• Record actions accurately in patient notes.

Skills

Driving (UK licence)

Basic patient care

Risk assessments

Job description

Overview

You will be a core member of the Urgent Care West Kent team based at Unit G, Maidstone where you will deliver both clinical and non‑clinical care to patients/clients. You will also be key in supporting patients with their own self‑care and independence. This service is part of the Urgent Care Services which provides a two‑hour response to patients in crisis at home.

Our aim is to prevent unnecessary hospital admission and facilitate early discharge from acute hospitals. We also provide unscheduled care out of hours for patients who may be at the end of life or experiencing an urgent need for healthcare, treating acutely unwell people that would otherwise require hospital admission and supporting hospital discharges.

The service runs 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, providing nursing care within patients' homes across West Kent. Driving is essential for this post.

Responsibilities

• Recording your actions accurately in patient notes
• Basic observations
• Personal care – washing and dressing
• Catheter care – changing catheter bags and catheters
• Mouth care
• Stoma care
• Supporting fluid and nutrition
• Calibration of blood glucose machines and taking blood glucose levels
• MRSA swabs
• Risk assessments: falls assessment, nutrition and hydration, skin integrity
• Sub‑cutaneous injections (e.g. insulin injection)
• Venepuncture

Sponsorship

Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore we are unable to accept applications from candidates who cannot provide documentary evidence of their right to work in the United Kingdom. If you feel you qualify for sponsorship via a discounted salary threshold, please contact us via [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number and explain how you qualify.

Working for Our Organisation

Rated "outstanding" by the CQC, we are passionate about delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. We need outstanding people who share our values: compassionate, aspirational, responsive, excellent. We are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.

We collect information about protected characteristics on our application forms, which will not be visible to any part of the selection process except when an applicant opts for the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. The data we collect helps us ensure equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work.

As a flexible‑working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that best suits you, our patients, and the Trust. We support flexible working arrangements that do not sacrifice personal time or family commitments.

As a community Trust many roles require the ability to drive. Please confirm you hold a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number so we can support you further.

Additional Information

We strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non‑clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated to ensure the safety of you, your colleagues, and the patients we serve.

Find out more about the community difference here.

Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.