Healthcare Assistant | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Windsor; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in Windsor seeks a Community Healthcare Assistant to deliver care to patients in their homes. You will provide nursing care, contribute to patient assessments, and work within a supportive and inclusive environment. This role offers opportunities for training and development, along with flexible working hours, generous leave, and a robust NHS pension scheme. Candidates must hold a full UK driving licence and have experience in community care, reflecting a commitment to high-quality healthcare.

Benefits

Flexible working options

27 days’ annual leave

NHS pension scheme

Career development opportunities

Cycle to Work scheme

Access to wellbeing tools

Discounts at retailers and restaurants

Support networks for diversity and equality

Free parking

Qualifications

• Full UK Driving Licence and access to a car for work.
• Passion for community nursing.
• Willingness to undertake training.
• Previous experience as a Healthcare Assistant/Carer.

Responsibilities

• Visit patients in their homes daily.
• Provide high-quality nursing care.
• Deliver clinical and therapeutic care following trust policies.
• Collect data and monitor patients’ progress.

Skills

Community nursing

Compassionate care

Data collection

Job description

Come and join our CQC rated ‘Outstanding’ Trust as a Community Healthcare Assistant in Windsor and Maidenhead. As a Community Healthcare Assistant, you’ll help deliver care to people in their own homes and get to work with inspiring, skilled teams while you do it. We offer a supportive environment with opportunities for further career development, a strong in‑house training programme.

The role of Healthcare Assistant is fundamental to the success of Community Nursing Teams. The post holder will be able to demonstrate the competencies required to perform at this level and role model the Trust’s core values as well as exhibit the behaviours required as part of those values.

Responsibilities

• You will visit a number of patients on a daily basis in their own homes.
• You will provide high quality nursing care to a range of patients with varying healthcare needs.
• Deliver clinical and therapeutic care to patients within agreed trust policies/protocols, as documented in the band 3 competency assessment tool.
• Contribute to the holistic assessment and management of patients’ care needs through initial data collection, monitoring of patients’ progress, feedback discussion reports and in‑care reviews with the Community Nursing Team.

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority.
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services.
• Working together with you to develop innovative solutions.

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work‑life balance.
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service plus opportunity to buy and sell.
• Generous NHS pension scheme.
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities.
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles.
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services.
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants.
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality.
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
• Free parking across Trust sites.

FOR SECONDMENT ROLES ONLY – If the secondment role becomes permanent, the successful candidate may be offered the permanent position.

The ‘must haves’ for this role

1. Hold a full UK Driving Licence and have use of a car for work purposes.
2. A passion for community nursing, that matches our passion to provide excellent healthcare for patients within their own homes.
3. Willing to undertake training to fulfil the requirements of this role.
4. Previous experience as an HCA/Carer.

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point‑by‑point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

This advert closes on Monday 22 Dec 2025.