Healthcare Assistant | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare institution in Peterborough is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to support patients in community settings. The role involves delivering high-quality, compassionate care to adults with complex health needs, and requires a driving license. Ideal candidates will have experience in health and social care and demonstrate strong communication skills. Full time hours are available, with a commitment to quality care essential.

Qualifications

• Driving license and vehicle are required for this role.
• Commitment to high quality care and service provision is essential.
• Experience in community or social care settings is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Undertake patients' prescribed treatment and care plans.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers.
• Establish and maintain working relationships with healthcare professionals.
• Promote patient independence and self-management.

Skills

Experience of working in the community

Experience of working within health or social care

Experience of caring for and supporting adults and older people

Good communication skills

Ability to work flexibly and as part of a team

Job description

Do you want an exciting and interesting job with great carer potential? Do you aspire to make a real positive contribution to supporting patients in the community and working within the Community Nursing Team?

The community nursing team across Peterborough is currently offering opportunities for full time hours (37.5 per week) working within CPFT.

We provide a service 7 days a week, working closely with other community services and Primary Care Networks to provide high standard holistic care to the population of Cambridgeshire.

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

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. You cannot use public transport for this role as this 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 Healthcare Assistant you will work closely with the nursing team to follow a plan of care in order to 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.
• Demonstrate a commitment to high quality care & service provision.
• Good communication skills.
• The 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.

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 setting 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.

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.

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

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

Responsibilities

• To undertake patients prescribed treatment/care plans, i.e., venepuncture, insulin administration and wound care, and report findings to a qualified professional in line with 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 and practice the principles and philosophy of individualised patient care in accordance with Trust Policy, procedures and regulatory body's guidelines.
• To maintain appropriate and timely documentation of each patient contact (ensuring these are recorded on SystmOne within 24hours).
• Plan and prioritise own visits to delegated patients, (and ensure these are documented on SystmOne).

This advert closes on Wednesday 12 Nov 2025.