Healthcare Assistant | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 09 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,816 - £24,336 pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 09 May 2024 |
| Location: | Coxheath, ME17 4AH |
| Company: | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6214855/846-5921532-CF-A |
Summary
We are looking for a compassionate and dedicated Band 3 Healthcare Assistant to join our community healthcare team. As a Healthcare Assistant in the Community, you will play a vital role in providing essential care and support to individuals in their homes and local communities. You will have the opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of those in need and contribute to the delivery of high-quality healthcare services.
Key Responsibilities:
- Role involves being a Lone worker, travelling around the local community to patients’ home/residential homes
- Advanced wound care
- Routine Injection techniques, Diabetic monitoring and venepuncture
- Assisting with medication management under supervision
- Monitoring and recording vital signs and reporting any changes
- Collaborating with healthcare professionals to ensure holistic care
Requirements:
- Previous experience as a Healthcare Assistant in a community or home care setting (Band 3)
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification in Health and Social Care
- Compassionate and patient-centred approach
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Full driving license and access to a vehicle essential
Benefits:
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Training and development opportunities
- Supportive work environment
- Opportunity for career growth and advancement
If you are passionate about making a difference in the community and providing quality care to individuals in need, we invite you to join our team as a Band 3 Healthcare Assistant in the Community. Apply now and be a part of our mission to deliver compassionate healthcare services to our local community.
Additional Working Pattern: Between 8am and 4pm Monday to Friday with 1 in 4 weekends
One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. We’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our valuesCompassionateAspirationalResponsiveExcellent
We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.
Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we’re reminded every day how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
Looking for professional development? We can support that too! Ourcareer pathwayswill help you achieve your aspirations
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
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All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate. Interviews are due to take place on the 29th April.
Find out more about the community differencehere.
Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity
Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging 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.
This advert closes on Sunday 21 Apr 2024