Assistant practitioner | Medway Community Healthcare CIC
| Posting date: | 02 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,937 - £26,598 pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 02 October 2025 |
| Location: | Gillingham, ME7 3AL |
| Company: | Medway Community Healthcare CIC |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7430947/813-208-0925-LB |
Summary
• Are you caring and compassionate?
• Do you have a passion for working with people with dementia?
• Do you think you could make a difference?
We are looking for a new member of the dementia crisis team, providing care and therapeutic intervention to patients in a range of community settings under the guidance of professionally qualified members of the team.
The post holder should have a passion for assisting disabled and/or vulnerable adults to live at home with dignity and independence while supporting them by providing rehabilitative care.
The post holder would need to undertake a range of delegated clinical patient care duties in a range of settings, to maintain patient records. to assist in the ongoing development and evaluation of the service
So what else?
• This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you’ll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
• We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
• We’ll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
• You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.
So what are you waiting for? We can’t wait to hear from you, and look forward to receiving your application.
The small print
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how importantwork life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can 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”
• Informal visits can be arranged on request.
• We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme
Criteria
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
NVQ Level 2 in healthcare or equivalent
Qualification relating to caring for people living with dementia, or NVQ level 3
Experience
Proven experience working with vulnerable adults with complex and varying needs within a social or health care setting
Multi-disciplinary teamwork
Understanding of the need for enabling patients to achieve optimum independence
Experience of working with people with dementia
Experience of working in a community setting
Special knowledge / expertise
Demonstrate a good working knowledge of dementia and importance of person centred care/therapy
Awareness of support available for older people
Disposition, adjustment, attitude and commitment
Good interpersonal skills
Flexibility and adaptability to change.
Practical / intellectual skills
Fundamental IT Skills
Ability to work on own initiative and unsupervised
Ability to carry out rehabilitation/therapeutic activities
MCH values
Being caring and compassionate
The health and wellbeing of our patients and staff are my priority.
I show kindness and humanity.
I am inclusive and non-discriminatory.
Working in partnership
I ask for, respond to and offer feedback which improves the quality of our services.
I work effectively as part of my immediate team, the wider organisation and with external partners to achieve shared goals.
I take responsibility and ownership for my area of work and I meet and manage expectations.
Delivering quality and value
I raise my concerns and I am open and honest when things do not go well, learning from successes and mistakes.
I make the most of resources and reduce waste and inefficiencies.
I seek out, share and actively participate in new ideas and ways of working.
These are the core values and behaviours expected of all roles within MCH and individual performance in relation to the values is assessed in your PDR. A full description is available from your manager and the intranet.
This advert closes on Tuesday 16 Sep 2025
• Do you have a passion for working with people with dementia?
• Do you think you could make a difference?
We are looking for a new member of the dementia crisis team, providing care and therapeutic intervention to patients in a range of community settings under the guidance of professionally qualified members of the team.
The post holder should have a passion for assisting disabled and/or vulnerable adults to live at home with dignity and independence while supporting them by providing rehabilitative care.
The post holder would need to undertake a range of delegated clinical patient care duties in a range of settings, to maintain patient records. to assist in the ongoing development and evaluation of the service
So what else?
• This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you’ll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
• We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
• We’ll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
• You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.
So what are you waiting for? We can’t wait to hear from you, and look forward to receiving your application.
The small print
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how importantwork life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can 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”
• Informal visits can be arranged on request.
• We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme
Criteria
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
NVQ Level 2 in healthcare or equivalent
Qualification relating to caring for people living with dementia, or NVQ level 3
Experience
Proven experience working with vulnerable adults with complex and varying needs within a social or health care setting
Multi-disciplinary teamwork
Understanding of the need for enabling patients to achieve optimum independence
Experience of working with people with dementia
Experience of working in a community setting
Special knowledge / expertise
Demonstrate a good working knowledge of dementia and importance of person centred care/therapy
Awareness of support available for older people
Disposition, adjustment, attitude and commitment
Good interpersonal skills
Flexibility and adaptability to change.
Practical / intellectual skills
Fundamental IT Skills
Ability to work on own initiative and unsupervised
Ability to carry out rehabilitation/therapeutic activities
MCH values
Being caring and compassionate
The health and wellbeing of our patients and staff are my priority.
I show kindness and humanity.
I am inclusive and non-discriminatory.
Working in partnership
I ask for, respond to and offer feedback which improves the quality of our services.
I work effectively as part of my immediate team, the wider organisation and with external partners to achieve shared goals.
I take responsibility and ownership for my area of work and I meet and manage expectations.
Delivering quality and value
I raise my concerns and I am open and honest when things do not go well, learning from successes and mistakes.
I make the most of resources and reduce waste and inefficiencies.
I seek out, share and actively participate in new ideas and ways of working.
These are the core values and behaviours expected of all roles within MCH and individual performance in relation to the values is assessed in your PDR. A full description is available from your manager and the intranet.
This advert closes on Tuesday 16 Sep 2025
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