Healthcare Assistant

Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare. Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.

Now is the time to be part of an exciting healthcare transformation. The NHS 10-Year Plan puts community care at the heart of services, helping people stay well and receive support closer to home.

As a Healthcare Assistant in a community NHS trust, you'll play a vital role in delivering personalised care within integrated neighbourhood teams, working alongside nurses, GPs, therapists, social workers, and voluntary services. You'll benefit from clear development opportunities, apprenticeships, and support to progress your career.

The plan also promotes flexible working, wellbeing support, safe workplaces, and a strong commitment to equality and inclusion. By helping reduce health inequalities and embracing digital tools such as virtual wards, you'll make a real difference to patients, communities, and the future of the NHS., Join our Urgent Care West Kent Team and help deliver high-quality care to patients in their own homes. As a Healthcare Assistant, you'll be a valued member of a multidisciplinary team providing a rapid two-hour response service to people experiencing a health crisis, helping to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and support early discharge from acute hospitals. A driving licence is essential.

Working across West Kent, you'll provide both clinical and personal care, promoting independence and supporting patients to remain safely at home. You'll also support our Home Treatment Service, delivering hospital-level care in a community setting.

Your varied role will include: o Personal care and support with washing and dressingo Recording care accurately in patient recordso Taking basic observations and blood glucose monitoringo Catheter, stoma and mouth careo Nutrition and hydration supporto MRSA swabs and risk assessmentso Venepuncture and subcutaneous injections (e.g. insulin)

This is a 24/7 service operating 365 days a year, offering an exciting opportunity to develop your skills while making a real difference to patients and their families. Join us and be part of the future of community healthcare., We know life outside work matters. As a flexible working-friendly organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is due to integrate with Medway Community Healthcare on 1 October 2026. Following integration and to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes. Please do contact the recruiting manager if you have any concerns about this so they can answer any questions you might have.

Rated 'Outstanding' by CQC, we deliver high-quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values:Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent.