Healthcare Assistant

Community Nursing Teams provide personalised care to housebound patients aged 18+ with complex and long-term conditions. Our aim is to help patients remain safe and well in their chosen environment, preventing avoidable hospital admissions through proactive, needs-led care.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team aligned with Primary Care Networks, you will support holistic assessments, care planning, and delivery in partnership with patients and their carers. The service covers a wide range of interventions, including wound care, medication administration, bladder and bowel care, and supporting individuals to manage their long-term conditions.

You will contribute to high-quality, patient-centred care that focuses on maintaining independence and achieving the best possible health outcomes.

Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship. Therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.

As a Healthcare Assistant, you will visit housebound patients in their own homes, delivering care in line with personalised care plans. You will work largely independently, organising your daily visits efficiently while documenting care and escalating concerns to the wider team.

You will take part in daily handovers and support additional patient-related tasks as required. There are also opportunities to take on champion or link roles, contributing to the development of the wider team.

You will be supported to build your skills and confidence through training and development opportunities. The service operates 7 days a week, including bank holidays, with shifts typically between 08:00 and 18:00, although some flexibility may be available.

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.

We are proud to be an inclusive, welcoming organisation and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We use protected characteristic information for monitoring only and it is not seen by recruiting managers, except where applicants choose to be considered under our disability guaranteed interview scheme.

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.