# Community HCA

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-hca/cad667c3-87b5-46c4-b940-6a9a06f8f178
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-hca/cad667c3-87b5-46c4-b940-6a9a06f8f178.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Minehead Community Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Healthcare assistant
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25760.00 to £27476.00
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-09T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-03T16:14:56.708Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9184-26-1300
- **Application URL:** https://somersetft.tal.net/vx/candidate/apply/5574?instant=apply
- **Employer website:** https://www.sompar.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job summary

We are looking for a compassionate, enthusiastic and caring Healthcare Assistant, who is reliable and flexible to join our Taunton District Nursing team.If you have good interpersonal and organisational skills, enjoy a challenge and have a passion to deliver a high standard of patient care, then this is the opportunity for you!

### Main duties of the job

You will support and assist Registered Nurses/Midwives as a member of the nursing team and under supervision perform a broad range of activities and assigned tasks as required by the patients individualised care plans.

### About us

At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:

- Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
- NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
- Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
- A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential

Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.

We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.

The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.

Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.

### Details

- Date posted: 03 September 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 3
- Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 184-OL-BL-5574
- Job locations: Minehead Community Hospital, Luttrell Way, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 6DF, United Kingdom, Williton Community Hospital, North Road, Williton, Somerset, TA4 4RA, United Kingdom

### Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for more information as well as a full list of duties and responsibilities.

### UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- as much experience as possible

**Desirable**

- willing to train

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Band 3 experience
- basic wound care
- Observation taking
- venepuncture

**Desirable**

- catheter care including re catheterisation
- insulin administration

### Additional Criteria

**Essential**

- must be a driver

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