# Community Health Care Assistant - District Nursing Services > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Whittington Health NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-health-care-assistant-district-nursing-services/8f466508-44c1-4bbd-a624-19fa3c0f1ee3 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-health-care-assistant-district-nursing-services/8f466508-44c1-4bbd-a624-19fa3c0f1ee3.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Whittington Health NHS Trust - **Location:** The Whittington Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Healthcare assistant - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £30,630 - £32,346 per annum inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 6 months (End date of contract will be 09.05.2027) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (5 shifts per week between Mon - Sun. You will be required to work a mix of 08:30 - 17:00 and 14:00 - 22:00 shifts) - **Closing date:** 2026-11-02T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-22T13:40:40.559Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Whittington_Health_NHS_Trust/Health_Care_Assistant/Health_Care_Assistant-v8250057 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8250057?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.whittington.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for enthusiastic, compassionate, and motivated individuals to join our District Nursing Service. We deliver services across the diverse and exciting boroughs of Islington and Haringey – providing fantastic opportunities to develop your skills. We are looking for a healthcare assistant to join our Haringey East District Nursing Team on a fixed term contract until May 2027. The post holder will work within the district nursing team. You will be expected to provide a high standard of nursing care and contribute to the prevention of unnecessary hospital admissions and facilitate early discharge from hospital. You will work with health professionals providing a high standard of nursing care, which reflects the Level 3 Health and Social Care competencies and Care Certificate competencies to all patients living in the community. If you are 18 or above, have previous healthcare experience, and have attained a Ofqual-regulated Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care, and can demonstrate empathy and compassion while sharing our ethos of maintaining patients’ self-respect and dignity, we would be delighted to hear from you. This role involves rotational shifts between 8:30am-5:00pm and 2:00pm-10:00pm. You will be required to work one weekend on and one weekend off duty. ### Main duties of the job Participate in the assessment of care needs and the implementation of programmes of care in partnership with patients/carers in their own homes Identify changes in patients conditions and, within your capabilities, recognise where significant changes in the care plan are required and report these back to the senior nurse on duty in a prompt and timely manner. Liaise effectively with other nursing and multi professional team members within the scope of the Healthcare Assistant role and report back to the nurse in charge. If you have applied for this position within the last 3 months and have not been successful, please do not reapply. This advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Be competent in additional clinical skills and knowledge areas, for example: Blood pressure monitoring Blood sugar monitoring Administration of medicines via gastrostomy plus setting up of gastrostomy feeds Administration of oral medication. Simple sterile dressings Best infection control practice Be willing to quickly undertake further training/supervision in other clinical skills, knowledge areas for example: Continence re-assessment Venepuncture Injection technique Diabetes care Medication review Chronic disease management Pressure area care Bowel care Palliative care ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities When completing your application, please provide the full title of your level 3 qualification in health and social care, the awarding organisation and the full date it was obtained in the education and training section. Following shortlisting, our recruitment process for all candidates involves undertaking a literacy and numeracy test and presenting evidence of the required qualifications. If you are successful in passing our literacy and numeracy test and present evidence of the required qualifications, you will be invited for interview. Please note your interview may be on a different day from the literacy and numeracy test. EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF SELF AND WORK Demonstrate a high standard of care within Whittington Health and national quality assurance frameworks. Adhere to Whittington Health policies and procedures at all times. Organise own workload and establish priorities (and that of other unregistered nurses where appropriate). In collaboration with line manager/nurse in charge Portray a positive image of the District Nursing service at all times Be able to work unsupervised. Keep up to date and accurate patient records and electronic records Regularly participate in team meetings Liaise effectively with members the wider multidisciplinary team within the scope of the Health care Assistant role, reporting back to the nurse in charge as appropriate. Initiate referrals to other agencies, including Social Services, where appropriate Participate in the orientation of new staff. Regularly participate in one to one meetings, objective- setting and clinical appraisal with line manager in line with the KSF framework. Maintain an up to date portfolio. Regularly participate in Clinical Supervision. Be willing to expand nursing knowledge/skills by undertaking further training and helping to teach others where appropriate Be able to use Word documents, email and Internet and have a willingness to further develop computer skills. Submit statistical information as required. Participate in clinical audit in order to promote the development of patient centred care. Assist and support team managers and administration staff in the management of office systems. Participate with senior nurses in the re-development of the role as required by the service. Undertake other duties within reasonable capacity and capability as required by the Team Manager, Professional Development District Nurse, Lead District Nurse, and Service Manager. Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details ### Applicant requirements This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Willingness to learn about quality assurance and other current NHS developments - Understands the concepts of equal opportunities and confidentiality - Willingness to undertake regular updates in mandatory training in accordance with Trust policy ### Skills/Abilities **Essential** - Ability to function well in times of pressure by prioritising and planning workload - Ability to use own initiative and at times work unsupervised ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Excellent written communication skills ### Skills / Abilities **Essential** - Basic numeracy ( drug calculation) skills - Ability to give appropriate advice to patients and carers - Flexible approach to task and location and working pattern - Evidence of ability to undertake clinical skills - Ability to use own initiative and at times work unsupervised - Ability to function well in times of pressure by prioritising and planning work load - Understanding of Primary Health Care - Computer and office skills **Desirable** - Ability to evaluate and sustain changes for practice - Evidence of ability to undertake the following clinical skills: - Blood Pressures - Blood Glucose Monitoring - Continence Reassessments - Medication Administration - Sterile Dressings - Diabetes Care - Gastrostomy Feeding - Medication Review - Long Term Conditions Care - Bowel Care - Venepuncture - Infection Control – Best Practice - Palliative Care - Pressure Area Care ### Knowledge/Experience **Essential** - Met appropriate competencies in the primary health care / hospital setting - Previously worked in community healthcare or hospital settings - Ability to work as part of a team ### Education/Qualification **Essential** - Ofqual-regulated Level 3 Diploma (RQF) in Health and Social Care or equivalent - Maths and English level 1 **Desirable** - Care Certificate ## Documents - [health care support worker (pdf, 232.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10717446) - [whittington probationary policy (pdf, 298.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=621) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.