Healthcare Assistant

Job overview

Come and join our CQC rated ‘Outstanding’ Trust as a Community Healthcare Assistant in Windsor and Maidenhead. As a Community Healthcare Assistant, you’ll help deliver care to people in their own homes and get to work with inspiring, skilled teams whilst you do it. We offer a supportive environment with opportunities for further career development, a strong in-house training programme.

The role of Healthcare Assistant is fundamental to the success of Community Nursing Teams.  The post holder will be able to demonstrate the competencies required to perform at this level and role model the Trust’s core values as well as exhibit the behaviours required as part of those values.

Main duties of the job

• You will visit a number of patients on a daily basis in their own homes.

• You will provide high quality nursing care to a range of patients with varying healthcare needs.

• Deliver clinical and therapeutic care to patients within agreed trust policies/ protocols, as documented in the band 3 competency assessment tool.

• Contribute to the holistic assessment and management of patients care needs through initial data collection, monitoring of patients progress, feedback discussion reports and in care reviews with the Community Nursing Team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The “must haves” for this role:

• Hold a full UK Driving Licence and have use of a car for work purposes

• A passion for community nursing, that matches our passion to provide excellent healthcare for patients within their own homes

• Willing to undertake training to fulfil the requirements of these role

• Previous experience as a HCA/ Carer

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.