Job overview

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT) is a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation. Our Trust is one of a new generation of community health service Trusts in the NHS. We are responsible for delivering a wide range of community health services across Hertfordshire.

Our services are well established and we have built up a proud reputation for quality and excellence thanks to the hard work and dedication of our staff. Our vision is to become a leading light in the provision of innovative programmes of care which maintain and improve the health and wellbeing of the people of Hertfordshire and other areas served by the Trust.

The Lower Lea Valley Adult Integrated Community Team has an exciting opportunity for a Band 3 Health Care Assistant to join us.

The post holder must have excellent communication skills and demonstrate collaborative working.

Are you a caring person who enjoys working to support people to improve their health? Do you want to work in a dynamic team that encourages staff to flourish and reach their potential? Would you like to be part of a award winning Integrated Care team?

*Proposed interview date :

HCT will prioritise recruitment of workers living in England under the new immigration rules for care workers effective from 9 April 2025. Employers must first prove that they have attempted to recruit a worker from within England who needs new sponsorship. This ensures that those who came to the UK to pursue a career in adult social care can do so.

Main duties of the job

Lower Lea Valley Adult Integrated Community Team are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Health Care Assistant to join our friendly, supportive and award winning Integrated Care team.

You will be working alongside our trained nursing and therapy staff assisting them in the day to day care and management of our patients to ensure they receive safe, high quality nursing care.

As a Health Care Assistant, you will work alongside our diverse team comprised of nurses, paramedics, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and technical instructors. We work to provide evidence based nursing care to patients in their own homes.

Our service operates 8am – 10pm 365 days a year.

We offer fantastic development opportunities for our staff. In Lower Lea Valley Adult Integrated Community team we have countless success stories of staff who have joined as a Health Care Assistant and gone on to complete the Nursing Associate training and Registered Nurse top up. This is a brilliant way of progressing within your career with the support of Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust.

We support our staff throughout their training, with time dedicated to training, university attendance and placements.

A full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To work within a team that provides an assessment and care service to patients with nursing / health needs.
• To visit patients in their own homes and provide appropriate care and support as defined in the Care Plan. This will include aspects of personal care, hygiene, uncomplicated nursing procedures, exercise, activity and treatment programmes prescribed by therapists. The aim is to rehabilitate and maximise the patient’s potential and where appropriate to support the carer.
• To support and enable patients in a range of activities to promote independent living and monitor their well-being. To undertake administration and clerical tasks that are associated with the care process including record keeping and use of computer.

Word versions of documents are available if needed to allow for any adaptations to be made i.e. font, colour, background, convert to Read Aloud.

The use of AI is monitored and if you have used it then you are required to declare this, as well as what type of AI tools you have used and for what purpose. We reserve the right to further test your individual knowledge and skills in relation to the requirements for the post through robust and thorough interview and assessment.

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 requirements

Essential

• Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Excellent written and verbal English skills
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to communicate when barriers to understanding exist
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Ability to work within a team
• Flexible with approach to work
• Good planning and organisational skills to be able to prioritise workload including home visits effectively.
• Possess resilience to deal with any distressing and emotional demands of the role

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Awareness of needs of older people
• Awareness of personal care needs
• Awareness of rehabilitation skills

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Good General Education
• NVQ Level 3, or equivalent knowledge and experience
• Demonstrable good literacy, numeracy and IT skills to be able to undertake administration and clerical tasks that are associated with the care process.