Health Care Assistant

We are looking for enthusiastic and adaptable Health Care Assistants to join our caring and progressive team in Hawkhurst Community Hospital.

You will share the CARE values of the trust and work within a close-knit group of people who bring the feeling of community to the Hawkhurst team, through their hard work and dedication to the people of the area.

As an HCA you would support the RN’s in offering first class care to the patients who are admitted to our service. This involves supporting patients with the activities of daily living, driving forward rehabilitation programmes and caring for those patients at the end of their life.

We welcome flexible working arrangements over a 24-hour period and offer a range of these with a variety of work life balance initiatives that mean we have the perfect job for you

As a Band 2 Health Care Assistant you will work closely with all users of our services and their families, friends and carers who all play an invaluable contribution in how our users experience our services. Band 2 Health Care Assistants are expected to be kind and responsive but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services provided across the health economy by:

• Keeping the people who use our services as safe as possible through the use of sound clinical skills and effective risk assessments
• Ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and using evidence-based policies and procedures
• Ensuring the people using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering and working in partnership with everyone involved in care planning. If you are interested in this role, then take a look at the job description and person specification, previous applicants are welcome to apply again.

One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. We’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our valuesCompassionateAspirationalResponsiveExcellent

We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.

We’ve signed up to be a real UK living wage employer. From September 2022, the minimum salary we’ll pay is £10.90 per hour (excluding apprentices). The real Living Wage is the only UK wage rate voluntarily paid by 7,000+ UK businesses who believe their staff deserve a fair wage. Committing to the real UK Living Wage is one way we’re delivering our pledge to be the best employer

Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we’re reminded every day how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

Looking for professional development? We can support that too! Ourcareer pathwayswill help you achieve your aspirations

Job responsibilities

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know so they can help you with this.

All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate. Interviews are due to take place on the 3rd May 2023

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Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity

Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.