Bank- Community Healthcare Assistant | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for Health Care Assistants to work in the Community on a temporary basis, as and when required who will support the team, department and organisation to achieve the Trust's mission of "Best care by the best people".

You will support the clinical team in the provision of patient nursing and rehabilitation care by working alongside qualified nursing and therapy staff and will therefore be able to work as part of a team, participate in the implementation of care and rehabilitation programmes to ensure patients regain confidence in maintaining activities of daily living.

Please ensure you meet the person specifications and have the relevant qualifications required for the role., To be responsible for organising and prioritising own delegated workload.

To have organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them, particularly administration of medicine and moving and handling.

To be responsible for providing accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes.

To ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust register.

To plan and organise own delegated work.

Togive holistic care to patients in the community, such as in the patients home, healthcentre / clinic and residential home.

Toidentify and report any changes in patient

The successful applicant must be flexible, Car driver, a good team worker, used to working under pressure, have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to communicate effectively with patients, carers and other members of the MDT

Please note that you must have an NHS care certificate in order to be considered for this position.

We operate a Temporary Staffing service and offer our Bank Staff excellent benefits including:

• Competitive hourly rates and weekly pay;


• Access to paid annual leave and statutory sick pay;


• My Trust Benefits discount scheme;


• Access to the NHS pension scheme;


• Paid mandatory training;


• Opportunities for locally agreed training;


• Flexibility of hours/location;


• Priority over agency staff for booking shifts;


• Free uniform;


• Opportunity to apply for permanent posts.


We are committed to the delivering thebest carefor our patients. The successful candidate will share this commitment and demonstrate our Trust values.

We are committed to continuous learning to improve patient outcomes so this means that we are also committed to the professional development of our workforce. We want to ensure you have the opportunity to grow and progress within NELFT, so take the first step on this journey by joining us now.

COVID-19 Vaccination

We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.