Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for a Health Care Assistant to join our team.The service aims to provide an excellent standard of person centred planned and unplanned nursing intervention to patients in their homes and is part of an integrated service that supports patients to remain in their home environment.The successful candidate will deliver safe, effective care for the patience experience.As a Health Care Assistant you will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team in order to support the service and have a high focus on delivering quality outcomes and improving the patient experience.As such you will need to be enthusiastic, innovative and highly motivated. Your personal qualities will mean that you have the ability to be flexible to the need of the service and deliver a high standard of care in a supportive and forward thinking environment.The service is provided from 8am to 6pm seven days a week, over a shift pattern. Weekends, bank holidays are a requirement of the job.Car owner/driver and current driving license essential or access to a car (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
Main duties of the job
As a Healthcare Assistant , you'll

• deliver safe, effective care for the patient experience.
• supports patients to remain in their home environment
• be professionally accountable for the delivery of care
• utilise technology to enable you to update records as you go

Your patients could be any age, but they'll often be elderly, while others may have been recently discharged from hospital, be terminally ill or have physical disabilities.
The service aims to provide an excellent standard of care that supports patients. In Northamptonshire you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in order to support the service and focus on delivering quality outcomes and improving the patient experience.
About us
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Details
Date posted
05 September 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
24,937 to 26,598 a year pa, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
270-TG262-ACS-A
Job locations
Wellingborough & East Northants (Rushden, Thrapston)
Wellingborough
NN8 1LP
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document. Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
Person Specification
Qualification
Desirable

• NVQ level 3 in healthcare

Experience
Essential

• Previous experience in a caring environment/role

Desirable

• Community experience

Skills
Essential

• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstration of effective team working

Desirable

• Ability to carry out assigned tasks effectively in a busy environment
• Understanding of safeguarding/incident reporting in healthcare

Person Specification
Qualification
Desirable

• NVQ level 3 in healthcare

Experience
Essential

• Previous experience in a caring environment/role

Desirable

• Community experience

Skills
Essential

• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstration of effective team working

Desirable

• Ability to carry out assigned tasks effectively in a busy environment
• Understanding of safeguarding/incident reporting in healthcare

Skills Required