NHS

Healthcare Assistant - Kestrel Ward


Pay23,875.00 / year
LocationSittingbourne/England
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: E0279-25-1397?language=en&page=72&sort=publicationDateDesc

      Job summary

      As a Healthcare Assistant you will work as a member of the multidisciplinary Ward team under the supervision of the registered nurse, where you will provide support to trained staff in the health and personal care of inpatients within the Ward.

      Youll join a team who are focused on exceeding the needs of patients within our Kestrel Wardand willsupport the delivery of care to a range of complex patients whichinclude:meeting the clinical need of patients with life limiting conditions, supporting rapid discharge for those patients reaching end of life and helping prevent any unnecessary hospital admissions to a patient in crisis.

      The work is varied and interesting. Striving to successfully provide healthcare can be both challenging and rewarding and our services are developing to meet the needs of the local population.

      This is a full-time role(37.5 hours per week) based at Sittingbourne MemorialHospital.

      Main duties of the job

      Within this role you will:

      • Communicate effectively with multi-disciplinary team, medical, clinical nursing colleagues and staff from other support departments
      • Actively seekways to improve the quality of the service provided.
      • Recognisewhen to refer to the trained nurse, contribute to the assessment and care planning process by communicating any concerns you may have or that are expressed by a patient or carer to the registered nurse.
      • Report changes in patients conditions to qualified nurses and ensure it is documented. Ensure all interventions are appropriately recorded and care plans are maintained to required standards.
      • Actively promote the health and wellbeing of patients attending the department.
      • Remove dressings and applying simple dressings when trained and competent.

      About us

      About the Company

      We change lives by transforming health and care.

      Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

      Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

      While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

      To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

      Details

      Date posted

      30 July 2025

      Pay scheme

      Other

      Salary

      £23,875 to £23,875 a year

      Contract

      Permanent

      Working pattern

      Full-time

      Reference number

      HCRGCG/TP/116242/16462

      Job locations

      HCRG Care Group

      Sittingbourne

      Kent

      ME10 4HG


      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      As a Healthcare Assistant, youll be part of our valued team based on KestrelWard atSittingbourne MemorialHospital.

      You will feel valued as a Healthcare Assistant within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

      • A salary of £23,875 with access to our group pension
      • Free tea, coffeeand milk at your base location
      • Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
      • Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
      • Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
      • Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
      • An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      As a Healthcare Assistant, youll be part of our valued team based on KestrelWard atSittingbourne MemorialHospital.

      You will feel valued as a Healthcare Assistant within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

      • A salary of £23,875 with access to our group pension
      • Free tea, coffeeand milk at your base location
      • Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
      • Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
      • Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
      • Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
      • An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year

      Person Specification

      General Requirements

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      Disclosure and Barring Service Check

      This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

      Employer details

      Employer name

      HCRG Care Group

      Address

      HCRG Care Group

      Sittingbourne

      Kent

      ME10 4HG


      Employer's website

      https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

      Employer details

      Employer name

      HCRG Care Group

      Address

      HCRG Care Group

      Sittingbourne

      Kent

      ME10 4HG


      Employer's website

      https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

  • About the company

      National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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