Healthcare Assistant

HCRG Care Group; Sheerness; On-site; GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community healthcare provider is seeking a motivated Healthcare Assistant to join their team in Sheerness. In this full-time role, you will deliver high-quality nursing and personal care to patients in their homes. The ideal candidate should have NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care, relevant experience, and effective communication skills. This position offers a competitive salary and a range of exclusive benefits, including access to professional development and wellness resources.

Benefits

Salary of £23,875

Access to group pension

Free tea, coffee, and milk

Access to discounts via My Reward Hub

Access to wages as you earn

Mental and physical wellbeing support

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care or equivalent.
• Previous experience in health or social care is essential.
• Current driving licence and access to a car.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing and personal care as delegated.
• Support patients in their homes.
• Accurately record and document care provided.
• Monitor patient conditions and report changes.
• Assist with clerical and administrative duties.

Skills

Compassionate care

Communication skills

Organizational skills

IT confidence

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care

NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

# Healthcare Assistant## Job IntroductionWe are looking for a compassionate and motivated **Healthcare Assistant** to join our Community Nursing team. In this role, you will support registered nurses and senior staff in delivering high-quality care to patients within their own homes and community settings. You’ll help provide both clinical and personal care, ensuring patients feel supported, respected, and safe at every stage of their healthcare journey.This is a full-time position (37.5 hours per week) based across the Sheppey area.### Main ResponsibilityIn this role, you will:* Provide nursing and personal care as delegated by the Senior Sister/Team Sister.* Support patients in their homes, assisting with clinical tasks such as dressings, glucose monitoring, phlebotomy, and continence reassessments (following training and competency sign-off).* Accurately record and document care provided, maintaining both electronic and paper health records.* Monitor patient conditions and promptly report any changes to the nurse in charge.* Communicate effectively with patients, carers, and the wider multi-disciplinary team.* Assist with clerical and administrative duties as required.* Actively promote health, safety, and wellbeing for patients and colleagues.* Participate in audits, team meetings, training, and clinical supervision.* Support the orientation of new staff and students.* Help ensure resources, stock, and equipment are well-maintained and used effectively.### The Ideal CandidateWe are seeking someone who is:* Compassionate, approachable, and committed to delivering excellent patient care.* Able to work both independently and as part of a team, showing flexibility and resilience.* Skilled in communication, able to listen to and support patients and carers with sensitivity.* Organised, able to prioritise workload and manage tasks without direct supervision.* IT-confident, with an understanding of maintaining accurate records.**Essential requirements:*** NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care (or equivalent).* Previous experience in health or social care.* A current driving licence and access to a car.**Desirable:*** NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care.* Previous experience in community nursing.* Competencies in venepuncture, blood glucose monitoring, catheter and stoma care, and wound care.### Package DescriptionAs a Healthcare Assistant, you’ll be part of our valued team based at Sheppey Community HospitalYou 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, coffee and milk at your base location* Working for an organisation that has been shortlisted in the Nursing Times Workforce Awards 2023 for Best Equality and Diversity Project and Best Social Responsibility Programme. We are also delighted to have been shortlisted for the Wellbeing and Employee Engagement Award for our menopause support package, and for the Best Cost of Living Response Award for our cost of living support. The winner will be announced at the CIPP's Annual Excellence Awards on Thursday 5 October* 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 life’s 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 you’re 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### About the CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care.Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's 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.We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re 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 doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.Finally, we need to let you know that the company you’ll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we’ll need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.### Healthcare Assistant* **Salary** £23,875* **Frequency** Annual* **Job Reference** HCRGCG/TP/116242/18408* **Contract Type** Permanent - Full Time* **Closing Date** 22 February, 2026* **Job Category** HCRG - Additional Clinical Services* **Business Unit** HCRG - North Kent* **Location** Sheppey Community Hospital, Sheerness, United Kingdom* **Posted on** 9 February, 2026