Community HealthCare Assistant

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 16 May 2025

Job summary

We are looking for a compassionate, enthusiastic and caring Healthcare Assistant, who is reliable and flexible to join our team on Mary Robertson Ward at South Petherton Community Hospital.If you have good interpersonal and organisational skills, enjoy a challenge and have a passion to deliver a high standard of patient care, then this is the opportunity for you!

Main duties of the job

You will support and assist Registered Nurses/Midwives as a member of the nursing team and under supervision perform a broad range of activities and assigned tasks as required by the patients individualised care plans.

About us

At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:

  • Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
  • NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
  • Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
  • A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential

Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.

We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.

The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.

Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.

Date posted

29 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 to £23,615 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

184-OL-BL-1670

Job locations

South Petherton Hospital

Bernard Way

South Petherton

Somerset

TA13 5EF


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for more information as well as a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for more information as well as a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • *Evidence of secondary education.
  • *Care Certificate (Skills for Care) inhouse training

Desirable

  • Previous experience working within NHS setting

Experience

Essential

  • Please see full job description

Desirable

  • Please see full job description

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • Please see full job description.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • *Evidence of secondary education.
  • *Care Certificate (Skills for Care) inhouse training

Desirable

  • Previous experience working within NHS setting

Experience

Essential

  • Please see full job description

Desirable

  • Please see full job description

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • Please see full job description.

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

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

South Petherton Hospital

Bernard Way

South Petherton

Somerset

TA13 5EF


Employer's website

https://www.somersetft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

South Petherton Hospital

Bernard Way

South Petherton

Somerset

TA13 5EF


Employer's website

https://www.somersetft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Hayley Smith-Lester

Hayley.Smith-Lester@somersetft.nhs.uk

07350435753

Date posted

29 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 to £23,615 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

184-OL-BL-1670

Job locations

South Petherton Hospital

Bernard Way

South Petherton

Somerset

TA13 5EF


Supporting documents

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