Health Care Assistant
The closing date is 12 April 2026
Job summary
Our work is crucial to the community as we aim to prevent unnecessary hospital submission and support hospital discharges. In this role, you will care for patients by delivering our high service standards, sharing best practice, and actively helping to develop and improve the way we work.
We empower our staff to work as autonomous staff members, and as part of a multidisciplinary team, with the provision of ipads / tablets to promote remote working and enable staff to be out in the community supporting patients within their own home.
Main duties of the job
- To assist in the provision of a high standard of planned individualized, holistic rehabilitation programmes for patients in the community, under the care of the Urgent Care Response and Intermediate Care Team, including recuperative and palliative care.
- To support the management and discharge of patients as part of the rapid response team. Will be required to work in the community in support of this.
- Being prepared to work over seven days per week in order to meet service needs.
- Will support general practice in early identification and anticipatory care planning for all patients identified at risk of admission to hospital in order that inappropriate admissions are avoided.
- To assist in providing nursing/therapy care as delegated by the Lead Therapist/Team Sister within patients homes. This includes providing short term personal care prior to a care package commencing e.g., washing, dressing, meeting all hygiene needs.
- To maintain knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to deliver a quality service that is responsive to the changing needs of patients.
- To participate in and support qualified team members in health promotion activities
- To provide clerical and administrative support to the team as delegated by the Lead Therapist/Team Sister
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.
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.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Details
Date posted
31 March 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£24,937 to £24,937 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
HCRGCG/TP/116242/18882
Job locations
HCRG Care Group
Gravesend
Kent
DA11 0DG
Employer details
Employer name
HCRG Care Group
Address
HCRG Care Group
Gravesend
Kent
DA11 0DG
Employer's website
https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
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