Healthcare Assistant

Healthcare Assistant

Closing date:
04 January 2026

We are looking for passionate and skilled Band 3 Healthcare Assistants to join our Thanet Community Nursing Teams, based at our brand new state‑of‑the‑art Thanet Health Hub. Full and part‑time positions are available.

The new hub supports the Government’s 10‑year plan, placing community care at the heart of the health system by moving care from hospitals into neighbourhoods and emphasising proactive prevention. Opened in Autumn 2025, the hub houses an NHS community diagnostic centre, a range of community NHS services, a relocated GP surgery and signposting to voluntary sector organisations such as Age UK.

With the view that NHS care will increasingly be community‑based, there has never been a better time to join us.

Health Care Assistants provide care to people at home as part of a care plan agreed with local nursing teams.

As a Healthcare Assistant you will:

• Work as part of a team to provide care to local patients and families.
• Monitor the quality of care they’re receiving.
• Provide feedback to managers on the quality of care.

Your patients may be any age, but they will often be elderly, recently discharged from hospital, terminally ill or have physical disabilities. As a Band 3 Health Care Assistant you will work as part of a team to keep people safe and well at home, carrying out care plans designed to support people living at home and ensuring they have a good experience.

The Trust will support learning, development and progression. For more information on career pathways, please call to discuss with us. We look forward to hearing from you.

Additional working pattern:
Hours between 08:00 – 18:00, Monday–Sunday.

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC, we are passionate about delivering high standards of patient care and services that improve community health. We value compassion, aspiration, responsiveness and excellence.

We commit to equity, diversity and inclusion, welcoming applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. We request information about protected characteristics on our application forms; this data is used only to support diversity goals and is not shared with interviewers unless required by the guaranteed interview scheme.

As a flexible‑working friendly organisation, we encourage flexible arrangements that support you and your patients.

Please note: at this stage the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.

Job responsibilities

Many of our roles require the ability to drive. If driving is a requirement you must hold a full UK driving licence or a full EU licence (not exchanged from a non‑EU country). We support candidates with disabilities; if you cannot drive, contact the Recruitment Team at  quoting the vacancy reference number.

Read the attached job description and person specification carefully. Highlight how you meet the criteria in your application. Provide an application in an accessible format if needed. All information supplied must be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you; contact details are provided in the advert.

Key points: applications are time‑sensitive – be early to improve your chances. The vacancy may close early if interest is high.

We strongly encourage clinical and non‑clinical staff with patient contact to be fully vaccinated, to ensure safety.

Find out more about the community difference here.

Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #team

KCHFT, #cometocommunity.

• A QCF Level 3 qualification (NVQ Level 3, BTEC, or equivalent) or equivalent level of experience.
• Functional skills at Level 2 (literacy and numeracy, GCSE grade A‑C or equivalent in English and Maths).
• Full UK/EU driving licence.
• Recent experience of healthcare/ working as a health care assistant gained through education, work experience or previous employment.

• Ability to use IT systems and databases.
• Knowledge of up‑to‑date clinical practice, using evidence‑based procedures and clinical effectiveness frameworks.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975 (Exceptions Order) and requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£24,937 to £26,598 a year, pro rata per annum.