Healthcare Assistant - Ward

Caterham Dene Community Hospital is a 28 bedded Intermediate Care Ward providing care, physical rehabilitation and discharge planning for mainly older and frail adults following an episode of illness or injury. Our Health Care Assistants play a vital role in ensuring that our client group receive the highest standards of care and rehabilitation. We are seeking an enthusiastic, kind and compassionate Health Care Assistant to join our friendly, dynamic, and caring multidisciplinary team to work rotational days and nights.

We offer a full and comprehensive induction and training, including the Care Certificate and a full programme of statutory and mandatory training to support your role. Interviews will be held on: 7 April 2026.

• To assist patients with all aspects of their personal care including helping with eating and drinking, hygiene needs including washing, showering, mouth care, dressing, continence, including catheter care. We aim to encourage and enable patients to be as independent with these tasks as possible.
• To assist with mobility including hoisting, positioning, and assisting with mobility aids.
• Undertaking physical observations including monitoring vital signs, ECGs, phlebotomy, blood glucose monitoring, skin, and wound management. Nutrition and hydration management and concise documentation.
• Communicating effectively with patients, their relatives, and carers, visitors, and the multidisciplinary team.
• Keeping accurate records of all patient care.
• Maintaining a safe, clean environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
• Participating in audit and quality improvement.

Do you want to be part of an organisation that was rated best provider of NHS care to work for nationwide? (2023 staff survey results)

First Community is a staff owned social enterprise rated Good by CQC, which delivers NHS community services across east Surrey and parts of West Sussex. We are looking for individuals who share our values First-rate care, First-rate people, First-rate value. First Community is a great place to work, everyone has a voice and is supported to develop their career to its full potential.

We offer all our staff: NHS terms and conditions, high quality training and development opportunities, flexible working to enable a good work life balance, an inclusive and friendly work environment, an NHS pension, flexible retirement options and various employee benefits. Please talk to us before applying or at interview about the flexibility you need. We may not be able to meet your needs exactly, but we do promise to fully consider your request and meet your needs where possible.

Please note, flexible working options may vary depending on the role. At First Community we welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities. We ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments. Sustainability is integral to First Community achieving the NHS Net Zero target.