Healthcare Assistant

Are you passionate about delivering high-quality, compassionate care? We are looking for a dedicated Health Care Assistant Band 3 to join our friendly and supportive team in the beautiful South Hams area of Devon. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in peoples lives while working in a role that values empathy, professionalism, and teamwork.

As a Band 3 Health Care Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting patients and assisting clinical staff to provide safe, person-centred care. Your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting with delivery of nursing care and holistic assessment of patients ongoing daily living activities.
• Supporting clinical interventions under supervision of RGN.
• Monitoring and recording observations to ensure patient safety.
• Promoting independence, dignity, and wellbeing for all individuals.

We are looking for someone who is eager to develop their skills. In return, we offer:

• A supportive team culture.
• Opportunities for training and career development.
• The chance to work in a stunning location with strong community values.

If you are committed to making a positive impact, we would love to hear from you. Livewell Southwest is currently going through an exciting period of transformation, Joining us now means you will be part of this positive change helping shape the future of community health services.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a caring, proactive, and skilled Health Care Assistant Band 3 to join our South Hams community teams. You will support patients in their own homes, delivering safe, effective care under the direction and delegation of Registered Professionals. This is a role where you’ll make a visible difference every day, promoting independence, dignity, and wellbeing across coastal and rural communities.

This Band 3 role is ideal if you have solid care experience e.g., Care Certificate and/or QCF/NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care and your ready to broaden your clinical skills, take on enhanced responsibilities, and contribute to a genuinely values led service.

This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route; please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility.

Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

All Livewell staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service.

Livewell Southwest is an independent, award‑winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs.

As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values, kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while empowering staff and those we serve.

We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, in shaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the right time and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead healthy, independent lives.

We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programmes, and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programmes ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.

Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro‑diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.