Healthcare Assistant

We have vacancies for Band 2 Health Care Assistants in our community hospital based in Tenterden, Kent. We would love to hear from you, whether you are new to the NHS, more experienced or are interested in returning to practice and share our passion for excellent patient care.
You will be part of an inpatient multi-disciplinary team at the Community Hospital, which includes Nurses, Dietitians, Pharmacists and Therapists. The Medical Model adopted means that the unit is Nurse-led. You will be working towards patient-centred rehabilitation goals, however also caring for patients who are sub-acute, ensuring safe discharge for patients into a community setting.
As a Health Care Assistant, you would be supporting the trained Nurses in the delivery of care. This role will include enabling personal care to patients in line with their rehabilitation goals. Training will be given for wound care, monitoring vital signs and observations, safe handling of the patients, supporting patients with their nutrition and hydration, and taking an active role in discharge planning. For the minority, you could also support end of life care.
As a member of our team, you can expect a huge variety of work and being part of a team who go above and beyond and take pride in the service we offer our patients. Each member of staff is truly valued and involved in making sure we embrace new ways of working - making the changes necessary to provide the most innovative, dynamic, responsive service

Therapy-led training is provided for Health Care Assistants to enhance knowledge.
The GIRFT (Getting It Right First Time) Model underpins our patient flow through their pathway, with our dedicated Bed Manager ensuring we support the stepping up and the stepping down of patients.

**This is what our patients say about us**:

- “Staff are supportive and helpful, and reactive to my needs.”
- “Very caring and attentive staff”
- “Enjoyed food and staff were all friendly and caring”

One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. We’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values C ompassionate A spirational R esponsive E xcellent

We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.

Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we’re reminded every day how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

Looking for professional development? We can support that too Our career pathways will help you achieve your aspirations

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

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Good luck We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity

Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.