Community Healthcare Assistant
Posted 7 days 15 hours ago by NHS
The closing date is 15 March 2026
We are looking for a highly motivated Community Health Care Assistant to join our community nursing team based in Fakenham and Holt covering Fakenham, Wells, Holt and Sheringham GP surgeries.
Main duties of the jobThis is an ideal opportunity for career progression and experience within a community setting. The trust has recently achieved Outstanding from CQC and we are proud to say we are the first community trust to have achieved this accolade. This is a testament to the forward progressive nature of the trust and our commitment to delivering high quality care in sometimes challenging environments.
IT skills will be essential within this role. Training in IT systems for this role will be undertaken as part of a comprehensive induction programme. You will be working in a team setting and would be expected to feedback any concerns to senior members of the team and be an effective team player.
About usWorking in the picturesque North Norfolk area our patch covers a wide area in and around the beautiful Norfolk coast and encompasses beautiful rural coastal villages such as Blakeney, Cley and Burnham Overy Staith rich in history, culture and wildlife.
If this post excites you, and you are looking to improve your quality of life working in rural Norfolk as part of this developing role we look forward to your application. If you wish to discuss any aspects please contact Carr Varley, Clinical Operations Manager at
Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.
Job responsibilitiesWe are looking for a highly motivated Community Health Care Assistant to join our community nursing team, covering the service seven days a week. This role is key to the on going development of the locality. You will eventually be working in an autonomous capacity seeing a group delegated patients in their own homes. Current experience working in a community setting would be beneficial but is not essential. Key skills will include complex wound dressings including bandaging, venepuncture and INR management, catheter insertion and management, insulin and dalteparin management and administration.
Your role will be key to integrated working within the community team which consists of community nurses, community matrons, therapists, adjunct practitioners, other health care assistants and phlebotomists. The successful applicant must demonstrate that they can undertake appropriate assessment of patients in their own home, manage care plans and deliver treatment within a multidisciplinary team. This is an exciting opportunity to enhance your skills with the support of experienced therapy and nursing staff.
Person Specification Qualifications- NVQ 2 or equivalent knowledge of experience
- NVQ 3
- Experience of working within a care setting
- Good interpersonal skills
- Highly motivated
- Ability to provide high standards of care
- Tact and diplomacy
- Empathy and sensitivity
- Ability to use own initiative
- Good observational and reporting skills
- Ability to manage stressful situations
- A team player
- Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs
- Good basic IT/standard keyboard skills
- Ability to kneel, bend and stoop and work in cramped environments
- Manoeuvre limbs of around 5 6kg
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer nameNorfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust
£24,937 to £26,598 a year pro rata