Healthcare Assistant
HCRG Care Group

Job summary
Package Description: As a Healthcare Assistant within our Community Nursing Service, you'll be part of a dedicated team delivering high-quality care to patients in their own homes and community clinic settings across the Swanley & Rural locality. At HCRG Care Group, we're committed to supporting our colleagues to thrive both professionally and personally. In return for your dedication, you'll receive:

• Salary of £25,500 per annum
• Access to our Group Pension Scheme
• Flexible access to your earned wages to help manage unexpected expenses
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support, including: Mental health resources and counselling, Legal and financial advice, Career coaching and life management support, Health and wellbeing initiatives and challenges
• Access to eLearning, career pathways and ongoing professional development through our award-winning Learning Enterprise
• A supportive culture that values innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement
• Modern mobile technology to support flexible community working
• Free tea and coffee at your base location

Main duties of the job
As a Healthcare Assistant within our Community Nursing Service, you'll deliver high-quality care to patients in their homes and community clinics across the Swanley & Rural locality. The role is based at Livingstone Community Hospital, Dartford, and involves supporting patients alongside Community Nurses, focusing on compassionate, person-centered care. Responsibilities include aiding patients with healthcare needs like wound care and diabetes management, monitoring patients' conditions, and documenting care using electronic records. The position requires excellent communication skills, the ability to manage a workload, and IT proficiency. A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential.

About the Role
Based at Livingstone Community Hospital, Dartford, you'll work as part of our Community Nursing Team supporting patients throughout the Swanley & Rural locality, helping them receive high-quality care in their own homes and community clinics.

This is a varied and rewarding role where you'll work alongside Community Nurses to deliver compassionate, person-centered care that promotes independence, wellbeing and dignity. You'll support patients with a wide range of healthcare needs while helping them remain safely within their own homes wherever possible.

Our teams are equipped with modern mobile technology, enabling you to access patient records and complete documentation remotely, helping you spend more time delivering care and less time travelling back to base.

The Swanley & Rural locality offers a diverse and rewarding caseload, covering both urban and rural communities, giving you the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with patients while developing a broad range of community healthcare skills.

Main Responsibilities
Working closely with Community Nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will:

• Deliver high-quality care to patients within their own homes and community clinic settings
• Support patients with a variety of healthcare needs, including wound care, diabetes management and end-of-life care
• Undertake delegated clinical activities within your scope of competence
• Monitor and report changes in patients' conditions to registered clinicians
• Promote patient dignity, independence and wellbeing at all times
• Accurately document care provided using electronic patient record systems
• Develop positive working relationships with patients, families and healthcare professionals
• Contribute to preventing unnecessary hospital admissions through effective community-based care
• Support the continual improvement of services through shared learning and best practice
• Work flexibly across the Swanley & Rural locality to meet the needs of patients and the service

About You
We're looking for a compassionate, motivated and organized individual who is passionate about delivering outstanding patient care.

To be successful in this role, you'll have:

• An NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care, Care Certificate plus relevant experience, or an equivalent healthcare qualification and experience
• Previous experience working in a healthcare, community or care setting
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage a varied workload
• Confidence using IT systems, including Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel
• The ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• A caring, patient-focused approach and a commitment to delivering high standards of care

Essential Requirements

• Full UK driving licence
• Access to a vehicle for work purposes
• Ability to travel throughout the Swanley & Rural locality in a timely manner

Why Join Us?
This is an excellent opportunity to build your healthcare career within a supportive Community Nursing Team while making a real difference to people's lives every day.

You'll be part of a service that plays a vital role in supporting patients to remain independent, avoid unnecessary hospital admissions and receive the care they need in the place they call home.

If you're passionate about delivering high-quality care and enjoy working in the community, we'd love to hear from you.

Questions about the role? Feel free to reach out to Sam on +44 78846 59420 or sam.wright@hcrgcaregroup.com.

Closing date: 08 November 2026
Working pattern: Full-time
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £25,500 a year

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: 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.