Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for a Health Care Assistant to join our team.The service aims to provide an excellent standard of person centred planned and unplanned nursing intervention to patients in their homes and is part of an integrated service that supports patients to remain in their home environment.The successful candidate will deliver safe, effective care for the patience experience.As a Health Care Assistant you will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team in order to support the service and have a high focus on delivering quality outcomes and improving the patient experience.As such you will need to be enthusiastic, innovative and highly motivated. Your personal qualities will mean that you have the ability to be flexible to the need of the service and deliver a high standard of care in a supportive and forward thinking environment.The service is provided from 8am to 6pm seven days a week, over a shift pattern. Weekends, bank holidays are a requirement of the job.Car owner/driver and current driving license essential or access to a car (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

Main duties of the job
As a Healthcare Assistant , you'll

• deliver safe, effective care for the patient experience.
• supports patients to remain in their home environment
• be professionally accountable for the delivery of care
• utilise technology to enable you to update records as you go

Your patients could be any age, but they'll often be elderly, while others may have been recently discharged from hospital, be terminally ill or have physical disabilities.

The service aims to provide an excellent standard of care that supports patients. In Northamptonshire you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in order to support the service and focus on delivering quality outcomes and improving the patient experience.

About us
NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our 'outstanding' rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.

At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to an accredited living wage employer.

We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where are people feel valued and able to thrive.

Details
Date posted 23 September 2026
Pay scheme Agenda for change
Band Band 3
Salary £25,760 to £27,476 a year
pa, pro rata
Contract Permanent
Working pattern Full-time,
Part-time
Reference number 270-TH361-AD
Job locations Isebrook hospital
Irthlingborough Road
Wellingborough
NN8 1LP
United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification
Qualification
Essential

• NVQ level 3 in healthcare

Experience
Essential

• Previous experience in a caring environment/role
• Previous experience working within the NHS in a Healthcare role

Desirable

• Previous NHS experience
• Previous Community Healthcare Experience

Skills
Essential

• Ability to communicate clearly accurately and sensitively in spoken and written English
• Basic IT skills and the ability to accurately record and document patient care using electronic clinical systems including mobile technology
• Ability to carry out assigned tasks effectively in a busy environment

Desirable

• Experience using SystemOne Patient electronic Record

Person Specification

Qualification
Essential

• NVQ level 3 in healthcare

Experience
Essential

• Previous experience in a caring environment/role
• Previous experience working within the NHS in a Healthcare role

Desirable

• Previous NHS experience
• Previous Community Healthcare Experience

Skills
Essential

• Ability to communicate clearly accurately and sensitively in spoken and written English
• Basic IT skills and the ability to accurately record and document patient care using electronic clinical systems including mobile technology
• Ability to carry out assigned tasks effectively in a busy environment

Desirable

• Experience using SystemOne Patient electronic Record

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.

Employer details
Employer name Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address Isebrook hospital
Irthlingborough Road
Wellingborough
NN8 1LP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details
Employer name Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address Isebrook hospital
Irthlingborough Road
Wellingborough
NN8 1LP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Service Manager
Sarah Bolland
sarah.bolland@nhft.nhs.uk
07884113481

Details
Date posted 23 September 2026
Pay scheme Agenda for change
Band Band 3
Salary £25,760 to £27,476 a year
pa, pro rata
Contract Permanent
Working pattern Full-time,
Part-time
Reference number 270-TH361-AD
Job locations Isebrook hospital
Irthlingborough Road
Wellingborough
NN8 1LP
United Kingdom

Supporting documents
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