Job summary
- Main area
- Assistant practitioner
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (9am - 5pm Monday to Friday)
- Job ref
- 813-208-0925-LB
- Employer
- Medway Community Healthcare CIC
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Darland House
- Town
- Gillingham
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Assistant practitioner
Band 3
Do you want to be part of an award winning and dynamic social enterprise that:
- is renowned for providing high quality care and is ranked ‘Good’ by the CQC;
- is a for-better-profit organisation, reinvesting any surplus back into our health and care services and our local community;
- is friendly, ambitious, welcomes innovation and rewards excellence;
- offers superior benefits; everything you get in the NHS and more;
- and whose achievements reflect the passion, dedication and commitment demonstrated by our staff across all services?
Our vision is to be a successful, vibrant, community interest company that benefits the communities we serve. So if you want be a part of this, we would love to hear from you.
Job overview
- Are you caring and compassionate?
- Do you have a passion for working with people with dementia?
- Do you think you could make a difference?
We are looking for a new member of the dementia crisis team, providing care and therapeutic intervention to patients in a range of community settings under the guidance of professionally qualified members of the team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder should have a passion for assisting disabled and/or vulnerable adults to live at home with dignity and independence while supporting them by providing rehabilitative care.
The post holder would need to undertake a range of delegated clinical patient care duties in a range of settings, to maintain patient records. to assist in the ongoing development and evaluation of the service
Working for our organisation
So what else?
- This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you’ll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
- We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
- We’ll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
- You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.
So what are you waiting for? We can’t wait to hear from you, and look forward to receiving your application.
The small print
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can 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”
- Informal visits can be arranged on request.
- We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Criteria
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Essential |
Desirable |
Qualifications |
NVQ Level 2 in healthcare or equivalent
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Qualification relating to caring for people living with dementia, or NVQ level 3 |
Experience |
Proven experience working with vulnerable adults with complex and varying needs within a social or health care setting
Multi-disciplinary teamwork
Understanding of the need for enabling patients to achieve optimum independence
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Experience of working with people with dementia
Experience of working in a community setting |
Special knowledge / expertise |
Demonstrate a good working knowledge of dementia and importance of person centred care/therapy
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Awareness of support available for older people |
Disposition, adjustment, attitude and commitment |
Good interpersonal skills
Flexibility and adaptability to change.
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Practical / intellectual skills |
Fundamental IT Skills
Ability to work on own initiative and unsupervised
Ability to carry out rehabilitation/therapeutic activities
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MCH values |
Being caring and compassionate The health and wellbeing of our patients and staff are my priority. I show kindness and humanity. I am inclusive and non-discriminatory.
Working in partnership I ask for, respond to and offer feedback which improves the quality of our services. I work effectively as part of my immediate team, the wider organisation and with external partners to achieve shared goals. I take responsibility and ownership for my area of work and I meet and manage expectations.
Delivering quality and value I raise my concerns and I am open and honest when things do not go well, learning from successes and mistakes. I make the most of resources and reduce waste and inefficiencies. I seek out, share and actively participate in new ideas and ways of working.
These are the core values and behaviours expected of all roles within MCH and individual performance in relation to the values is assessed in your PDR. A full description is available from your manager and the intranet. |
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Person specification
special knowledge/ expertise
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate a good working knowledge of dementia and importance of person centred care/therapy
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of support available for older people
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven experience working with vulnerable adults with complex and varying needs within a social or health care setting Multi-disciplinary teamwork Understanding of the need for enabling patients to achieve optimum independence
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with people with dementia Experience of working in a community setting
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 in healthcare or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Qualification relating to caring for people living with dementia
MCH Values
Essential criteria
- Caring and compassionate, delivering quality and value and working in partnership
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- jody howie
- Job title
- Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07816088758
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
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MCH House
Bailey Drive
Gillingham Business Park
Gillingham
ME8 0PZ
- Telephone
- 07796182085
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