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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

Medway Community Healthcare CIC logo

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

 

Essential

Desirable

Qualifications

NVQ Level 2 in healthcare or equivalent

 

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

 

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

 

Awareness of support available for older people

Disposition, adjustment, attitude and commitment

Good interpersonal skills

 

Flexibility and adaptability to change.

 

 

 

Practical / intellectual skills

Fundamental IT Skills

 

Ability to work on own initiative and unsupervised

 

Ability to carry out rehabilitation/therapeutic activities

 

 

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.

 

 

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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyWorkplace Wellbeing Charter LogoCare quality commission - GoodDisability confident committedStep into healthArmed Forces Covenant

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

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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
MCH House
Bailey Drive
Gillingham Business Park
Gillingham
ME8 0PZ
Telephone
07796182085
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