Job summary
- Main area
- Band 3
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 824-BANK-LIT1488
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Langley House Community Hospital
- Town
- Watford
- Salary
- £12.67 Weekly pay will include: Basic pay + HCAS + 12.07% Holiday pay
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 05/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Bank Healthcare Assistant
Band 3
Welcome to Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH)
At CLCH, we proudly serve as a beacon of compassionate community healthcare across 14 vibrant London boroughs — Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster, Hillingdon, Sutton, and Kingston — as well as Hertfordshire. We bring care closer to home, embracing the rich diversity of these communities with dedication and heart.
Recognised as a Good provider by the Care Quality Commission and celebrated among the top NHS employers, we are united by a shared passion: empowering our community health professionals to deliver care that truly makes a difference.
We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where every member of our team feels respected, valued, and inspired—a place where fairness, kindness, and inclusion blossom. Our culture is rooted in the principles of the NHS People Plan, Our NHS People Promise, and our own strategic Equality values and objectives, guiding us to create a truly supportive and inclusive workplace.
Together, we build a caring community where the warmth we show one another shines through in every life we touch.
Job overview
JOB PURPOSE
• The Health Care Assistant will provide a mixture of general and specific care to a group of patients under the guidance and supervision of a registered nurse or allied health professional. The HCA will work in patients own homes.
• The post holder will be expected to become proficient and competent in their area of practice by undertaking competency assessments specific to the area of clinical practice. The HCA will promote optimum independence and individualised client centred care to a delegated caseload.
• The post holder will also support the unplanned care team to deliver against key performance indicators and maintain quality of the service. The service is provided seven days per week 8pm-8am covering the four localities across Herts Valleys.
Main duties of the job
To contribute to the on-going assessment of a patient by completing the appropriate paperwork for allocated patients, recording, and reporting all clinical and behavioural information to the nurse or therapist for action and planning purposes.
To undertake, and report back on delegated clinical activities that have previously been signed competent. Eg: vital signs, routine urinalysis, glucose monitoring.
To enable patients/carers to make most effective use of resources within the service by ensuring they receive up-to-date information sheets, responding to any questions constructively
To pass onto/seek assistance from other colleagues, promptly, any questions that you are unable to resolve
Working for our organisation
Just as we care about our patients’ well-being, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme (only available for Band 5 and up)
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
**Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.**
Person specification
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria
- Care qualification to NVQ 3 or equivalent experience.
- GCSE English and Maths grade 9-4 or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
- Higher Professional Diploma in Health and Wellbeing (NVQ/QCF – Level 3) or a recognised equivalent course.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a health or social care setting
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Experience with the use of Microsoft Office and a variety of databases.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Experience with the NHS patient information database (SystmOne)
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of NHS
- Demonstrate an acceptable level of numeracy and literacy.
- An awareness of risk management.
- Knowledge of the effects of the ageing process and needs of vulnerable adults in relation to their health and well-being
- Excellent communication skills and ability to build effective relationships
- Ability to analyse, interpret and record data in a clear, and succinct manner
- Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills
Desirable criteria
- • Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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
- Edith Nnalue
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01923686820
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