Job summary

As a Healthcare Assistant, you will join our valued team at Livingstone Community Hospital, helping to deliver high-quality care and support to patients in a friendly and supportive inpatient environment. We currently have two opportunities available: 1 x Full-Time Healthcare Assistant, 1 x Part-Time Healthcare Assistant (30 hours per week). Appointments may be made at either Band 2 or Band 3 level depending on qualifications, skills and experience. This is a rewarding role where you will support patients throughout their recovery and rehabilitation journey, helping them maintain their dignity, independence and wellbeing. Working alongside Nurses, Therapists and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will play a vital role in ensuring patients receive compassionate and person-centred care. Whether you are already working in healthcare or looking to begin a career in care, we will provide the support and training needed to help you thrive. You will be joining a welcoming and supportive ward team who are passionate about delivering

Main duties of the job

As a Healthcare Assistant, you will join our valued team at Livingstone Community Hospital, helping to deliver high-quality care and support to patients in a friendly and supportive inpatient environment. The role involves supporting patients throughout their recovery and rehabilitation journey, working alongside Nurses, Therapists, and a wider multidisciplinary team. The position offers an opportunity to work full-time or part-time, with appointments at Band 2 or 3, depending on qualifications and experience. This rewarding role requires compassion, excellent communication, and teamwork skills. You will receive support and training to thrive in your career.

About us

We transform lives by providing community-focused health and care services globally. Founded in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of health services, collaborating with health commissioners and communities to enhance services centered on experience, efficiency, and better outcomes. We offer and transform community health services, including urgent care, sexual health services, adult social care, and wellbeing services. Our operations support communities across England, directly assisting over half a million individuals yearly, guided by our core values: care, think, and do. Committed to equal opportunities, we welcome diverse applicants to our inclusive and supportive team.

Details

• Date posted: 31 July 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £25,258 to £25,500 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 1532653827
• Job locations: HCRG Care Group, Dartford, DA1 1SA, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Package Description: Job Introduction

As a Healthcare Assistant, you will join our valued team at Livingstone Community Hospital, helping to deliver high-quality care and support to patients in a friendly and supportive inpatient environment. We currently have two opportunities available:

• 1 x Full-Time Healthcare Assistant
• 1 x Part-Time Healthcare Assistant (30 hours per week)

Appointments may be made at either Band 2 or Band 3 level depending on qualifications, skills and experience.

This is a rewarding role where you will support patients throughout their recovery and rehabilitation journey, helping them maintain their dignity, independence and wellbeing. Working alongside Nurses, Therapists and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will play a vital role in ensuring patients receive compassionate and person-centred care. Whether you are already working in healthcare or looking to begin a career in care, we will provide the support and training needed to help you thrive.

You will be joining a welcoming and supportive ward team who are passionate about delivering outstanding care and achieving the best possible outcomes for patients. The team works collaboratively to create a positive environment where colleagues are supported to learn, develop and build rewarding careers within healthcare. As part of HCRG Care Group, you will receive:

• A salary of £25,258 to £25,500 FTE with access to our group pension
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing, from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well as career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care, backed by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year

As a Healthcare Assistant, you will work closely with registered nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team to support the delivery of safe, effective and compassionate care. You will assist patients with their day-to-day care needs and support their rehabilitation, helping them regain confidence and independence during their stay. You will have the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with patients and their families, making a genuine difference to their experience and recovery. Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting patients with personal care and activities of daily living
• Assisting with patient observations and reporting changes in condition to registered staff
• Supporting mobility, rehabilitation and independence
• Maintaining patient dignity, privacy and wellbeing at all times
• Assisting with nutritional support and hydration
• Maintaining accurate documentation and reporting information appropriately
• Contributing to a safe, clean and welcoming ward environment
• Working collaboratively with nurses, therapists and other healthcare professionals

Band 3 Healthcare Assistants may also undertake additional delegated clinical duties following appropriate training, competency assessment and supervision.

• Caring and compassionate approach to patient care
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Positive attitude and willingness to learn
• Good organisational skills
• Basic IT skills

• Previous experience within a healthcare, care or support setting
• NVQ Level 2 or Level 3 in Health and Social Care, or equivalent qualification
• Experience supporting patients with rehabilitation or long-term health needs
• Understanding of person-centred care principles

We welcome applications from candidates who are new to healthcare as well as those with previous experience.

We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year, guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do. We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone. While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular and we'll need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, we'd love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can. As you'd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

Person specification:

Qualifications

Essential

• Caring and compassionate approach to patient care, Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, Ability to work effectively as part of a team, Positive attitude and willingness to learn, Good organisational skills, Basic IT skills.