Health Care Assistant - Community
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Glenfield, LE3 8TBView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
2 November 2026
14 days leftJob description
Important note for candidates unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. We have an an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic indi...
This advert is for multiple bases across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland and from time to time additional vacancies may become available and therefore if you are interested in working in Community Nursing I would encourage you to apply as positions in other locations may become available.
- Providing clinical care delegated to you by a Registered Nurse, this includes, but is not limited to: management of wounds and leg ulcers, administration of medicines and catheter care.
- Providing personal care for patients.
- Working with the wider multidisciplinary team.
- Supporting patients to remain at home and avoid hospital admission.
- Promoting self-care and independence.
- To recognise and report changes in the patients condition, and any issues in respect of their health and management of care to the registered practitioner.
- Meaningful clinical and managerial supervision.
- Full induction and training. You would be supernumerary for a period of time and assigned a buddy to support you into the role.
- Clear pathways and opportunities for career development for those who have a desire to progress.
- Free Parking in all of our bases.
- Competitive mileage rates.
- No night shifts.
It is an essential requirement that you have a car for work use and have a UK driving licence.
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto “Apply for this job” and you will be re-directed to our vacancies page where you can review the job description and person specification.
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Qualifications
Essential
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Provenance
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First seen
8 October 2026
Last checked
8 October 2026
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