Community Healthcare Assistant | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

We are a friendly and supportive team, looking for highly motivated HCAs who possess strong communication skills. Your role will be pivotal within the local community by making a difference to our patients, delivering a high level of care in their own home.

As a Community HCA no day is the same and you will be met with patients of varied needs, from insulin administration, venepuncture, wound care to end of life care. Giving you the opportunity to develop and enhance your current skillset.

Our working hours/days are as follows

Monday to Friday (Core hours) - 08:30 – 16:30

Weekend working with days off in the week

Late shift – 11:00-19:00

Early shift – 07:00 – 15:00

We offer some fantastic perks, such as flexible working, part time offerings, incredible training and support programmes to develop your skills and progress to a higher banding or achieve your Nursing Associate qualification moving up to full nursing qualification, and the highest paid mileage in the area.

You will visit a number of patients on a daily basis in their own homes

• You will provide high quality nursing care to a range of patients with varying healthcare needs
• Some of the healthcare you will be expected to provide include; end of life care, wound management, and much more
• Full time (37.5 hours per week)/Part time positions available
• Phlebotomy will also an important part of the role.

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at

Berkshire Healthcare are

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

The “must haves” for you to be considered for this role

• Car Driver with UK licence and use of a vehicle for business purposes
• Experience as a HCA within a medical healthcare setting
• Experience in phlebotomy
• Positive and motivational attitude
• GCSE/NVQ Level 3 Maths and English

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have.

Please don’t hesitate to call

Philomena

Grey on 07771872618 or email

Philomena.Grey@berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll be delighted to help.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

This advert closes on Monday 27 Apr 2026

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