CLCH Hertfordshire Adult Community Services - CLCH NHS Trust provides a range of Community Services, and the Hertfordshire Division is recruiting!
Following a period of strong development, the Herts Unplanned Care Team is expanding, and we’re looking for dedicated Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) to help us deliver high quality care to people in their own homes.
In this role, you’ll support a service designed to prevent unnecessary admissions into secondary care and enable timely discharge from hospitals and community bedded units for patients requiring urgent therapy input in their homes.
Our team provides care across multiple pathways that run 7 days a week, from 8am to 10pm, including:
- Rapid Response (RR)
- Early Intervention Vehicle (EIV)
- Discharge to Assess (DTA)
- General Medical Pathway (Virtual Hospital)
All care is delivered in the patient’s usual home environment, offering a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful difference every day. As this is a community-based role, with travel between patient homes, there is a requirement to 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).
If you’re proactive, compassionate, and enthusiastic about supporting people in the community, we’d love to hear from you.
If you are a motivated team player and want to excel in delivering holistic care to a diverse patient group in their own home, we want to hear from you. Previous experience of working in the NHS is ideal but not essential, community experience is desirable, but training will be given. You will be self-motivated with strong organisational skills and able to make decisions under supervision from senior members of the team.
As a Healthcare Assistant within the team, you will follow the plans set by the assessing clinicians and be able to recognise changes to the patient’s condition, reporting to the appropriate clinician where indicated. The role requires you to be able to keep accurate clinical records and have good clerical/ administrative skills.
The organisation is supportive of training needs and there is an excellent mandatory training and education programme. You will also receive regular clinical and safeguarding supervision.
This is an exciting post, with the opportunity to help develop the service and make a real difference to patients and a chance to develop both clinical and strategic skills.
We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.
What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life’s most important moments.
Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.
We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.
Applicants are expected to present clear and relevant evidence of the competencies and responsibilities detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, together with a demonstrated commitment to the Trust’s values of Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment.
**Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.**
