Community Healthcare Assistant | Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	DCHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£25,760 - £27,476 pa, pro rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Belper, DE56 1WH
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	8 Sept 2026
Closing date:	8 Oct 2026

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Summary

Healthcare Assistant - Amber Valley Community Nursing Team

We have an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join our Community Nursing Team . You will be joining a large and established team of Healthcare Assistants and Registered Nurses. Who are led by a District Nurse.

The shifts are allocated as early and late shifts which are 7.5 hours in duration. Early shifts are from 08:30 - 16:30 and late shifts are from 10:30 - 16:30. The team allocate these as per your working hours over a 7 day period with weekends.

We are looking for a caring and compassionate person who has a passion for delivering high quality end of life care. Experience within the healthcare setting is of importance to ensure that you are equipped with the skills required for this job.

Healthcare Assistant

The main duties of the job will include the following:

- Wound Care

- Continence management, including catheter care.

- Pressure area care.

- Communication to all staff within the Integrated Community Team alongside use of a laptop to write patient records within Systmone.

As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visa’s and Immigration. After carefully reviewing this role, we do not believe that this position meets the requirements for sponsorship. For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk website Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)”

Working for your organisation

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people’s own homes and via virtual consultations.

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This advert closes on Tuesday 15 Sep 2026

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