Community Healthcare Assistant - Carrick CCaH Team

Community Healthcare Assistant – Carrick CCaH Team

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Band 3 – Adult Community Services

Grade Band 3 |
Contract Permanent |
Hours Full time – 37.5 hours per week (including evenings and weekends) |
Job  |
Site Coastal CN Team, Unit 4 Underground House |
Town Truro |
Salary £24,937 – £26,598 yearly |
Closing 22/01/2026 23:59

At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to be an employer of choice, striving for Great Care
, Great Organisation
, Great People and Great Partner
.

The Community Nursing Service in Carrick Cornwall offers a fantastic opportunity for highly motivated and enthusiastic Community Healthcare Assistants to join our service. The successful candidates must demonstrate a passion for delivering nursing care to adults in their own homes, including those approaching end‑of‑life, and be able to travel independently each day to patients’ homes and other venues around the geographical area.

• Carry out personal care to patients at the end of their lives, wound care and venepuncture.
• Provide direct care to patients and carers, supporting the registered nurse, often without direct supervision.
• Work within a given geographical area on a flexible rota covering 8 am to 10 pm, including on‑call duties.

• Member of the community nursing team operating under a flexible rota shift system.
• High standard of service within a community setting, requiring professional development through our community matrix.

• Evidence of experience in a care setting.
• NVQ Level 3 qualification in Care or equivalent experience.
• GCSE Maths & English or equivalent qualification.

• Ability to work without direct supervision and under time restraints.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to cope under pressure.

• Career conversations and individual development plans.
• Protected CPD time and a central development fund.
• Leadership and management development programmes.
• Coaching and mentoring opportunities.
• Full clinical induction programme and access to care certificate programme.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives, NHS Pension Scheme, salary sacrifice car and cycle-to-work schemes.

The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. Successful shortlists will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email for interview details.

For general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644.