Care Assessor: Sponsorship Available

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare. Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.

Join a dynamic Urgent Care Service that is transforming community healthcare. We provide short-term health, therapy and care support to help people remain safely at home, preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and supporting timely discharges.

Available 24/7, 365 days a year, our teams deliver compassionate, person-centred care to vulnerable patients, helping them regain independence and achieve the best possible outcomes in their own homes.

This is an exciting time to join us as we expand innovative services, including Virtual Wards, enabling patients with conditions such as COPD and respiratory infections to receive specialist care and remote monitoring at home.

From urgent care and rehabilitation to discharge support and end-of-life care, our multidisciplinary teams work together to make a real difference every day. If you are looking for a rewarding role where

Main duties of the job

As a member of the Urgent Care team, you will play a vital role in supporting patients to remain safe, well and independent within their own homes and community settings. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will deliver high-quality, person-centred care, ensuring care is provided in line with agreed care plans, risk assessments and professional standards.

You will provide practical and compassionate support, including personal care, meal preparation and medication administration, while carrying out clinical observations and delegated procedures. A key part of the role is recognising changes in a patient’s condition, escalating concerns appropriately and providing timely feedback to senior clinicians.

You will also support the triage of referrals, undertake basic and follow-up assessments, develop care plans and risk assessments, arrange equipment and make onward referrals where required. In addition, you will gather patient feedback to support service improvement and maintain a strong understanding of Trust policies and procedures to promote patient safety and quality care.

This is a varied and rewarding role that combines hands-on patient care with assessment and care coordination. If you are passionate about delivering responsive community healthcare and helping people achieve the best possible outcomes at home, we would love to hear from you.

Additional Working Pattern: includes some weekend working

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Evidence of Foundation Degree Level study (Level 5) or equivalent (Nursing Associate) or be able to demonstrate significant experience as a Senior Healthcare worker that is relevant to the job description.
  • Functional Skills at Level 2 (Literacy and numeracy/ GCSE grade A-C or equivalent in English and Maths)
  • Full UK/EU driving licence

Desirable

  • mentorship/ coaching qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of experience as a Senior Healthcare worker
  • Experience of working as part of a team
  • Experience with the use of Microsoft Office and a variety of IT packages (E-Pay / E roster / AT-P / Rio)

Desirable

  • Experience of community environment

Knowledge

Essential

  • Awareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS and Primary Care including Clinical Governance, NICE, Essence of Care, National Urgent Care Agenda
  • Knowledge of up to date clinical practice
  • Understanding of the role and remit of a Band 4 assessor

Ability to Manage

Essential

  • Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, considering Trust policies and procedures
  • Able to support the implementation of local and national agendas for health under the guidance of the Registered Practitioner

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 30 August 2026

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