Rapid Response Intermediate Care Community Healthcare Assistant
Band 3
Main area Community – Rapid Response, Intermediate Care, Admission Avoidance, Rehabilitation Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Shift patterns within the hours 8am to 9pm 7 days per week inc weekend working) Job ref 434-CR8303342
Site Aylesbury RRIC Town Aylesbury Salary £25,760 – £27,476 per annum pro rata for part time Salary period Yearly Closing 04/11/2026 23:59
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
- Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
- Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
- Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
- Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
Do you have a friendly ‘can do’ approach to life, and experience working as part of a health or social care team ?
We are looking for you to work as as part of the Aylesbury Rapid Response & Intermediate Care team supporting patients in their own homes, providing personal, social and rehabilitative care. The overall aims of the Rapid Response & Intermediate Care Team are to help avoid unnecessary admissions and support patients to leave Hospital promptly.
The team is committed to ongoing education on the job and development opportunities are available within the organisation. Successful applicants who don’t already have a Level 3 Qualification in Health and Social Care will be expected to work towards that in post.
Main duties of the job
#MissionRRIC
- Providing personal and rehabilitative care to adults in their own home environment.
- Being an integral member of the Rapid Response & Intermediate Care (RRIC) team, collaborating with registered Occupational and Physiotherapists to deliver rehabilitative, social and nursing care to patients.
- Taking responsibility for delivering care, equipment, supervising exercises and other delegated tasks in patients’ own homes.
- Being responsible for the completion of delegated non-clinical tasks to support the efficient running of the team .
Your main responsibility is to :
- Improve the care of patients in the community, so patients can remain safely in their own home for as long as possible
- Have an innovative approach, excellent communication skills and willingness to work with other members of the community teams to ensure high quality service delivery
- Willingness to further develop your clinical expertise in a range of areasA full UK driving licence and access to a car with Business insurance for work purposes is an essential requirement
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- We’recommitted to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications & Training
- Health and Social Care Level 2 or 3 Diploma or equivalent relevant patient facing experience and willingness to undertake Level 3 qualification
- Willing to work towards Level 2 functional skills (Math & English)
- Care Certificate/working towards
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good English written and verbal communication skills
- Physically able to perform task whilst kneeling, bending and able to handle patients and equipment safely.
- An understanding of the importance of patient confidentiality and privacy.
- Demonstrates a caring, compassionate, and empathetic approach to patient’s and colleagues, whilst having a professional approach.
- Basic knowledge of health and safety with an awareness of the importance of following Trust policies and procedures.
- Good understanding of care needs relevant to patient’s in a hospital setting to include: Eating and drinking, Dignity and respect Communication/conflict resolution, Handwashing and infection, Control and hygiene needs.
- Previous NHS/Social Care/ Voluntary Organisation experience
- Understanding of Integrated Team
Experience
- Experience of working with people, ideally in a front-line customer service role.
- Ability to show patience and dependability
- Previous caring experience of working in Health or Social Care environment
Special Circumstances
- Valid and current UK driving licence and car to be able to travel to locations throughout Buckinghamshire
- Flexibility in shift/working patterns to meet the needs of the service.
- Willing to accept additional responsibilities as delegated by senior staff.
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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