Visa Note
Important: While this employer offers a Certificate of Sponsorship for eligible candidates, you must verify your visa eligibility directly with the employer before applying. The certificate does not guarantee visa approval. International candidates should familiarise themselves with UK visa requirements and ensure they meet all criteria.
Job Details
Company: Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Thanet Community Hub, Broadstairs, CT10 2RZ
Salary: £24,937 to £26,598 a year pro rata per annum
Employment Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full-time, Part-time available
Hours: 08:00 – 18:00 Monday to Sunday
Band: Band 3
Pay Scheme: Agenda for Change
Reference Number: 846-7682141-CF
Closing Date: 4 January 2026
Certificate of Sponsorship: Available for eligible candidates
Job Summary
We are looking for passionate and skilled Band 3 Healthcare Assistants to join our Thanet Community Nursing Teams, to be based at our brand new £10million state-of-the-art Thanet Health Hub. We have both full-time and part-time positions available. This is an excellent opportunity for international healthcare professionals looking to work in the UK with sponsorship available.
Our new hub directly supports the Government’s 10-year plan that places community care at the heart of our health system. This represents one of the most significant shifts in NHS history: moving care from hospitals into neighbourhoods, from reactive treatment to proactive prevention. Here at Kent Community Health, we’re right at the forefront of this transformation.
Opened in Autumn 2025, our new Thanet Health Hub consists of an NHS community diagnostic centre, a range of community NHS services including community nursing, relocation of an existing GP surgery, and signposting and support to access health and care services provided by voluntary sector organisations such as Age UK.
About Us
Rated ‘outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To achieve this, we need outstanding people who share our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive, and Excellent.
We know that a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences from around the world.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that suits us both, allowing you to maintain a healthy work-life balance while making a difference in your community.
Main Duties of the Job
Health Care Assistants provide care to people at home as part of a care plan agreed with local nursing teams. As a Healthcare Assistant, you will:
- Work as part of a team to provide care to local patients and families
- Monitor the quality of care patients are receiving
- Provide feedback to managers on the quality of care
- Carry out care plans designed to support people living at home
- Ensure that people who use our services have a good experience
Your patients could be any age, but they’ll often be elderly, while others may have been recently discharged from hospital, be terminally ill or have physical disabilities. As a Band 3 Health Care Assistant, you will work as part of a team to keep people safe and well at home.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience
Essential:
- A Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) Level 3. This could be an NVQ Level 3 apprenticeship, BTEC or equivalent international qualification in healthcare, or you will be able to demonstrate the equivalent level of experience
- Functional Skills at Level 2 (Literacy and numeracy/ GCSE grade A-C/ 4-9 or equivalent in English and Maths)
- Full UK/EU driving licence
- Recent experience of healthcare/ working as a health care assistant gained through education, work experience or previous employment
Knowledge and Skills
Essential:
- You will need to be able to use IT systems and databases
- You will have knowledge of up to date clinical practice by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence-based procedures and clinical effectiveness frameworks
Certificate of Sponsorship Information
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.
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.
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.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, please follow the application instructions provided by the employer. International candidates should:
- Verify visa eligibility with the employer before submitting your application
- Prepare documentation proving qualifications and experience
- Obtain any required criminal record certificates from countries where you have resided
- Contact the recruitment team via [email protected] if you require alternative application formats
All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate. If you need an application form in an alternative format, please contact the Recruitment Team directly.
Contact Information
Contact Person: Samantha Twyman, Operational Manager for Thanet LTS
Email: [email protected]
Phone: Not provided
Employer Website: https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk/
Supporting Documents
The following supporting documents are available for this position:
- Job Description.pdf (PDF, 457 KB)
- Our Values into Action (DOCX, 150 KB)
- KCHFT Staff Journey illustration (PDF, 916 KB)
Privacy Notice
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust’s privacy notice can be viewed at https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk/legal/. We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability.
The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities, and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
We look forward to receiving your application and potentially welcoming you to our team as we continue to provide outstanding care to our communities.
