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Community Healthcare Assistant - Oxford

Oxford

Female only Community Healthcare Assistant 

Location: Swindon

Shifts: Weekdays 07.45 - 17.45 + short weekend day shifts

Pay Rates (including holiday pay): Days £18.56 / Nights £20.83 / Weekends £22.70 

 

As an ‘Outstanding’ CQC-rated care provider Thornbury Community Services recruits healthcare assistants to play a vital role in the care and support our clients receive in the community. You will utilise your expertise, skills and knowledge to enable our clients to achieve their personal goals, learn new hobbies and live as independently as possible. 

We are looking to recruit healthcare assistants in Swindon with UK-based care experience to work with a client who has a physical disability. You will be working alongside another HCA and be delivering care such as moving and handling as well as personal care.

 

Our benefits package for healthcare assistants 

When you join us as a TCS healthcare assistant, you’ll gain access to our extensive benefits package. We have created this package to provide our healthcare assistants with a wide range of benefits and perks to support them in their careers with TCS and enable them to continue to develop and maintain their learning disabilities care skills and knowledge. 

  • 24/7 support - clinical, operational support from our teams who are there to help when you need them 
  • Access to our EAP - 24/7 access to helpful resources and professionally trained advisors who are able to support your wellbeing 
  • Travel and mileage expenses - receive expenses for your shifts, depending on the care package you work on  
  • Thornbury pay rates - earn exceptional rates of pay that match many of the highest-paying nursing agencies in the UK 
  • Upskilling training - excel in your career and develop your skillset with our upskilling and refresher training courses. 

 

Role requirements 

We are looking for healthcare assistants with a minimum of 12 months of UK-based experience who are passionate, resilient and highly skilled. In order to be considered for this role we require the following key skills:  

  • Personal care  
  • Manual Handling 

 Joining our Thornbury community means you’ll deliver exceptional care, without exception, to individuals with a range of care conditions, empowering them to achieve their goals and aspirations. 

 

Apply now 

If you're looking for a worthwhile opportunity to develop your skills with an ‘Outstanding’ rated healthcare provider, work with a compassionate team of healthcare professionals and provide world-class care, please apply by clicking the apply button now and our team will be in touch.  

Alternatively, if you have any questions about TCS, the role or our benefits you can contact us via email: applications@thornburycommunityservices.co.uk or by ringing 0333 323 3762. 

 

What our healthcare professionals say about working at TCS 

 “Working at Thornbury allows me to work with conscientious hardworking professionals, which is great. The nurse rates of pay are excellent too, and I can pick and choose the hours I want.” - Paediatric nurse (RNC) 

 “Absolutely fantastic company to work for. They really appreciate their workers, offer great rates of pay and really good training. I highly recommend!” - Healthcare assistant (HCA) 

“I really enjoy working for Thornbury. They are very supportive and always offer plenty of shifts, as long as you don’t mind travelling. If you need to cancel a shift, they are fine about it, and equally if you can’t pick up a shift that someone else has cancelled, they don’t make you feel guilty and are equally pleased when you do pick up a shift.” - Specialist complex care nurse 

 

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