Community HCA, District Nursing Service, Crewe Care Community.

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Band 3 HCA to work within a busy community team. The post is based in Crewe, working within Crewe Care Community.

The role includes caring for patients who are approaching the end of life. The post holder will undertake clinical tasks as delegated by the Community Nurse team and within sphere of competency.

You will be working without close supervision, and will therefore need to use your own initiative, whilst following the patient's care plan. You must also be passionate about making a difference to people's lives, helping them to live as well as possible and to die with dignity.

As well as being able to work independently, you will possess good time management and organizational skills and be expected to be innovative and flexible to work in other areas - if required - to meet service need.

To join our dedicated, caring team, you will need excellent communication skills and emotional strength. We will expect you to have a talent for forging strong empathetic relationships with a variety of people, whilst providing palliative care. We will of course provide excellent on-going training and support.

Main duties of the job

Your role will include delivering a range of nursing interventions to patients in their own homes. This includes wound care, phlebotomy, medication administration and risk assessments.

You will be adaptable, reliable and approachable, and will be expected to support your peers, the team leader and the organisation in promoting the Trusts Values and Behaviours.

Please note whilst your main base will be in Crewe, you may be required to work across the footprint of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership.

Travel is an essential part of this role; please demonstrate on your application form how you would meet this requirement.

About Us

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of local hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester boroughs (population 357K).

The Trust provides high quality planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care as well as child health, maternity services, and intermediate care across our sites at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford. The Trust provides 500 beds and employs over 5,000 members of staff.

An extensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools by our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance. With the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022 the Trust became a strategic partner in both Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester 'places' and is part of the Cheshire and Merseyside partnership caring for a population of over 2.7million.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.

At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.

Details

Date posted

16 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

412-COMM-7516925

Job locations

Eagle Bridge Health and Wellbeing Centre (South Team)

Dunwoody Way

Crewe

CW1 3AF

Job Description

Job responsibilities

• Function as an effective member of the multi-disciplinary team2. Maintain clear concise and legible documentation adhering to prescribed standards and protocols3. Use IT systems for relevant tasks e.g. accessing patient records & results, data collections and inputting data4. Obtain consent in accordance with Trust Consent Policy5. To report accidents/incidents on clinical incident reporting system of patients or self which occur whilst onduty.6. To maintain a patient orientated approach towards care delivery, promoting a rehabilitative and self-careapproach7. Undertake phlebotomy duties as delegated and overseen by the registered nurse, working within thepolicies and procedures of the Trust.8. Undertake clinical tasks as delegated by the Community Nurse team and within sphere of competency.9. Assist Community Nursing Team in management of patients with Long Term Conditions and in End of Life.10. Recognise the need for referral and liaise with other health care and multi-agency workers as necessary11. Participate in the induction and orientation programmes for all grades of staff who require communityexperience as arranged by the Team Leader.12. To learn and maintain an up to date knowledge of the blood tests performed and select the appropriatesample tubes for the analysis requested and ensure that they are correctly labelled at the time of sampling.13. Maintain the phlebotomy stocks, keeping them clean and in good order.14. Follow Trust policy for any needle stick incidents and ensure reported accurately on Ulysses system.To dispose of all syringes, needles, etc. in accordance with health and safety procedures
  
  

Job Description

Job responsibilities

• Function as an effective member of the multi-disciplinary team2. Maintain clear concise and legible documentation adhering to prescribed standards and protocols3. Use IT systems for relevant tasks e.g. accessing patient records & results, data collections and inputting data4. Obtain consent in accordance with Trust Consent Policy5. To report accidents/incidents on clinical incident reporting system of patients or self which occur whilst onduty.6. To maintain a patient orientated approach towards care delivery, promoting a rehabilitative and self-careapproach7. Undertake phlebotomy duties as delegated and overseen by the registered nurse, working within thepolicies and procedures of the Trust.8. Undertake clinical tasks as delegated by the Community Nurse team and within sphere of competency.9. Assist Community Nursing Team in management of patients with Long Term Conditions and in End of Life.10. Recognise the need for referral and liaise with other health care and multi-agency workers as necessary11. Participate in the induction and orientation programmes for all grades of staff who require communityexperience as arranged by the Team Leader.12. To learn and maintain an up to date knowledge of the blood tests performed and select the appropriatesample tubes for the analysis requested and ensure that they are correctly labelled at the time of sampling.13. Maintain the phlebotomy stocks, keeping them clean and in good order.14. Follow Trust policy for any needle stick incidents and ensure reported accurately on Ulysses system.To dispose of all syringes, needles, etc. in accordance with health and safety procedures
  
  

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ Level 3 in health care or equivalent experience
  
  

Desirable

• Willingness to undertake NVQ level 3 or equivalent
  
  

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Following training is able to work without direct supervision, and is able to recognise own limitations
• Demonstrates the ability to follow guidelines and procedures within agreed boundaries
• Experience of working in a healthcare environment
  
  

Desirable

• Working within a community setting
  
  

Skills

Essential

• Demonstrates effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to adopt a flexible approach and prioritise workload
• Able to establish and maintain good relationships with patients, colleagues and the wider multi-disciplinary team
• IT literate
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• Demonstrates effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to adopt a flexible approach and prioritise workload
• Able to establish and maintain good relationships with patients, colleagues and the wider multi-disciplinary team
• IT literate
  
  

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).

Additional information

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Eagle Bridge Health and Wellbeing Centre (South Team)

Dunwoody Way

Crewe

CW1 3AF

Employer's website

https://www.mcht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Eagle Bridge Health and Wellbeing Centre (South Team)

Dunwoody Way

Crewe

CW1 3AF

Employer's website

https://www.mcht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)