Job summary

The Community Inpatient Unit provides short-term, bed-based rehabilitation, re-enablement, and recovery support for individuals following illness, injury, surgery, or significant health events. The service promotes independence, prevents unnecessary hospital admission or long-term care placement, and supports timely hospital discharges. Care is delivered by multidisciplinary teams including Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, and Care Staff.

Please note that Care Plus Group is not currently registered to sponsor applicants from outside the EU and EEA.

Main duties of the job

Job title: Health Care Assistant

Department: Community Inpatient Unit

Hours:

1 x 24 a week, permanent (days)

1 x 24 a week, permanent (nights)

Salary Range 3 £25,792 pro rata per annum, fixed salary point.

We are seeking some highly motivated and passionate Healthcare Assistant to join the MDT team at Community inpatient unit. The service provides short term rehabilitation and reablement for Services Users who may need to regain their confidence and skills on discharge from hospital or to get over a short-term health exacerbation. We encourage and support our Service Users to live as independent lives as possible and we always act in a manner that supports the care, protection, health and well-being of the Service User.

You will work alongside a wider MDT based at CIU including Nurses, Social Workers, Therapists and Assistant Practitioner to support service users to reach their rehab potential and move forward in their health journey.

You will work under direction of the Assistant Practitioner and Nursing team and will carry out assigned tasks involving personal and nutritional care needs to patients.

You will follow protocols, guidance, and procedures under the direction of senior staff/ manager/supervisor.

About us

Care Plus Group (CPG) is an employee-owned Community Benefit Society dedicated to improving health, wellbeing and independence for the communities we serve. Providing a diverse range of services including community nursing, urgent care, primary care, rehabilitation, adult social care, learning disability, specialist support services, and event medical services, CPG supports people at every stage of their health and care journey. As a socially responsible organisation, we combine a commercially minded approach with a compassionate heart, ensuring we remain financially sustainable whilst always prioritising the needs of the people and communities who rely on us.

We offer excellent terms and conditions including optional membership to a contributory pension scheme, Independent Provider closed access to the NHS pension scheme, lease cars, a full induction programme and an extensive range of CPD/development opportunities. We recognise continuous service from partner Health and Care organisations for the purposes of annual leave entitlement. We are a supportive employer and operate in a way which supports family friendly and flexible working. CPG is an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.

Details

Date posted

30 September 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£25,792 a year pro rata, fixed salary point

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B9814-26-185

Job locations

Community Inpatient Unit (Cambridge Park)

Peterhouse Road

Grimsby

DN34 5UX

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

The job description is attached as a separate document with the person specification. Please refer to this for more information before completing your application.

We appreciate how useful AI can be in todays workplace. For this application though, we want to understand your own thoughts and experience. We will be checking applications for AI usage, and those that appear to be significantly AI-generated may be subject to additional scrutiny.

Job description Job responsibilities The job description is attached as a separate document with the person specification. Please refer to this for more information before completing your application.We appreciate how useful AI can be in todays workplace. For this application though, we want to understand your own thoughts and experience. We will be checking applications for AI usage, and those that appear to be significantly AI-generated may be subject to additional scrutiny.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with patients

Desirable

• Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
• Experience of using SystmOne

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Effective and proven computer skills
• Ability to work on their own and as part of a wider team
• An awareness of own competencies and willingness to seek guidance where needed
• Ability to maintain clear and accurate records both electronically and in writing, to deadlines
• Ability to communicate clearly and sensitively with people who have a wide range of healthcare needs
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to demonstrate empathy and sensitivity
• Ability to deal effectively with confrontational situations

Desirable

• Knowledge of SystmOne clinical system
• Knowledge of community nursing and Primary Care
• To have a range of clinical skills, such as, wound care, eye care, pressure area care, venepuncture, bowel/bladder care, blood pressure monitoring and blood sugar monitoring

Qualifications

Essential

• QCF Level 3 in Health and Social Care
• Level 2 qualification in Numeracy and Literacy or equivalent level of competence.

Other

Essential

• Flexible approach to working arrangements
• Able to demonstrate commitment to Care Plus Group core values

Person Specification Experience Essential Experience of working with patients Desirable Experience of multi-disciplinary team working Experience of using SystmOne Knowledge and Skills Essential Effective and proven computer skills Ability to work on their own and as part of a wider team An awareness of own competencies and willingness to seek guidance where needed Ability to maintain clear and accurate records both electronically and in writing, to deadlines Ability to communicate clearly and sensitively with people who have a wide range of healthcare needs Ability to maintain confidentiality Ability to demonstrate empathy and sensitivity Ability to deal effectively with confrontational situations Desirable Knowledge of SystmOne clinical system Knowledge of community nursing and Primary Care To have a range of clinical skills, such as, wound care, eye care, pressure area care, venepuncture, bowel/bladder care, blood pressure monitoring and blood sugar monitoring Qualifications Essential QCF Level 3 in Health and Social Care Level 2 qualification in Numeracy and Literacy or equivalent level of competence. Other Essential Flexible approach to working arrangements Able to demonstrate commitment to Care Plus Group core values

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Care Plus Group

Address

Community Inpatient Unit (Cambridge Park)

Peterhouse Road

Grimsby

DN34 5UX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.careplusgroup.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Care Plus Group

Address

Community Inpatient Unit (Cambridge Park)

Peterhouse Road

Grimsby

DN34 5UX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.careplusgroup.org/ (Opens in a new tab)