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Senior Healthcare Assistant

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust • Strood, Rochester

Salary

£26k – £27k

Posted

28 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is hiring a Senior Healthcare Assistant in Strood, a full-time healthcare & nursing role. The advertised salary is £26k – £27k. Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Job summary Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare or working on the Staff Bank within these organisations. Nursing and AHP vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses/AHPs. The NHS is changing. More emphasis on community-based care means there's never been a better time to join us. We are looking for an enthusias…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £26k – £27k
How this salary compares: about 41% below the £46,847 median across 2,630 healthcare & nursing roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Strood, Rochester · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 3 other live healthcare & nursing roles in Strood — browse them
Posted: 28 October 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Healthcare and nursing is the largest sponsored category in the UK. NHS trusts, private hospitals, GP practices, and specialist clinics sponsor registered nurses, doctors, allied health professionals, and support workers through the Health and Care Worker visa — which carries lower application fees and faster processing than the standard Skilled Worker visa.