Job summary
- Main area
- General Surgery
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-SCCS-1942
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Mary's Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £30,039 - £31,088 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Health care assistant
NHS AfC: Band 3
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic health care assistant, either experienced or new in the field. You will be proactive in learning and will be supported by an experienced team of senior nurses and clinical practice educators.
Paterson ward is the place for you if you enjoy working in a surgical setting. We comprise of a 14 bedded ward, a day case unit with recovery and the Surgical assessment unit. Staff get rotated within the three areas. Our patients come from diverse specialities like general surgery, vascular, orthopaedics and trauma. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills in all of the above areas.
Main duties of the job
• To support the ward team in providing a comprehensive, high quality, efficient service to our patients.
• Using various methods of communication to colleagues and patients at all levels and ensuring that responses are timely, accurate and appropriate.
• To carry out any reasonable support task as requested by the ward team.
• To highlight or raise concerns relating to equipment, patient safety or otherwise to the Nurse in charge or Matron.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- QCF Level 3 in Health or equivalent
- Able to speak and write English to an appropriate standard to fulfil the job requirements
Desirable criteria
- Venepuncture and cannulation
Experience
Essential criteria
- Up to date experience; worked within an acute care setting within the last 18 months
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in a surgical ward
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to work well within the team
- Ability to demonstrate caring approach
- Able to use technology and equipment to assist in patient care
- Able to work on own initiative
Desirable criteria
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to learn and perform venepuncture
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alisha Mendes
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0203122331
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