Healthcare Assistant

Healthcare Assistant – Lung Cancer Screening Programme

 Location: South West – Covering sites in Cornwall & Plymouth. Flexibility in travelling to different areas in SW is essential.

 Salary: £23, £4,200 Car Allowance

 Travel: Full UK Driving Licence Required

 Shifts: 12-hour patterns, 3 days a week (8am–8pm), including weekends and bank holidays

Make a real difference in early cancer detection.

Join InHealth's Lung Cancer Screening Programme and be part of a vital service that helps detect lung cancer early—when treatment is most effective. As a Healthcare Assistant (HCA), you'll play a key role in delivering a professional, compassionate, and patient-focused experience across our mobile screening sites in South West London.

What you'll do:

• Welcome patients and guide them through their screening journey with empathy and professionalism
• Support clinical colleagues in delivering high-quality care in a fast-paced, mobile environment
• Assist with patient handovers between screening and CT scan locations
• Maintain accurate patient records and ensure data confidentiality
• Help manage clinic flow, support scheduling, and respond to patient queries
• Uphold high standards of cleanliness, safety, and infection control
• Contribute to a 7-day service, including bank holidays, with occasional remote admin work

What we're looking for:

• Experience in a patient or customer-facing role
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Confidence using Microsoft Office and patient management systems
• A flexible, team-oriented approach with the ability to adapt to changing priorities
• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across sites

What you'll bring:

• A calm, compassionate, and professional manner
• A proactive attitude and the ability to work well under pressure
• A commitment to maintaining patient dignity, privacy, and safety
• An understanding of data protection and confidentiality (GDPR

What's in it for you

We offer permanent employees a fantastic benefits package, accessible through our mobile-enabled rewards platform, InJoy. This is your go-to place for thousands of offers and discounts across fashion, travel, dining, tech, leisure, and more

In addition to this, we also offer:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Generous company contribution pension scheme
• Sick pay for peace of mind, so you can rest and recover without financial worry
• Private medical insurance options
• Life assurance
• Hybrid and flexible working opportunities
• Fantastic learning and development opportunities
• 24/7 access to a dedicated well-being hub and Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced parental leave
• Monthly award programme and online peer-to-peer recognition
• Long service recognition, with vouchers and additional annual leave
• Refer a friend bonus
• Discounts on our healthcare services
• Smart tech, Cycle to Work, and thousands of discounts and cashback options
• For eligible* roles - an additional payment of £10 per hour, up to £50 per day, for each weekend day worked - paid monthly in arrears
• Paid-for professional memberships and more

Supporting our people's happiness at work is a top priority. That means offering meaningful opportunities for personal and professional growth, with an innovative approach to development that helps you be the best version of yourself and build a real career pathway.

* This includes colleagues delivering face to face patient care in the Targeted Lung Health Check mobile units, Endoscopy, AAA Screening, Breast Screening, PET-CT, Audiology, Mobiles, Imaging Centres and CDC's. Note that this payment is not applicable to clinical staff working within the Echocardiography division, or Diabetic Eye Screening. The Weekend Payment does not apply to those on a flexible working agreement and part time workers that have requested to work weekend hours/days as part of their working agreement. The Weekend Payment also doesn't apply to those who are working remotely or carrying out administrative work from home.

About Us

InHealth is the UK's largest specialist provider of diagnostic and healthcare solutions. Our aim is to make healthcare better for patients by working collaboratively with the NHS to deliver a range of high-quality tests, scans, assessments and procedures. In the last year, we have supported more than 5 million people in their healthcare journeys, the majority of these are NHS patients and service users.

As a people-focused organisation, our teams are integral in how we deliver our services and our values of Trust, Passion, Care and Fresh Thinking underpin everything we do, influencing the way we interact with patients, customers, and colleagues.

Our mission is to provide high-quality services within local communities to over 7 million patients by 2030. We are committed to ensuring that patients receive a positive experience, maintaining a 97% patient satisfaction rate.

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