Healthcare Assistant

Band 3

Main area

Womens Health

Grade

Band 3

Contract

Permanent: pro rata per annum

Hours

Part time - 18 hours per week (pro rata per annum)

Job ref

UB-RB-Y

Site

St.Helier Hospital

Town

Carshalton

Salary

£29,651 - £31,312 per annum pro rata incl outer London HCAS

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

06/11/2025 08:00

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.

Job overview

A part time opportunity has arisen for a Healthcare Assistant to join the Gynaecology Outpatient Department in St.Helier Hospital. You will be working in the Women's health department supporting the team with various clinics such has Hysteroscopy, Colposcopy, Urogynaecology.

You will need to have excellent communication and interpersonal skills / Ability to work as a member of the team / be self-motivated and able to work under own initiative.The successful applicant will be joining a team of dedicated skilled staff, which include nurses, healthcare assistants, nurse associates and doctors. We are looking for enthusiasm, motivation, flexibility, hardworking and positive thinking .

In an emergency ,you may asked to cover other Gynaecology outpatient areas including Leatherhead Hospital.This is a Monday to Saturday Job,no night shifts.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an excellent health care assistant who has an interest in women's health. Are you a caring and enthusiastic person with great people skills and the ability to work in a small team? If so we would love to hear from you.

The healthcare assistant / support worker will Provide patient centred, compassionate care at all times and advocate for the patient

The healthcare assistant is responsible for ensuring that patients are cared for in a safe environment and that privacy and dignity is maintained at all times.

Working for our organisation

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.

We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting Job description/Person Specification documents which contains more information about the role

Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria

• willing to work towards Care certificate

Desirable criteria

• Care certificate

Experience
Essential criteria

• Care certificate completion

face to face interview
Essential criteria

• good communication skills

Your recruitment team

The NHS South West London Recruitment Hub is your dedicated recruitment team, here to support you at every stage of the process. If you have a query, please contact us:

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Your application

Please ensure your supporting statement clearly reflects the job description and person specification, as shortlisting will be based on these criteria.

Please refer to the latest UKVI guidance and ensure you have the appropriate right to work before applying for this role.

Use of Artificial Intelligence

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References

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Closing date

To help us manage recruitment efficiently, some vacancies may close early once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting

If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted by email or SMS from the South West London Recruitment Hub. Please check your registered TRAC email regularly.

Application feedback

If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Safeguarding and DBS Checks

We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.

Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Application numbers

This vacancy may have an application cap, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. Ensure your supporting statement clearly shows how you meet the job specifications.

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