Band 2 Healthcare Assistants- St George's Hospital London, England
Job description
Join St George’s Hospital, Tooting as a Healthcare Assistant!No previous experience or qualifications are required as we will provide support and full paid training to assist you in developing your skills.
Are you are looking to work in a friendly supportive environment, thrive on a challenge and want to make a difference? Why not apply to one of our Healthcare Assistant Posts?
You should possess good communication skills and the ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. A kind, caring, compassionate and professional attitude is essential along with being able to work in a busy environment.
No previous experience or qualifications are required as we will provide support and full paid training to assist you in developing your skills.
All applicants will be expected to take a literacy and numeracy test on the day. Applicants who pass this test will proceed to interview stage. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly.
You will be required to be fully flexible and willing to work night shifts, weekends and bank holidays.
There are full-time opportunities to work across St George’s Hospital, Queen Mary’s Hospital (Roehampton) and various other community health centres in Wandsworth.
Please see list of available wards/ areas attached (view attachments).
- Surgery
- Acute and Specialist Medicine
- Senior Health
- Paediatrics
- Oncology/ Haematology
- Renal
- Neurosciences
- Cardiac
- Outpatients (QMH)
- Theatres and Recovery
Only candidates shortlisted for interview will be invited to complete assessments and interview on 2ndSeptember 2023.
St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the country's leading teaching hospitals with an international reputation for patient care, education and research.
Located in south-west London, St George's Hospital is only a 5 minute walk from Tooting Broadway tube station, and offers easy access to central London and its numerous restaurants, bars, theatres, museums, cinemas, galleries and other places of interest.
Queen Mary’s Hospital is in Roehampton and is a newly built community hospital offering state of the art rehabilitation services. It is easily accessible by car, bus or train (being walking distance from Barnes Station).
Great staff benefits are available. All roles include ‘Inner London’ supplement (although we are South West London), generous annual leave and an excellent NHS pension scheme.
The trust is also invested in your education and development. HCA staff will receive a robust induction and support to complete the ‘Care Certificate’ within the first 3-6 months of commencing in role. There are also structured progression opportunities to support staff develop from a Band 2 to Band 4 Nursing Associate.
You will support our trained nurses in a variety of wards and departments in delivering care. Duties will be dependent on the area but may include: feeding patients and supporting nutrition, washing and repositioning patient, completing observations e.g. pulse, blood pressure and temperature, completing ECG or bladder scanning (with additional training) and venepuncture and cannulation.
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
