Job Title: Healthcare Assistant - St Elizabeth Ward
Salary: Dependent on experience
Hours: 37.5
Location: 60 Grove End Road, St John’s Wood, London NW8 9NH
We are seeking a compassionate, motivated Healthcare Assistant (Band 3) to join our dynamic multidisciplinary team at our St Elizabeth Ward at. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your clinical skills within a supportive environment specialising in Orthopaedic and General Surgery.
Our ward consists of 16 single en‑suite rooms and provides care for a wide range of surgical patients. Procedures include:
- Joint replacements, fracture repairs, spinal and soft‑tissue surgeries
- Breast, ENT, gynaecological, gastrointestinal, urology, cosmetic and trauma‑related surgeries
Located in leafy St John’s Wood on the Jubilee line, minutes from Central London, our independent private Hospital has just been rated the number one in the country for care in the latest Bupa survey. Uniquely, all profits fund our onsite Hospice, St John’s.
What are the Responsibilities of the Healthcare Assistant?
As a Healthcare Assistant, you will play a vital part in delivering high‑quality clinical and personal care to patients under the supervision of Registered Nurses and other healthcare professionals. Your work will help maintain patient comfort, dignity, and safety at all times.
You will contribute to a wide range of clinical activities, including:
- Supporting the planning and delivery of individualised, evidence‑based patient care
- Taking and recording patient observations, including vital signs, ECGs, venepuncture and cannulation (with training and competency evidence)
- Assisting with surgical admissions, theatre preparation, post‑operative care, and patient discharge
- Providing personal care such as bathing, feeding, and supporting activities of daily living
- Maintaining a safe, clean environment and adhering to Infection Prevention and Control standards
- Escorting patients to other departments or hospitals as required
- Completing accurate nursing documentation in line with hospital policies
You will also undertake daily, weekly, and monthly safety checks and support the operational management of the ward when required.
Am I the right person for the Healthcare Assistant role?
- NVQ Level 2 in Health Care
- Experience working in a clinical or healthcare setting
- Evidence of direct patient care
- Ability to communicate effectively within a multidisciplinary team
- Understanding of patient confidentiality and data protection
- Evidence of mandatory training
- Ability to take and record vital signs
- Excellent communication, organisational and time‑management skills
- Compassionate, calm under pressure, flexible, and committed to professional development
Why apply for this role?
At our organisation we are passionate about providing our employees with a supportive and engaging environment. As well as ongoing development and training, we offer our employees a wide range of benefits;
When you become part of the HJE Family, these are some of the benefits you will receive:
- Private healthcare scheme worth up to £20,000 per year
- 27 days annual leave
- Blue Light Card discounts
- Interest-free season ticket loans
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free eye check-up vouchers with contribution towards lenses
- Free newspaper and media subscriptions
- Local Business discounts
- Discount in our Hospice Charity shop
- Refer a Friend scheme
- Free Cinema Society Membership offering discounted tickets
- Personal development and training courses
- Annual events and recognition awards
- Career progression and increments
If you are ready for a new challenge and relish the chance to become part of a successful, forward thinking organisation then we would love to hear from you.