Band 2 Health Care Assistant

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is looking for a Health Care Assistant to join the team at Queen Mary's Hospital. The role involves working hands-on with patients, providing care to all ages, and performing tasks like feeding, recording vital signs, and checking glucose levels. Full training will be provided for candidates with no prior experience. Ideal for those who are passionate about delivering outstanding care in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Candidates with no experience are welcome as paid full training will be provided.
• Must be able to provide intimate care to both genders.
• Must be able to look after people of all ages.

Responsibilities

• Work rotational shifts covering weekdays, nights, and weekends.
• Feeding patients and recording vital signs.
• Checking glucose levels and supporting the nursing team.

Skills

Basic literacy and numeracy

Good written and verbal communication skills

Education

NVQ level 2 in acute care or willing to undertake

Job description

Band 2 Health Care Assistant

The closing date is 14 November 2025

Health Care Assistant - Queen Mary's Hospital Roehampton (Gwynne Holford Ward). Do you want to give outstanding care every time? Do you want to feel really proud of where you work? If you want to consistently deliver the fundamentals of patient care and like the thought of being "hands on", then we want to work with you.

Gwynne Holford Ward is a 36 bedded ward caring for patients needing Neuro and Amputee rehabilitation at our Roehampton Site.

The post holder is expected to have a clear understanding of how this post contributes to the achievement of the trust vision of:

A thriving Foundation Trust at the heart of an integrated healthcare system. One that delivers improved patient care at a community, hospital and specialist setting, supported by a unique and nationally recognised programme of research, education and employee engagement.

Main Duties of the Job

Applicants will be expected to work rotational shifts, covering weekdays, nights and weekends.

The successful candidates will need to look after people of all ages, be able to provide intimate care to both genders.

The role involves feeding patients, recording vital signs, checking glucose levels, and supporting our nursing team.

Candidates with no experience are welcome as paid full training will be provided.

About Us

With nearly 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London. Their main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region. As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010. St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people. Gwynne Holford Ward is a 36 bedded ward providing care for patients requiring neuro and amputee rehabilitation. This is a chance to develop your management and leadership skills as part of a highly capable team.

Based on Queens Mary Hospital- Roehampton

Job Responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

Person Specification

Meet Essential with Experience

• Basic literacy and numeracy
• NVQ level 2 in acute care or willing to undertake
• Prior healthcare experience
• Good written and verbal communication skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer Name

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust