Health Care Assistant | East London NHS Foundation Trust

East London NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the City of London is seeking a Health Care Assistant to join the Specialist Children and Young People’s Services. The role involves supporting clinicians, maintaining clinical environments, and ensuring quality care for children. This position offers an opportunity to work within a dedicated team in a child development setting, promoting a positive and inclusive culture. Application deadline is November 5, 2025.

Responsibilities

• Carry out clinical and administrative tasks to assist clinicians.
• Support with growth monitoring and patient information collection.
• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene of the clinical environment.
• Work as part of the team to support the Child Development Centre.

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Health Care Assistant to join the Specialist Children and Young People’s Services (SCYPS) in Newham. SCYPS are a range of busy, forward thinking and thriving child health services with a positive work culture and excellent CPD opportunities. This post sits within the Child Development Service, working in the CHAND (CHildren with Autism in Newham Diagnosis) team. The postholder will work within SCYPS primarily based at West Ham Lane Health Centre providing vital support to the Paediatrician and other clinicians\u2019 clinics and will be expected to work as part of a team to provide clinical, administrative and stock maintenance support in clinical areas in the Child Development Centre at West Ham Lane Health Centre.

Responsibilities

• Carry out clinical and administrative tasks, assist the clinicians in the outpatient clinic to obtain health information and child growth measurement, collect other necessary information before the patients are seen by the clinicians, support with recording clinical activity and with collecting patient feedback.
• Provide support with growth monitoring, collection of pre-clinic information, stock ordering and management, and collection of patient feedback; maintain infection control procedures within the clinical setting while ensuring a child friendly environment.
• Ensure that assigned clinical areas are tidy and ordered at all times, maintaining the hygiene and cleanliness of the environment in the outpatient clinic setting according to trust infection control procedures.
• Work as part of the team to support the Child Development Centre at West Ham Lane Health Centre and, where applicable, at the Lord Lister Health Centre (as described in the role).

Values and Team

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people\'s lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Requirements / Qualifications

Responsibilities are described for clinical, administrative and stock maintenance roles within the Child Development Centre. Specific qualifications are not listed in this description.

Application

This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Nov 2025.