Health Care Assistant - Integrated Sexual Health and HIV

St Marys Hospital; London; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare facility in London is seeking an empathetic Health Care Assistant to join their team in the Integrated Sexual Health Service. This role supports clinics, assists with patient care, and offers training in phlebotomy and sexual health screening. Ideal candidates should possess strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team. Benefits include career development and flexible working options.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Wellbeing support

Staff recognition scheme

Qualifications

• Experience working in an acute care setting within the last 18 months.
• Willing to learn venepuncture and other relevant skills.

Responsibilities

• Support clinics with sample collection and phlebotomy.
• Ensure the clinic environment is safe and clean.
• Supervise less experienced Nursing Assistants.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work well within a team

Caring approach

Ability to perform venepuncture

Education

QCF Level 3 in Health or equivalent

Job description

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Health Care Assistant - Integrated Sexual Health and HIV, London

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Client:

St Marys Hospital

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

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Job overview

Looking to build your career in Sexual Health and HIV care? Want to break into a fast-paced, progressive area of healthcare? We’ve got the perfect opportunity for you.

The Jefferiss Wing at St Mary’s Hospital is on the lookout for a proactive, empathetic, and non-judgmental Healthcare Assistant to join our forward-thinking nursing team within the Integrated Sexual Health Service.

Why Join Us?
• Work in one of the UK’s leading sexual health centres
• Gain specialist experience in HIV, contraception, and sexual health care
• Get access to top-tier training and ongoing development
• Be part of a supportive, innovative team that values growth and excellence

What You’ll Do:
• Support clinics with sample collection and processing, phlebotomy, microscopy, and chaperoning procedures
• Support our expert clinicians in specialist clinics like IUT (Intrauterine Contraception)
• Make a real difference in people’s lives every day

What We Are Looking For:
• Excellent communicator (written & spoken)
• Confident using your initiative in a clinical setting
• Experience in phlebotomy or sexual health screening? Great! If not, we’ll train you.
• Above all – empathetic, inclusive, and passionate about patient care

Want to know more? Call us for an informal chat – we’d love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

• To work across both clinics in Jefferiss Wing – The Sexual Health clinic and The HIV Outpatient Department (The Wharfside Clinic).
• To carry out care and treatment tasks, delegated from professionally qualified staff, requiring a range of technical ability.
• Ensure the clinic environment is safe and clean.
• Fulfil any clerical duties.
• To supervise less experienced Nursing Assistants.
• To be flexible in the approach to the clinical area and provide support for any area specified by the coordinating nurse on duty.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

• QCF Level 3 in Health or equivalent (NVQ3, Advanced Apprenticeship) Numerate
• Able to speak and write English to an appropriate standard to fulfil the job requirements.

Experience

• Demonstrate a clear insight into the role.
• Up to date experience - worked within an acute care setting within the last 18 months
• Willing to learn venepuncture and other relevant skills

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

• Ability to work well within the team.
• Ability to demonstrate caring approach.
• Good communication skills – both oral and written.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Ability to perform venepuncture

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

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