Health Care Assistant - Integrated Sexual Health and HIV | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a proactive Healthcare Assistant for their Sexual Health and HIV service. The role involves supporting clinics, ensuring safety and cleanliness, and providing patient care. Ideal candidates possess communication skills and be empathetic. Training is available for those new to phlebotomy. This position offers competitive benefits and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in phlebotomy or sexual health screening is a plus.
• Empathetic, inclusive, and passionate about patient care.

Responsibilities

• Support clinics with sample collection and processing.
• Make a real difference in people’s lives every day.
• Ensure the clinic environment is safe and clean.

Skills

Excellent communicator (written & spoken)

Confident using initiative

Experience in phlebotomy

Empathetic and inclusive

Job description

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!
• 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.

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.

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.


This advert closes on Sunday 17 Aug 2025