Healthcare Assistant in Developmental Paediatrics Team

NHS; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider located in Chertsey seeks a compassionate Healthcare Assistant to support children and families within the Developmental Paediatrics Team. In this role, you will be responsible for assisting in the delivery of high-quality care, managing safeguarding processes, and supporting clinics alongside healthcare professionals. The position offers opportunities for ongoing professional development, access to mental health support, and a supportive team culture focused on improving outcomes for children.

Benefits

Starting salary from £24,486 (FTE)

Free tea, coffee, and milk

Access to discounts on everyday purchases

Online mental and physical wellbeing support

Opportunities for continuing professional development

Qualifications

• Experience in care, education, or health settings with children.
• Ability to work under sensitive situations and manage priorities.
• Strong communication and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Support Developmental Paediatricians and multi-professional teams.
• Manage safeguarding processes and liaise with professionals.
• Assist in clinics and carry out clinical observations.

Skills

Good general education with a Care Certificate

Experience working with children

Understanding of child development

Strong administrative and IT skills

Effective team player

Fluent in written and spoken English

Education

Care Certificate

NVQ Level 3 (Health, Care, or related field)

Tools

Microsoft Office

EMIS

Accurx

ICE

PACS

Job description

Healthcare Assistant in Developmental Paediatrics Team

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Healthcare Assistant to join our Developmental Paediatrics Team. This rewarding role supports children and young people with developmental needs and their families, working closely with paediatricians, therapists and other health professionals.

You will assist in the delivery of high‑quality care, contribute to assessments and clinics, and help ensure every child receives the support they need to reach their full potential. This position offers an excellent opportunity to develop your skills within a supportive, multidisciplinary environment focused on improving outcomes for children across Surrey.

Main duties of the job

Support and liaise effectively with Developmental Paediatricians, Specialist Nurses and multi‑professional teams.

Manage the child protection and safeguarding process, including liaison with Paediatricians and Social Workers, report preparation, data entry and chaperoning during medicals.

Welcome and support children and families attending medical assessments, providing reassurance during times of stress.

Assist in Paediatrician and Specialist Nurse‑led clinics, including clinical, administrative and chaperone duties.

Carry out clinical observations such as height, weight and blood pressure measurements; engage children in play to support assessments.

Perform phlebotomy (following training) in line with policy.

Undertake administrative tasks including appointment booking, record management, data entry, correspondence and stock control.

Access, record and distribute clinical results and test information.

Support collection of patient feedback, data capture, audits and infection prevention compliance.

Participate in regular safeguarding and clinical supervision and maintain up‑to‑date mandatory training.

Job responsibilities

• Starting salary from £24,486 (FTE) with access to our group pension
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face‑to‑face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post‑trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well as career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open and just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ring‑fenced innovation funding each year.

Ideal Candidate

Essential

• Good general education with a Care Certificate (or willingness to achieve).
• Experience working with children or young people in care, education, or health settings.
• Understanding of child development, play and interaction.
• Strong administrative and IT skills, including Microsoft Office.
• Flexible, adaptable and able to manage changing priorities.
• Emotionally resilient and able to work with sensitive or distressing situations.
• Effective team player with good communication and time management skills.
• Professional, reliable, self‑motivated and driven to achieve.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.

Desirable

• NVQ Level 3 (Health, Care, or related field).
• NHS or safeguarding experience.
• Familiarity with clinical systems (e.g. EMIS, Accurx, ICE, PACS).
• Proficient in Excel and data analysis.
• Innovative with a commitment to service improvement.
• Phlebotomy training or willingness to train.

Other requirements: the successful applicant will need to be a car driver and have access to a car insured for work purposes.

Please see attached Job Description for full Personal Specification.

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.