Healthcare Assistant in Developmental Paediatrics Team

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Chertsey seeks a compassionate Health Care Assistant to join the Developmental Paediatrics Team. The role involves supporting children with developmental needs, assisting in clinical tasks, and collaborating with paediatricians and specialists. Ideal candidates have experience with children, strong administrative skills, and a Care Certificate. You'll be part of a supportive team aimed at improving outcomes for children. Starting salary is £24,486, with various benefits including access to discounts and educational support.

Benefits

Access to discounts and cashback offers

Free tea, coffee and milk

Support for mental and physical wellbeing

Qualifications

• Understanding of child development and play.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Ability to handle sensitive situations.

Responsibilities

• Support Developmental Paediatricians and multi-professional teams.
• Manage safeguarding processes and liaise with social workers.
• Conduct clinical observations and assist in clinics.

Skills

Good general education

Experience working with children

Strong administrative skills

Effective communication

Flexible and adaptable

Education

Care Certificate

NVQ Level 3 in Health or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

EMIS

Accurx

Job description

Job summary

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Health Care 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Benefits

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, providing discounts on everyday purchases and cashback offers. Access to wages as you earn them to help cover life emergencies. Online and face‑to‑face support with mental and physical wellbeing, including healthy recipes, activity challenges, post‑trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, and career coaching. Access to e‑learning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development. An open and just culture encouraging ideas that help us deliver our purpose.

About us

We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK’s leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year, guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability‑Confident, Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

Please apply as soon as you can – sometimes a role is very popular and we may need to close it earlier than the date shown.

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.

Ideal Candidate – 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 must be a car driver and have access to a car insured for work purposes.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and 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 details

HCRG Care Group – Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 0AE – website: https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/