A vacancy has arisen for an experienced health care assistant (HCA), to join the children and young people’s (CYP) outpatient team at UCLH. The successful candidate will form part of an enthusiastic multi-disciplinary team who can demonstrate the trust values to join our team. Our COPD delivers high quality clinical care to our patients from birth until 19th their birthday. The department covers a wide range of medical and surgical specialties.

Previous experience of working with children and young people in a health care environment or related setting is desirable. The successful candidate will be provided with additional training to enhance delivery of clinical care to our children and young people.

The role of the HCA includes:

• Ensuring clinics run efficiently at all times
• Proficient in IT skills
• The needs of children/ young people and their parents/ carers are met
• Have a duty to recognise any safeguarding needs of our CYP and their families / carers
• Promote health and wellbeing for all CYP
• Provide day to day clinical assistance which will include phlebotomy, monitoring and reporting vital signs, conducting ECGs
• Act as a chaperone as required for clinicians.
• Assist senior nurses working full time in the department and the multidisciplinary team
• Be required to work flexibly in other clinical areas in the CYP division when required

You will need to be educated to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent, have excellent communication skills and demonstrate a commitment to delivering excellent patient care. You will be required to complete the National Care Certificate in the first 3 months of employment.

At UCLH we are committed to providing educational opportunities for nurses at every level, enabling you to further develop your continuing professional development. UCLH can offer exciting opportunities for career progression and development.

UCLH Trust is committed to treating children and young people, their parents and / or carers with kindness, inclusivity, respect, and compassion.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.

This vacancy has been advertised in accordance with the new NHS pay rate which will take effect from autumn 2024. Please note if your employment starts before the 24/25 pay scales are implemented you will be paid under the 23/24 pay scales and any backpay will be adjusted accordingly. Further information can be found at https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/pay-scales-202425