# Health Care Assistant

**Company**: Central London Community Health Trust
**Location**: Hatfield
**Job type**: temporary
**Salary**: £25760.00 to £27476.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

Central London Community Health Trust is recruiting a Band 3 Health Care Assistant to join the Sexual Health service on a 6-month fixed-term contract.

You will help provide high-standard care to patients with sexual health needs and support the smooth running of community-based sexual health clinics. Working under the guidance and supervision of a Registered Nurse or Medical Doctor, you will prepare patients for examinations and procedures, assist clinical staff, and support safe, effective care.

Your key duties will include:

- Carrying out diagnostic tests, including microscopy and venepuncture

- Ensuring samples are correctly identified, labelled, and processed

- Monitoring patients using basic health observation techniques

- Preparing patients for clinical examinations and procedures

- Supporting patients who may display challenging behaviour

- Discussing sexual health matters sensitively with patients

The service operates five days a week, between 8:30 am and 8:00 pm, with standard shifts typically from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.

We offer a competitive employment package, including a salary of £25,760 to £27,476 per annum.

You will need to have a Higher Professional Diploma in Health and Wellbeing (NVQ/QCF - Level 3) or a recognised equivalent course in health and/or social care. Experience of working in a health or social care setting is also essential.

As this is a community-based role, it is desirable to hold a full, valid UK driving licence and have access to a car for business purposes.

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## Skills

### Required
- NHS knowledge
- confidentiality management
- risk management awareness
- multi-agency services knowledge
- care planning delivery
- excellent communication skills
- time management
- teamwork
- analytical skills
- problem-solving skills

### Nice to have
- local health needs strategies knowledge
- NHS patient information database experience
- customer service experience
- teamwork experience
- Microsoft Office skills

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