Health Care Assistant-Acute Medicine and Senior Health
| Posting date: | 19 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £30,546 - £32,207 per annum on pro rata basis |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 19 December 2025 |
| Location: | Tooting, SW17 0QT |
| Company: | st georges nhs trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7628725/200-7485619-GO-SC |
Summary
A Vacancy at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Do you want to give outstanding care every time? Do you want to feel really proud of where you work? If you like the thought of being ‘hands on’, then we want to work with you.
We have vacancies on acute medical wards at St George's and senior health at Queen Mary's Hospital.
Working under the supervision of the qualified nursing staff, the HCA will participate and support the members of the multi-disciplinary team in delivering high quality patient care.
Direct / Personal Patient Care– assist patients / clients with washing, dressing, toileting, eating and drinking, mobility, end of life care, comfort, positioning, and pressure ulcer prevention. Support patient’s emotional wellbeing, assist with managing the confused or challenging patient. Record episodes of care on patient electronic record.
Indirect care– bed making, managing patient’s property, cleaning of equipment, tidying, stocking up, running errands, health promotion, answering the telephone, escorting patients, supporting family and visitors.
Assessment– taking, recording and reporting observations: i.e., blood pressure, pulse, temperature, blood sugar, height and weight, ECG’s; recording fluid and food input and output; collecting specimens – blood, urine, stool etc. Record assessments on patient electronic record and notify clinical staff of any abnormalities / concerns.
Patient safety– follow infection control procedures, report incidents, manage risks, correctly dispose of waste, adhere to recommendations for the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) and risk assessments appropriate to the clinical area,
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
This advert closes on Wednesday 3 Dec 2025
Do you want to give outstanding care every time? Do you want to feel really proud of where you work? If you like the thought of being ‘hands on’, then we want to work with you.
We have vacancies on acute medical wards at St George's and senior health at Queen Mary's Hospital.
Working under the supervision of the qualified nursing staff, the HCA will participate and support the members of the multi-disciplinary team in delivering high quality patient care.
Direct / Personal Patient Care– assist patients / clients with washing, dressing, toileting, eating and drinking, mobility, end of life care, comfort, positioning, and pressure ulcer prevention. Support patient’s emotional wellbeing, assist with managing the confused or challenging patient. Record episodes of care on patient electronic record.
Indirect care– bed making, managing patient’s property, cleaning of equipment, tidying, stocking up, running errands, health promotion, answering the telephone, escorting patients, supporting family and visitors.
Assessment– taking, recording and reporting observations: i.e., blood pressure, pulse, temperature, blood sugar, height and weight, ECG’s; recording fluid and food input and output; collecting specimens – blood, urine, stool etc. Record assessments on patient electronic record and notify clinical staff of any abnormalities / concerns.
Patient safety– follow infection control procedures, report incidents, manage risks, correctly dispose of waste, adhere to recommendations for the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) and risk assessments appropriate to the clinical area,
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
This advert closes on Wednesday 3 Dec 2025
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