Mental Health Support Worker/ Healthcare assistant for Young People
| Posting date: | 09 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £30,546 - £32,207 Per Annum Inclusive of HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 April 2026 |
| Location: | London, NW1 2BU |
| Company: | University College London Hospital |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7857060/309-UCLH-7548-A |
Summary
A Vacancy at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
T12 South is looking for a motivated Band 3 to join our team working on our children’s cancer ward.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and supportive person who has a passion for working with young people between the ages of 13-19yrs who can work as part of our team to providing high quality and specialist person centred care.
Experience with adolescents and mental health is essential.
This is a full-time position (37.5 hrs per week) including nights and weekends.
T12 south is a 12 bedded adolescent inpatient unit providing care for teens with a vast range of physical and mental health conditions. We are one of few adolescent wards in the UK and pride ourselves on the unique specialist care we
deliver.
You will need to be educated to NVQ level 3, have excellent communication skills and demonstrate commitment to delivering excellent patient care.
Phlebotomy experience would be beneficial for this role. The successful candidate must be willing to undertake further study, and additional training and development opportunities.
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 - 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 third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Due to the high volume of applications, we have received, we need to close this advert earlier than previously advertised. This advert will now close on 09/03/2026 at 12:00
This advert closes on Tuesday 10 Mar 2026
T12 South is looking for a motivated Band 3 to join our team working on our children’s cancer ward.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and supportive person who has a passion for working with young people between the ages of 13-19yrs who can work as part of our team to providing high quality and specialist person centred care.
Experience with adolescents and mental health is essential.
This is a full-time position (37.5 hrs per week) including nights and weekends.
T12 south is a 12 bedded adolescent inpatient unit providing care for teens with a vast range of physical and mental health conditions. We are one of few adolescent wards in the UK and pride ourselves on the unique specialist care we
deliver.
You will need to be educated to NVQ level 3, have excellent communication skills and demonstrate commitment to delivering excellent patient care.
Phlebotomy experience would be beneficial for this role. The successful candidate must be willing to undertake further study, and additional training and development opportunities.
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 - 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 third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Due to the high volume of applications, we have received, we need to close this advert earlier than previously advertised. This advert will now close on 09/03/2026 at 12:00
This advert closes on Tuesday 10 Mar 2026
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