Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Healthcare Assistant (Integrated Sexual Health)

The closing date is 26 February 2026

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Job summary

Join Our Dynamic Team at The Jefferiss Wing - Band 3 Healthcare Assistants (Full-Time, Permanent, and part time fixed term 3 days per week)

Looking to build your career in Sexual Health and HIV care? Want to break into a fast-paced, progressive area of healthcare? We've got the perfect opportunity for you.

The Jefferiss Wing at St Mary's Hospital is on the lookout for a proactive, empathetic, and non-judgmental Healthcare Assistant to join our forward-thinking nursing team within the Integrated Sexual Health Service.

Why Join Us?

  • Work in one of the UK's leading sexual health and HIV centres
  • Gain specialist experience in HIV and sexual health care
  • Get access to top-tier training and ongoing development
  • Be part of a supportive, innovative team that values growth and excellence

What We Are Looking For?

  • Excellent communicator (written & spoken)
  • Confident using your initiative in a clinical setting
  • Experience in phlebotomy or sexual health screening? Great! If not, we'll train you.
  • Above all - empathetic, inclusive, and passionate about patient care

Want to know more? Call us for an informal chat - we'd love to hear from you

Main duties of the job

  • Following training and assessment record routine observations of weight, blood pressure, temperature, pulse, and respiratory rate and pain scores. Report any abnormalities and concerns to a Registered Nurse.
  • Following training and assessment perform venepuncture, microscopy, administer HIV point of care tests, pregnancy tests and urinalysis reporting abnormalities to the nurse in charge.
  • Following training and assessment, undertake screening for sexually transmitted infections including male urethral swabs, skin swabs and male and female throat swabs.
  • Measure, record and report capillary blood glucose levels of patients when required.
  • Recognise when patients are in pain and discomfort and report to nurse in charge.
  • Preparation and assisting with clinical procedures including chaperoning.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .

Details

Date posted

18 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£30,546 to £32,207 a year pa inclusive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

290-WCCS-2391

Job locations

St Mary's Hospital

London

W2 1NY


Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert

Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • QCF Level 3 in Health or equivalent (NVQ3, Advanced Apprenticeship) Numerate
  • Able to speak and write English to an appropriate standard to fulfil the job requirements.

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrate a clear insight into the role.
  • Up to date experience - worked within an acute care setting within the last 18 months.
  • Willing to learn venepuncture and other relevant skills

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work well within the team.
  • Ability to demonstrate caring approach
  • Good communication skills - both oral and written

Desirable

  • Ability to work on own initiative.
  • Ability to perform venepuncture
Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • QCF Level 3 in Health or equivalent (NVQ3, Advanced Apprenticeship) Numerate
  • Able to speak and write English to an appropriate standard to fulfil the job requirements.

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrate a clear insight into the role.
  • Up to date experience - worked within an acute care setting within the last 18 months.
  • Willing to learn venepuncture and other relevant skills

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to work well within the team.
  • Ability to demonstrate caring approach
  • Good communication skills - both oral and written

Desirable

  • Ability to work on own initiative.
  • Ability to perform venepuncture

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

St Mary's Hospital

London

W2 1NY


Employer's website

https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

St Mary's Hospital

London

W2 1NY


Employer's website

https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Advanced Clinical Practitioner/Lead Nurse

Jacob Husband

Jacob.husband.1@nhs.net

02033127899

Details

Date posted

18 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£30,546 to £32,207 a year pa inclusive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

290-WCCS-2391

Job locations

St Mary's Hospital

London

W2 1NY


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