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Job summary

Main area
Across Site
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
162-7641-MR
Employer
Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Mass Recruitment Campaigns
Town
Romford
Salary
£29,651 - £31,312 Per Annum HCA inclusive
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
11/03/2026 23:59

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Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Band 3 Healthcare Assistant

Band 3

 

PEOPLE are at the HEART of everything we do

This video gives a flavour of what it is like to work at our Trust and why some of our staff love working here 💙

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lePIUCfMPLk

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for highly motivated and committed Band 3 Health Care Assistants to join our teams on wards and departments at both Queens Hospital and King Georges Hospital, including our Emergency, Surgical, Geriatrics and Medicine Departments.

We are looking for enthusiastic and driven individuals to work with us at BHRUT. The role is critical in supporting the initial assessment and ongoing care of patients attending ED and through to the general and specialist ward areas. The role requires excellent communication skills and experience working in an acute healthcare setting.

 You will be required to be fully flexible to do shift work that includes day shifts, night shifts, weekends and bank holidays:

• Day shifts (0730 am until 20:00 )

• Night shifts (19:30 until 08:00 am)

• These will be Monday to Sunday (including Bank Holidays).

You are asked to carefully read the advert and Job Description before completing the application form. An experience as a Health Care Assistant in a nursing home, care home, or hospital setting is essential for this role. Please specify where your current experience is on your supporting information.

In line with UKVI guidelines BHRUT is unable to provide a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

 This vacancy may be closed earlier if a large number of applications is received.  Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

PLEASE DO NOT REAPPLY IF YOU HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL RECENTLY FOR THIS POST

 

Main duties of the job

To assist in the delivery of safe, high-quality care for all patients and work as part of a cohesive multidisciplinary team, undertaking delegated limited clinical care duties under the direction of a registered nurse.
 

The postholder will demonstrate a level of skill and understanding, enabling them to undertake specific tasks delegated by the nurse in charge and in accordance with relevant procedures, guidelines and policies. They will undertake both routine and specially identified tasks for which they have been trained and assessed as competent.

Working for our organisation

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. 

They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission. 

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care. 

We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance

We run a Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.  

The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

Some of the positive changes we’ve made are captured in this film.  

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role.  Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process or assistance with completion of the form (for applicants with a disability) can be made to Rachna Srivastava, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5904. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details below

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Good numeracy and literacy skills
  • Holds National Care Certificate
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of continuing professional development.

Skills/ Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Methodical and able to carry out defined routine tasks.
  • Taking and recording vital signs and other clinical skills following appropriate training and assessment within scope of role.

Experience/ Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Experience working in a healthcare, social care organisation/setting carrying a wide range of band 3 clinical responsibilities.
  • Awareness of health and safety at work

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Able to work on own initiative and integrate into an existing team.
  • Understands importance of treating people with respect and dignity.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Ray Goto
Job title
Lead senior Intern
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01708 435 000
Additional information

Ext 2924