Healthcare Assistant

The Lighthouse is a multi-agency service for children and young people who have experienced sexual abuse. The service is based in Camden and is available to children and young people in Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington.

Within the multi-agency service there is a health team made up of Paediatricians, a Clinical Nurse Specialist and a Play Specialist. We are a small friendly team and work closely together to provide guidance and support to help children and young people to recover and ability to work as part of a team is very important.

Job Purpose

The primary duty and responsibility is to support the work of the Paediatricians and Clinical Nurse Specialist in providing high quality and safe care to patients and their families.

Excellent observation, communication skills and phlebotomy skills, as well as the ability to build trust and rapport with individuals who have experienced severe trauma in their lives is required. A non-judgemental approach and the ability to demonstrate unconditional positive regard is absolutely essential.

The post holder carries out assigned tasks under the supervision of the Clinical Nurse Specialist

• Supports the Clinical Nurse Specialist in the provision of a high standard of patient centred care in a safe and caring environment
• Helps deliver care for patients in a safe, non-judgmental environment
• Contributes towards health team organisation with delivery of high standard clinical and non-clinical services to patients. This will include ordering supplies, environment organisation, stocking trollies and cleaning of equipment, and general tidying.

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.

Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application

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