Healthcare Assistant Ward

Healthcare Assistant – Ward

Nuffield Health, Highgate Hospital, London N6 4DJ
| Ward | Permanent | Full time | 37.5 hours per week

Nuffield Health is the UK’s largest Healthcare Charity and we are here to look after the nation’s health. A big part of this is about creating the best possible experience for our patients. That’s why we are looking for someone new to support our colleagues and be there when it matters, helping to deliver the highest standards of care.

As a Healthcare Assistant on the Ward at our prestigious Highgate Hospital, you will work alongside experienced nurses, consultants and allied health professionals to support patients during their stay, ensuring comfort, dignity, and safety at all times. You will have or be working towards NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care. You will be empathetic, reliable, and professional with a passion for patient care and wellbeing.

Previous experience in a hospital setting is essential.

• Assist patients with personal care and mobility
• Take and record vital signs, fluid intake/output and other observations
• Support with admission and discharge processes
• Maintain cleanliness and infection control standards

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. From free gym membership, private healthcare and emotional wellbeing support, to financial advice and more.

Highgate Private Hospital opened in 1980 and provides first‑class independent healthcare for the local community. Located in leafy North London near Hampstead Heath, our hospital is easily accessible from Central London and the surrounding areas.

We can offer you a peaceful stay in a private en‑suite room and fast access to a consultant. Our hospital takes pride in high standards of care and a friendly atmosphere.

We welcome patients who have private medical insurance or choose to pay for their own treatment. Highgate Private Hospital also provides some specialist services to NHS patients.

Following a £15 million redevelopment and expansion programme, we offer a wide range of healthcare services. These include:

• a private GP service
• outpatient clinics
• diagnostic imaging
• physiotherapy
• a pharmacy service
• treatment or surgery in most branches of medicine

We can care for you, from your initial appointment with a consultant and diagnostic tests, through to surgical treatment and rehabilitation. There are minimal waiting times for tests and treatment.

Highgate Private Hospital works with over 150 consultants and other specialists in London. Many of these healthcare professionals also work in the NHS and are leaders in their field.

We employ more than 100 hospital staff, including highly experienced nurses. All of our nurses are registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Our dedicated team make sure that you get the best possible care and treatment.

If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it’s a good idea to apply right away to ensure you’re considered for this role.

It starts with you.