Health Care Assistant Cancer Day Care

Job Summary

Job Summary – St. Bartholomew's Hospital is looking to recruit a Healthcare Support Worker (HCA) Band 3 who will work in Cancer Day Unit. This post is open to individuals who are both experienced Healthcare Support Workers as well as those new to care. You will receive support to complete the Band 3 competencies and progress into a Band 3 role within 6 months upon successful completion of all required competencies;

until then, you will be placed at a Band 2 salary.

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As part of the recruitment process for this post, candidates will be required to complete an online literacy and numeracy test and only if they pass this, will they be invited to a formal interview.

The post holder will be an integral part of the nursing team actively taking part in meeting the needs of patients and of the service in accordance with agreed standards under direct supervision of the registered nurse. The post holder will continue to develop essential competencies through training and practice to ensure safety and quality are the priority.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. This also means being an outstanding place to work, with our WeCare values and behaviours visible to all and guiding how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to inclusivity and creating a welcoming working environment.

Date posted 28 January 2026

Pay scheme Agenda for change

Band Band 3

Salary £30,546 to £32,207 a year per annum inc

Contract Permanent

Working pattern Full-time

Reference number SBH-C

Job location St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, EC1A 7BE

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 documents, please view the attachment.

Essential

Qualifications

• NVQ Social Care level 2/3
• NVQ level 2 numeracy and literacy or equivalent
• Completion of Care Certificate or equivalent
• Basic literacy and numeracy skills (English and Maths GCSEs or equivalent)
• Evidence of ongoing personal development

Desirable

• Level 2 support worker Apprenticeship

Experience

• Working experience as HCSW
• Experience of working in an acute health care environment
• Venepuncture/Phlebotomy experience
• Experience undertaking patients observations and vital sign monitoring
• Experience of dealing with the public

Knowledge

• Understands the need for confidentiality
• Understanding of responsibilities under the health and safety legislation
• Awareness of health and safety at work (manual handling, infection control)
• Ability to collect and exchange factual information and data to the multidisciplinary team and ensure data accuracy

Skills

• Evidence of providing high quality care
• Awareness of incident reporting systems and escalation processes
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Good organizational skills
• Self-motivated to work under minimal direct supervision
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
• Good communication skills, written and verbal
• Basic keyboard/computer skills (entering patient data onto computer records)
• Contributes to updating patient records
• Protecting patient confidentiality and following information governance policies

Desirable

• Able to work flexible hours…