Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Healthcare Assistant
The closing date is 19 November 2026
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity to join our main outpatients and paediatrics teams at Kettering General Hospital. We run variety of clinics including haematology, oncology, general surgery, paediatrics, cardiac, respiratory and neurology. Looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking, reliable member to work within our friendly team.

Main duties of the job
To deliver high quality care to our patients attending in outpatients clinic.

• Chaperone in clinics
• Recording observations, ECG's, weight, height and BMI's
• General duties to maintain a clean, well stocked environment.

About us
Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close adverts once sufficient applications have been received.

We recognise that AI tools can support application writing; however, candidates are asked to keep their use to a minimum. Responses should reflect your own experience, skills and knowledge, as over-reliance on AI-generated content may result in generic answers that do not accurately represent your abilities.

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.

Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Details
Date posted: 12 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 3
Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year pro rota per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 264-8368766-CSS
Job locations: University Hospitals of Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, Kettering, NN16 8UZ, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for a detailed overview of the job role.

Person Specification
Educations, Training and Qualifications
Essential
NVQ Level3 in Health and Social Care

Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• One year experience in hospital setting
• Ability to overcome communication barriers
• Experience working as part of a team

Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes
Essential

• Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users
• Able to multitask
• Flexible and adaptable

Skills
Desirable

• Dementia and Learning Disability awareness
• Use of Medway

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.

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.

Employer details
Employer name: Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address: University Hospitals of Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, Kettering, NN16 8UZ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.kgh.nhs.uk/working-for-us

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Sister Ginny Winter, ginny.winter1@nhs.net, 01536492341

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