Healthcare Assistant
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 22/09/2026
- Closes
- 06/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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Role summary
This Healthcare Assistant role supports the integrated neurodevelopmental pathway in Oxleas, working with children and young people with ADHD and ASD. The successful candidate will assist with diagnostic assessments, physical monitoring, and contribute to a multi-disciplinary team. It requires a motivated individual with good interpersonal and computer skills, keen to improve services for neurodevelopmental conditions.
Essential criteria
- Education to GCSE level or equivalent
- NVQ level 3 in health and social care or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Training in Autism and/or ADHD
- Experience of working with children and young people
- Experience of working with children or young people with disability and/or complex health needs
- Ability to communicate in a clear, effective and compassionate manner with children, young people and their families
- To maintain confidentiality of information relating to patient, families, relatives and staff
- Demonstrates motivation, reliability, commitment and good organisational skills
- Education to GCSE level or equivalent
- NVQ level 3 in health and social care or equivalent
- Training in Autism and/or ADHD
- Experience of working with children and young people
- Experience of working with children or young people with disability and/or complex health needs
- Ability to communicate in a clear, effective and compassionate manner with children, young people and their families
- To maintain confidentiality of information relating to patient, families, relatives and staff
- Demonstrates motivation, reliability, commitment and good organisational skills
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £30,630 – £32,346 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Healthcare Assistant
The closing date is 06 October 2026
Job summary
Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an HCA to contribute to the integrated neurodevelopmental pathway in Oxleas. Working across the Greenwich and Bexley teams the successful candidate will be responsible for supporting diagnostic assessments for ADHD and ASD supporting the ongoing physical monitoring of children and young people on medication.
You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team that includes Clinical Nurse Specialists, Clinical Psychologists, Consultant Psychiatrists, Community Paediatricians, an Advanced Pharmacist, Clinical Associate Psychologists and an HCA.
We require a motivated individual with a keen interest in improving services for children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions and an ability to adapt quickly to change. The applicant will have good interpersonal skills and an ability to work well as part of a team. They will also have good computer skills and competence in using digital technology.
Hours of work will be predominantly 09.00 - 17.00 with flexibility to work between the hours of 08.00 - 18.00 occasionally to meet the needs of the service.
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