Heath Care Assistant – Ward 7A Chemotherapy Day Unit | Barts Health NHS Trust
Company: Barts Health NHS Trust
Location: London, EC1A 7BE
Salary: £31,554 – £33,270 per annum inc
Hours: Full-time
Job type: Permanent
Working pattern: Not specified
Posting date: 28 Jul 2026
Closing date: 27 Aug 2026
Summary
Are you a caring, enthusiastic and motivated Healthcare Assistant looking to make a real difference? We are excited to welcome a compassionate and energetic individual to join our friendly, supportive nursing team on Ward 7A, our busy Chemotherapy Day Unit.
This is a full-time position (37.5 hours per week), working Monday to Friday, offering the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with patients and become an important part of their cancer care journey.
We are looking for someone who:
- Has a warm, compassionate and caring approach.
- Enjoys working as part of a close-knit multidisciplinary team.
- Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Can think proactively and contribute to delivering outstanding patient care.
- Is committed to providing high‑quality, personalised and holistic care to people from our diverse community.
- Lives and demonstrates our WECARE values in everything they do.
Ward 7A is a vibrant and rewarding place to work, caring for up to 200 patients each day who attend for chemotherapy and other cancer treatments. We understand that many of our patients arrive feeling anxious or uncertain, and every member of our team plays a vital role in helping them feel welcomed, supported and cared for.
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.
As a Healthcare Assistant, you will help create a safe, clean and comfortable environment for patients and their loved ones. You will support with refreshments, provide practical assistance when needed, and offer reassurance throughout each patient’s visit. Because many patients return regularly for treatment, you will have the opportunity to build trusting relationships and become a familiar, friendly face during an important time in their lives.
If you are passionate about delivering compassionate care, enjoy working in a fast‑paced environment, and want to be part of a team that makes a difference every day, we would love to hear from you.
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. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
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/s below.
This advert closes on Tuesday 4 Aug 2026.
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