Senior Healthcare Assistant- Recruitment Day | Barts Health NHS Trust

THIS RECRUITMENT DAY WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY 13TH JUNE AT NEWHAM HOSPITAL.

Join us at Newham University Hospital and take the next step in your healthcare journey as a Band 3 Healthcare Assistant. This is a meaningful opportunity to make a real difference to patients and their families during some of the most important moments of their lives. You'll join a supportive, compassionate workforce where your kindness, reliability and dedication truly matter.

At our interview day on Saturday 13th June 2026, if successful you will have a chance to select areas of preference but we currently have vacancies mostly in our general adult acute medicine/surgical wards with the exception of very few vacancies in our maternity division. This is your opportunity to learn more about the diverse environments you could work in, ask questions, and discover where you feel you can thrive. Whether you're building on previous experience or looking to take the next step in your healthcare career, we want to hear from you.

You'll receive comprehensive training, ongoing development and access to pathways that can support your career progression. Along with our WeCare Values at Bart’s Health we strive on teamwork, learning and high-quality patient care which is at the heart of everything we do.

If you're compassionate, motivated and ready to grow, this is your chance to be part of a team that will support your development and value the contribution you make every day.

The Senior Healthcare Support Worker will be an integral part of the

ward/department 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 nurses, nurse associates and midwives. The post holder will develop essential competencies though 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. 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 Wednesday 27 May 2026