# Health Care Assistant - Specialist Childrens Services > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/health-care-assistant-specialist-childrens-services/add45960-e283-4a8a-b68f-b01c6490688f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/health-care-assistant-specialist-childrens-services/add45960-e283-4a8a-b68f-b01c6490688f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** HMP Bronzefield - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Healthcare assistant - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 33.75 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-21T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-20T13:40:38.071Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Milton_Keynes/Central_North_West_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Health_Care_Assitant/Health_Care_Assitant-v8372019 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8372019?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Come and join our Specialist Children’s Services team We have an exciting opportunity for a caring, enthusiastic and motivated Band 3 Health Care Assistant to join Specialist Children’s Services in Milton Keynes, based at our new Child Development Centre at Whalley Drive, Bletchley. This is a varied role offering the opportunity to work alongside our Community Paediatrics Team and Children with Complex Needs Nursing Team, supporting the delivery of high-quality, safe and child and family-centred care. You will also help ensure that children and their families have a positive experience of our services, treating everyone with compassion, dignity and respect and supporting families to be involved in their child's care. We are looking for someone who is kind, compassionate, reliable and enthusiastic, with excellent communication skills and a genuine interest in working with children and families. Experience of healthcare, the NHS, community or hospital services, or a caring role would be particularly valuable. An NVQ Level 3 or equivalent is listed as desirable within the existing Band 3 person specification ### Main duties of the job Supporting Community Paediatrics and Complex Needs Nursing clini.Preparing and supporting clinic environments and helping clinics run effectivelyWelcoming and supporting children, young people and their parents/carers.Working alongside registered nurses, medical staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team.Contributing to agreed care and clinical activities within your competencies and under appropriate supervision.Maintaining accurate and timely patient records.Recognising and escalating concerns appropriately, including safeguarding or safety concerns.Helping us to provide a positive, inclusive and child and family-centred experience.Contributing to the continued development and improvement of Specialist Children’s Services. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Supporting Community Paediatrics and Complex Needs Nursing clinics.Preparing and supporting clinic environments and helping clinics run effectively.Welcoming and supporting children, young people and their parents/carers.Working alongside registered nurses, medical staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team.Contributing to agreed care and clinical activities within your competencies and under appropriate supervision.Maintaining accurate and timely patient records.Recognising and escalating concerns appropriately, including safeguarding or safety concerns.Helping us to provide a positive, inclusive and child and family-centred experience.Contributing to the continued development and improvement of Specialist Children’s Services. ### Applicant requirements This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Previous Experience **Essential** - Previous experience of working with a multidisciplinary team - Experience of working with the general public - communicating with a range of different people - Previous experience of working in a fast-paced environment - Previous experience of working within a customer focused environment **Desirable** - Healthcare/NHS or similar experience in community or hospital settings Volunteer sector - Experience in a caring role - Previous experience in mental health setting or working with adults suffering from mental health problems ### Education and Qualifications **Essential** - Numeracy and Literacy skills required to keep accurate records and administer medicines (if appropriate) - Spoken and written English, to an appropriate standard to fulfil the job requirements **Desirable** - NVQ L3 or equivalent ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 186.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10699851) - [cnwl values (pdf, 182.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1162) - [person spec (pdf, 482.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10699852) - [cnwl staff charter (pdf, 684.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2868) - [cnwl staff networks (pdf, 320.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1160) - [cnwl reward and wellbeing handbook 2020 (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1773) - [cnwl culture scarf behaviour framework (pdf, 710.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2869) - [accommodation information for new starters (pdf, 120.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2438) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.