Job summary
- Main area
- obstetrics and gynaecology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 230-34490568-WCS-3
- Employer
- George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- George Eliot Hospital Gynae outpatients
- Town
- Nuneaton
- Salary
- £23,615 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/04/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 16/04/2025
Employer heading

Healthcare Assistant Gynaecology
NHS AfC: Band 2
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women’s, children’s, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.
The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
Our vision is "to EXCEL at patient care". If you think you've got what it takes, help us realise this and join #TeamEliot.
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Job overview
Healthcare Assistant- Gynaecology
37.5 Hours per week
Permanent
Salary: £23,615 per annum
Closing Date: 9th April 2025
Interview Date: 16th April 2025
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.
All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.
A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.
#JoinTeamEliot
Main duties of the job
We are looking for enthusiastic motivated individuals to join our team in Women’s and Children’s at George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust. You will be working alongside our gynaecology professionals to carry out a compassionate and caring role to meet the needs of our patients, relatives and other team members.
Applicants must be able to work effectively within a team, demonstrating an ability to adapt to the change in accordance with the need of the organisation and professional innovation.
For further information, please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification.
Working for our organisation
Here at George Eliot our vision to ‘excel at patient care’ takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Perform patient care maintaining the safety of the patient, under the supervision of a registered practitioner.
- Anticipate the needs of the patient to ensure comfort, safety, and dignity always.
- Assist patients in preparation for and whilst undergoing routine and specialised gynaecological procedures and examinations, always attending to the patient’s welfare.
- To check patient identification and documentation in accordance with departmental protocols and clinical requests. Ensure that patient demographics are accurate.
- Establish and maintain a good communication channel to support patient confidence.
- Demonstrate respect, courtesy, and diplomacy in dealing with professional colleagues and members of the public. Adopting a friendly and helpful approach towards staff, patients, their relatives and friends in all clinical areas and on the telephone.
- Receive patients, relatives, and colleagues into the department and direct to the appropriate area and ensure that they have been informed of waiting times.
- Ensure patient’s property is kept in line with Trust Policy Preparing for clinics.
- Management of patient information to ensure compliance with information governance.
- Ensuring patient’s data is effectively inputted on to the computer system.
Please note that this list is not exhaustive, for further information please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification.
Person specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of Safeguarding issues
- Awareness of Health and Safety issues
- Knowledge and understanding of data protection confidentially
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working with members of the public
- One year’s formal care experience in a hospital
- Experience of using hospital patient record system
- Experience of working in an acute hospital setting
- Experience of providing high quality care
Qualification(s) and Professional Training
Essential criteria
- GCSE Maths and English Grades A-C, Levels 4-9, Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent
- GCSE Maths and English Grades A-C, Levels 4-9, Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent
- Commit to undertake in-house training
Desirable criteria
- Foundation Degree Maternity Pathway
- Care certificate
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Approachable manner with good interpersonal skills
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Ability to work without direct supervision
- Able to identify when to escalate issues/concerns
- Ability to work as part of team
- Demonstrate attention to detail
- IT / computer skills
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of the role and own professional boundaries
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Adaptable and flexible approach to work
- Positive attitude to training and development
- Ability to work 24-hour shift pattern, including weekends and bank holidays
Desirable criteria
- Ability to travel
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Thelma Hodder
- Job title
- Gynaecology Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07770448282
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