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The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Health Care Assistant

The closing date is 21 September 2026

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Job summary

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is one of the leading cancer centres in the world and has an international reputation for the care and treatment it provides. The Royal Marsden serves a local, regional, national, and international population from two hospital sites, Chelsea, and Sutton.

Our new state-of-the-art Cancer centre opened in Sutton in July 2023. We are looking for enthusiastic and committed Health Care Assistants to join our nursing team to help support our patients in the Rapid Diagnostic Centre, Outpatients department and phlebotomy service at the Sutton site.

Main duties of the job

You will work in a variety of clinics, including one-stop breast clinics, post-op clinics, urology clinics and many more. You will assist with diagnostic procedures and minor procedures within dermatology, plastics, sarcoma and breast. You will work in the phlebotomy room, ECG room and Observations room.

There are many new and exciting educational opportunities for Health Care Assistants within the Royal Marsden Trust. This is a great opportunity to develop your existing skills and knowledge, but also to learn new one's in caring for cancer patients at all points of their cancer pathway.

The successful candidate will be a Health Care Assistant with experience within a healthcare setting.

The post holder will be based at The Royal Marsden in Sutton, initially working across both the Rapid Diagnostic Centre (RDAC) and Outpatients. There will be a requirement to work shift patterns between the operating hours of 08:00 - 17:00 Monday to Friday.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Sister Mandy Townsend Ext 4234, or Sister Jane Kimaru, Ext 1342.

About us

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

Details

Date posted

09 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£30,630 to £32,346 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

282-SB1727

Job locations

The Royal Marsden Hospital Sutton

Sutton

SM2 5PT

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information please refer to the Job Description & Person Specification.

• Monitoring and recording patients vital signs (including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, oxygen saturation) and reporting any abnormal results to registered nursing staff.
• Measuring and recording patients height and weight
• Checking patients MRSA status on arrival to OPD, under the supervision of senior nursing colleagues and screening patients if required
• Checking patients identification on arrival to unit and allergy status.
• Performing venepuncture, venous blood sampling and cannulation
• Undertakes clinical tasks relevant to the patients in OPD, following competency sign off, for example, ECG, urinalysis, MRSA screening swabs, recording of allergies on EPR, venepuncture and cannulation.
• Assists the nursing staff with the smooth running of clinics. Escorting and chaperoning patients where applicable.
• To provide support and supervision for the Band 2 HCAs working in the department.
• Demonstrates an understanding of infection control issues including attendance at mandatory training; an understanding of policy and procedure and accept responsibility for their own infection control practice and a willingness to challenge others practice.
• Demonstrates an understanding of nursing care plans and utilises them in line with trust policy and procedure.
• Understands the dietary needs of patients and utilises diet charts and fluid balance charts appropriately. Working alongside and liaising with members of the MDT as appropriate.
• Undertakes patient transfer and escort duties
• Collecting patients/patients medications from pharmacy
• Collects blood products from the laboratory in accordance with the hospital transfusion policy (The post holder will only perform this task after training and assessment of competency as per trust policy )
• Assisting in the provision of basic care to patients so as to ensure their comfort, cleanliness and well being.
• Reporting to nurses any problems arising during observation of, or conversations with, patients and carers.
• Co-operating with all colleagues to maintain a presentable and safe environment. Ensuring that all patient/public areas (including bedside where applicable) and utility rooms are clean and tidy at all times, and informing an appropriate member of staff when the required standard is not maintained.
• Preparing dressing/procedure trolleys, initially under the guidance of registered staff and following completed competency these tasks can be undertaken independently.
• Assisting nursing and medical staff where required with various clinical procedures, as delegated appropriately by a registered nurse.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information please refer to the Job Description & Person Specification.

• Monitoring and recording patients vital signs (including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, oxygen saturation) and reporting any abnormal results to registered nursing staff.
• Measuring and recording patients height and weight
• Checking patients MRSA status on arrival to OPD, under the supervision of senior nursing colleagues and screening patients if required
• Checking patients identification on arrival to unit and allergy status.
• Performing venepuncture, venous blood sampling and cannulation
• Undertakes clinical tasks relevant to the patients in OPD, following competency sign off, for example, ECG, urinalysis, MRSA screening swabs, recording of allergies on EPR, venepuncture and cannulation.
• Assists the nursing staff with the smooth running of clinics. Escorting and chaperoning patients where applicable.
• To provide support and supervision for the Band 2 HCAs working in the department.
• Demonstrates an understanding of infection control issues including attendance at mandatory training; an understanding of policy and procedure and accept responsibility for their own infection control practice and a willingness to challenge others practice.
• Demonstrates an understanding of nursing care plans and utilises them in line with trust policy and procedure.
• Understands the dietary needs of patients and utilises diet charts and fluid balance charts appropriately. Working alongside and liaising with members of the MDT as appropriate.
• Undertakes patient transfer and escort duties
• Collecting patients/patients medications from pharmacy
• Collects blood products from the laboratory in accordance with the hospital transfusion policy (The post holder will only perform this task after training and assessment of competency as per trust policy )
• Assisting in the provision of basic care to patients so as to ensure their comfort, cleanliness and well being.
• Reporting to nurses any problems arising during observation of, or conversations with, patients and carers.
• Co-operating with all colleagues to maintain a presentable and safe environment. Ensuring that all patient/public areas (including bedside where applicable) and utility rooms are clean and tidy at all times, and informing an appropriate member of staff when the required standard is not maintained.
• Preparing dressing/procedure trolleys, initially under the guidance of registered staff and following completed competency these tasks can be undertaken independently.
• Assisting nursing and medical staff where required with various clinical procedures, as delegated appropriately by a registered nurse.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ in Health & Social Care
• GCSE/equivalent
• Cavendish Care Certificate or equivalent (completed)

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of NEWs score
• Previous experience of working in a hospital setting or care setting

Desirable

• Understanding of working with patients who are critically and chronically ill

Skills

Essential

• Good communication skills (verbal and written)
• Good organisational skills
• Phlebotomy experience
• IT skills (ability to enter patient data onto computer records)
• Flexibility to meet service needs (eg shift work, covering other departments)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ in Health & Social Care
• GCSE/equivalent
• Cavendish Care Certificate or equivalent (completed)

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of NEWs score
• Previous experience of working in a hospital setting or care setting

Desirable

• Understanding of working with patients who are critically and chronically ill

Skills

Essential

• Good communication skills (verbal and written)
• Good organisational skills
• Phlebotomy experience
• IT skills (ability to enter patient data onto computer records)
• Flexibility to meet service needs (eg shift work, covering other departments)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Royal Marsden Hospital Sutton

Sutton

SM2 5PT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk/working-royal-marsden (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Royal Marsden Hospital Sutton

Sutton

SM2 5PT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk/working-royal-marsden (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Sister

Mandy Townsend

[email protected]

Details

Date posted

09 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£30,630 to £32,346 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

282-SB1727

Job locations

The Royal Marsden Hospital Sutton

Sutton

SM2 5PT

United Kingdom

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