Job Description

Healthcare Assistant - Gynaecology
37.5 hours per week
Permanent
Salary: 24,465 per annum
Closing Date: 15th October 2025
Interview Date: 5th November 2025
**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **
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We have an exciting opportunity for support workers to join the Gynaecology and Early pregnancy team. This will entail supporting consultants and nurses during Gynaecology Procedures and working within the Early pregnancy unit. You will be expected to support both units within the Women and Children's directive.
Main duties of the job
The Job includes supporting the doctors, nurses and patients when they have pregnancy complications or Gynaecology conditions. You will be expected to completed the healthcare certificate, chaperoning, observations, urinalysis, pregnancy tests, weight and height. You will be required to assist and prep for Gynaecology procedures. You may be trained if required on Observations, urinalysis venepuncture, blood glucose monitoring and ECG.
About us
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.
Details
Date posted
08 October 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
24,465 a year as per trust rota as they may be on top of their banding?
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Job share
Reference number
230-34490568-WCS-H
Job locations
George Elliot
college street
Nuneaton
CV10 7DJ
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Job includes supporting the doctors, nurses and patients when they have pregnancy complications or Gynaecology conditions.
You will be expected to completed the healthcare certificate, chaperoning, observations, urinalysis, pregnancy tests, weight and height.
You will be required to assist and prep for Gynaecology procedures. You may be trained if required on observations, Venepuncture, blood glucose monitoring, ECG and ordering stock required for the unit.

• 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 patients 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 patients property is kept in line with Trust Policy Preparing for clinics.
• Management of patient information to ensure compliance with information governance.
• Ensuring patients data is effectively inputted on to the computer system.Apply infection prevention and control guidance/ policy within the unit.
• Assist patients to be comfortable, adequately dressed and maintain their personal hygiene.
• To record, document and report patient observations such as blood pressure, oxygen saturations as appropriate informing nurse specialist of any concerns regarding the patients condition.
• To complete patient documentation as delegated.
• Escort patients to other departments as a companion where appropriate.
• Liaise with medical secretaries and other departments to ensure that all documentation required for the department is available.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached. Job description
Job responsibilities
The Job includes supporting the doctors, nurses and patients when they have pregnancy complications or Gynaecology conditions.
You will be expected to completed the healthcare certificate, chaperoning, observations, urinalysis, pregnancy tests, weight and height.
You will be required to assist and prep for Gynaecology procedures. You may be trained if required on observations, Venepuncture, blood glucose monitoring, ECG and ordering stock required for the unit.

• 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 patients 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 patients property is kept in line with Trust Policy Preparing for clinics.
• Management of patient information to ensure compliance with information governance.
• Ensuring patients data is effectively inputted on to the computer system.Apply infection prevention and control guidance/ policy within the unit.
• Assist patients to be comfortable, adequately dressed and maintain their personal hygiene.
• To record, document and report patient observations such as blood pressure, oxygen saturations as appropriate informing nurse specialist of any concerns regarding the patients condition.
• To complete patient documentation as delegated.
• Escort patients to other departments as a companion where appropriate.
• Liaise with medical secretaries and other departments to ensure that all documentation required for the department is available.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Understanding of Safeguarding issues
• Knowledge and understanding of data protection confidentially

Desirable

• Experience of working in an acute hospital setting

Qualifications
Essential

• GCSE Maths and English Grades A-C, Levels 4-9, Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent

Desirable

• Care certificate

Skills
Essential

• Approachable manner with good interpersonal skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work without direct supervision
• Able to identify when to escalate issues/concerns

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Understanding of Safeguarding issues
• Knowledge and understanding of data protection confidentially

Desirable

• Experience of working in an acute hospital setting

Qualifications
Essential

• GCSE Maths and English Grades A-C, Levels 4-9, Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent

Desirable

• Care certificate

Skills
Essential

• Approachable manner with good interpersonal skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work without direct supervision
• Able to identify when to escalate issues/concerns

Skills Required