Mid HampshireHealthcare (MHH) is looking for a caring, compassionate, and motivated Healthcare Assistant to join our growing clinical team supporting the delivery of Long‑Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) services across Wokingham.
This is an exciting opportunity to work within a supportive and forward‑thinking healthcare organisation delivering high‑quality women’s health services within local communities. Working alongside experienced clinicians, you will play a key role in supporting patients throughout their healthcare journey and helping to ensure clinics run safely, effectively, and efficiently.
Whether you already have experience in women’s health or are looking to develop specialist skills in this area, we would love to hear from you. Full training and ongoing support will be provided to help you grow and develop within the role.
The role offers variety, flexibility, and the opportunity to make a genuine difference to women’s health services across Wokingham.
Main duties of the job
What You’ll Be Doing
You’ll support the delivery of MHH’s LARC service by:
- Supporting clinicians during contraceptive implant and intrauterine device (IUD/IUS) clinics.
- Preparing clinical rooms, equipment, and supplies for consultations and procedures.
- Undertaking delegated clinical duties within your training and competencies.
- Recording patient observations and supporting patient assessments where appropriate.
- Chaperoning patients during consultations and procedures.
- Supporting patients before, during, and following clinical procedures.
- Providing a professional, welcoming, and compassionate service to patients.
- Assisting with clinic administration, patient registration, appointment management, and record keeping.
- Maintaining accurate patient records using EMIS and other digital systems.
- Monitoring stock levels and ensuring clinical areas remain clean, safe, and fully equipped.
- Supporting health promotion and patient education activities.
- Contributing to service improvement, quality assurance, and clinical governance activities.
About us
Why Join MHH?
- Friendly and supportive clinical environment.
- Flexible working opportunities.
- NHS Pension available.
- Opportunity to work within a growing healthcare organisation.
- Ongoing training and development support.
- Opportunity to support innovative community‑based women’s health services.
- Varied and rewarding role across multiple clinic locations.
- Opportunity to make a real difference to patient care and health outcomes.
Job responsibilities
The role will include preparing clinical environments for patient consultations and procedures, supporting clinicians during LARC fittings and removals, undertaking delegated clinical duties within agreed competencies, assisting with patient observations and health assessments, maintaining clinical equipment and stock levels, and contributing to the effective coordination of patient care.
The Healthcare Assistant will be responsible for ensuring that clinical areas are appropriately prepared and maintained, infection prevention and control standards are adhered to, and accurate clinical records are maintained in accordance with organisational policies, procedures, and professional standards.
As part of a developing community‑based women’s health service, the postholder will be expected to demonstrate flexibility and adaptability, supporting service delivery across multiple clinic locations where required. The role may also involve supporting additional Mid Hampshire Healthcare services in line with organisational needs and the individual’s training and competencies.
The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, a caring and compassionate approach, strong organisational abilities, and a commitment to delivering high‑quality, patient‑centred care. They will work within the boundaries of their competence at all times, seeking guidance and support where appropriate and contributing positively to a culture of continuous improvement, patient safety, and clinical excellence.
This job description provides an overview of the key duties and responsibilities of the role and is not intended to be exhaustive. Duties may be reviewed and amended in line with service requirements, commissioning arrangements, and organisational developments.
Qualifications
- Healthcare Assistant qualification and/or relevant clinical experience.
- Experience working in a healthcare setting.
- Understanding of patient confidentiality and information governance requirements.
- Knowledge of infection prevention and control principles.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
- Ability to travel between clinic locations across Wokingham.
- Commitment to delivering safe, compassionate, and patient‑centred care.
- Experience working within women’s health, sexual health, primary care, or community healthcare services.
- Experience undertaking observations and basic clinical assessments.
- Experience using EMIS clinical systems.
- Chaperone training.
- Experience supporting minor procedures or clinical interventions.
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.
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