Healthcare Assistant

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 29 October 2026

This in an INTERNAL position for a part-time 20 hour perweek Band 3 Healthcare Assistant within Sexual Health. The main part of thisrole will be based within the Community CASH Team at Bishop Auckland Hospital.

However, successful candidate will work as part of a multi-professional teamunder the direction of qualified health care staff who will be providing comprehensive, evidence based and patient focused sexual health care. This will include community-based Contraception and Sexual Health (CaSH clinics) and Chlamydia screening and related public health activities and initiatives aswell as hospital based Genito Urinary Medicine (GUM). The 20 hours will berostered depending on clinical need, Monday to Friday, day time and early evening clinics, with the occasional Saturday.

This is a blended role of part clinical, part administrative, encompassing use of IT, reception duties, booking lines, clinic administration, alongside clinical duties such as smooth running of the clinic,chaperoning, venepuncture and clinical support for the qualified staff members. The post requires someone with excellent communication and written skills and clinical experience.

The post holder is responsible for supporting both the nursing and medical staff in the care and treatment of patients attending sexual health services. With the blended role of clinical and administrative responsibilities recognising the importance of both elements in the smooth running of the service.

The post is allocated a nominal base but requires flexibility to work across Trust and community locations, including CaSHclinics, Chlamydia screening programmes, and related public health initiatives.

This is a blended clinical and administrative role within the Sexual Health Service, supporting clinic delivery through reception, appointment booking, clinic administration, chaperoning,venepuncture, and clinical support to registered staff. The post holder will require excellent communication skills and a professional, non-judgemental approach to patient care.

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

Full Job Description s can be found in the adverts supporting documents.

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The post holder is responsible for supporting both the nursing and medical staff in the care and treatment of patients attending sexual health services.

General housekeeping duties related to clinical examination rooms and laboratory areas.

Liaise with laboratory staff to request stock and results and process specimens.

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