Nursing

Healthcare Assistant - Outpatients

Healthcare Assistant - Outpatients (Bank)

Vale Hospital | Outpatients | Permanent | Part Time

£24,043.50 pro rata

30 hours per week

Nuffield Health is the UK’s largest Healthcare Charity. From our innovative healthcare and leisure facilities to our community access programmes, we’re committed to building a healthier nation. Inside our award-winning hospitals, this starts with commitment to quality and the highest standards of patient care. It starts with you.

As a Healthcare Assistant in Outpatients at our hospital, you’ll bring relevant experience, a keen eye for detail and a flexible approach. You demonstrate patience, focus and excellent communication skills. A real team player, you have the diligence, IT literacy and passion for development and training to make a difference. You will be qualified with an NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care, with relevant experience in an acute hospital or care setting,

As a Healthcare Assistant in Outpatients, you will: 

• Assist colleagues in Orthopaedics, Gynaecology, Neurosurgery, Plastics Surgery, ENT, Cardiology, GP Services, Psychiatry and Physiotherapy

• Enjoy more time to care for patients as individuals

• Manage a wide range of activities and changing priorities

• Make sure the day-to-day operations of our various clinics run smoothly

• Assist consultants and nurses with procedures, such as dressings and wound care

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. From Holiday in line with the Working Time Directive, Access to our Pension Scheme and discounted gym membership at £25.00 a month.

Working on the bank means you are not contracted to a set number of hours per week but instead work on an ad-hoc basis to suit the needs of the business and your availability.  

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it’s a good idea to apply right away to ensure you’re considered for this role.

It starts with you. 

Rewards & Benefits

Helping you be and feel your best.

Annual Leave

25 days + Bank Holidays, increasing to 27 days after 5 years and to 30 days after 10 years of service.

Nuffield Health Healthcare Plan

Membership is free for employees and you can add partner and dependants at your own cost.

*eligibility criteria applies.

Financial Wellbeing

A range of employee benefits through a Financial Wellbeing provider – including affordable loans repaid through salary, access to your pay when you need it, simple savings, a government Help to Save scheme and money insights.

Cycle to Work Scheme

Save money, get fit and reduce your carbon footprint by taking advantage of this tax-efficient scheme to get a new bike.

Gym Membership

Free membership to any Nuffield Health gym, plus discounted memberships for family members.

Online GP

Discounted access to secure video and telephone GP consultations and a suite of healthcare management tools, provided by digital healthcare company Doctor Care Anywhere.

Emotional Wellbeing Support

Access to our Emotional Wellbeing services and discounted virtual, telephone, and face-to-face treatment.

Healthcare Scheme

Provides you with access to treatment in our own hospitals (or other Nuffield Health approved facilities).

Overtime

For clinical roles grade 9 and below, the overtime is at a standard rate of pay. For unsocial hours, you’ll be paid an additional enhancement to your salary at the following rates: Nights Hours worked between 7pm and 7am on any day of the week, 30% of basic hourly rate. Weekends Hours worked between 7am and 7pm on a Saturday or Sunday, 20% of basic hourly rate. Bank Holidays Hours worked between midnight and midnight of a bank holiday, 100% of basic hourly rate.

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Healthcare Assistant - Outpatients

• Job reference
• 122633
• Department
• Outpatients
• Location
• Crowborough
• Full/Part-time
• Part-time
• Pay scale from
• No Pay Scale
• Pay scale to
• No Pay Scale
• Closing date
• 31/01/2026

• Description
• Join our dedicatedOutpatients teamatHorder Healthcareand play a vital role in delivering exceptional patient care. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a close-knit team of experienced professionals, ensuring a seamless and high-quality outpatient experience.we provide a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and career development. This includes family-friendly policies, outstanding training and development opportunities, full medical insurance, and access to a complete health and wellbeing programme. At Horder Healthcare, we are committed to helping you grow while ensuring you feel valued and supported every step of the way.What You’ll Be Doing
  • Actively participate as part of the multi-disciplinary outpatient team to deliver excellent care.
  • Support clinics by taking patient observations, recording appointment outcomes, and completing documentation.
  • Assist patients and act as a chaperone during clinical examinations and procedures.
  • Carry out routine care tasks to maintain patient health and wellbeing.
  • Report any changes in patients’ conditions to senior staff and ensure safety protocols are followed.
  • Help with administrative duties such as answering calls, relaying messages, and completing timesheets.
  • Attend mandatory training and complete relevant e-learning.
    Uphold infection control standards and maintain patient dignity, privacy, and confidentiality.
  About You
  • Passionate and empathetic, with excellent communication skills.
  • Experienced in patient care within a hospital or care setting
  • NVQ Level 1, 2, or 3 in Health and Social Care (or willingness to train).
  • Proactive, forward-thinking, and committed to continuous learning.
  • Good computer skills and experience in a patient-facing role.
  • UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.
  • Aligned with our values: Caring, Friendly, Quality, Integrity,andPride
  Location:The Horder Centre, CrowboroughContract Type:25 hours per weekShift Patterns:Availability between 07.30am - 7.00pmPro-rata Salary:up to £16,484 per annum (dependant on experience and relevant qualifications).Please Note:Shortlisting and Interviewing will not take place until after the Christmas/New Year's period, Thank you for your understanding.Right to work in the UKIn accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencing employment. We have assessed this role and it does not meet the criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. As such,we will not be accepting any visa sponsorships for this role, and candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK independently, without sponsorship from Horder Healthcare.At Horder Healthcare, we are proud to champion and celebrate diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in all areas of our business. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to protected characteristics by applicable law.As a disability confident employer, we are pleased to offer our full support should you require an alternative method of applying or any reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process.In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have receiveda sufficient number ofapplications.Due to the nature of work here at Horder Healthcare, and to ensure that we remain committed to our Safeguarding policy, any applicant upon an initial offer of employment will be subject to pre-employment checks, including anEnhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check). References and Occupational Health checks will also be taken up before appointment.

Trusts and Grants Fundraiser

Trusts and Grants fundraiser
Head of Fundraising
Remote/Hybrid/Office Based in Edgbaston, Birmingham
22.5 hours a week (flexible work available with hours to be agreed,
hybrid/remote working and due to the nature of the role, there will
be occasional out of hours work)
£30K FTE per annum Pro rata £17,995
24 days annual leave pro rata, plus bank holidays and employer
contributed pension scheme after 3 months
Permanent (6-month probationary period)

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About Edward’s Trust

Edward’s Trust is a local West Midlands charity providing support for bereaved children, young
people, and parents. We have 36 years of experience and operate at the highest level, providing
qualified counselling and holistic support for complex or prolonged grief. We do not set time limits
and the service is completely free. We do not get Government funding; therefore, we rely on
donations to keep this vital service going.

Our Values

RESPECT
We will act with integrity in all that we do, being mindful and considerate to all. We respect and
remember those who have died. Respect is a constant that embraces diversity and uniqueness of
experience.

HOPE
A feeling of trust in tomorrow. We embody, instill and empower a feeling of trust in tomorrow.
Hope is the hand to hold. We have a vision that one day there will be a universal understanding of
life-changing grief.

HOLISTIC
Complete and all encompassing. We acknowledge and respond to the needs of the whole person:
mentally,  physically,  emotionally,  and  spiritually.  We  recognise  the  total  experience  of  grief,
promoting a holistic approach to bereavement care.

SUPPORT
Enabling with compassion and care. We provide responsive support that is appropriate, relevant,
and meaningful to each individual. Together in safety and strength. Encouraging society to respond
appropriately to people facing loss and surviving bereavement.

EXCELLENCE

Embracing  professional  integrity  and  creative  innovation.  We  are  passionate  about  providing
exceptional services and maintaining the highest standards in all that we do. Excellence is valuing
people. We are committed to driving innovation and change.

You will be working with:

•  Funders
•  Donors
•  CEO
•  Head of Fundraising
•  Senior Fundraiser
•  Community and Volunteer Fundraiser
•  Fundraising Assistant
•  Service Delivery Team
•  Comms and marketing
•  Management Accountant
•  Database Support (Donorflex and Salesforce)
•  Volunteers

Role summary

Here at Edward’s Trust, we are excited and committed to growing our service offer and
fundraising whilst working with a small but mighty team.  We have strong and realistic
foundations in the trusts and grants income stream and a secure base of income from long-term
committed funders. These funders enable us to reach children and adults through our specialist
counselling services and projects alike, but with a huge amount of new work in development,
securing new income from trusts and foundations is a high priority for us.

This is an exciting role at Edward’s Trust that will challenge and provide excellent career
development opportunities for the successful candidate. This role will deliver essential
stewardship to our growing portfolio of warm trust supporters, engaging with them to provide
inspirational impact reporting to secure continued funding. Our new colleague will gain exciting
CV enhancing experience through working and securing new grants for some of the larger funders
which is where we wish this post to focus on.

You will support Edward’s Trust to develop its presence in the trust and foundations world, by
working to agreed new business targets and contributing to the creation of a high-quality pipeline
of new trust and foundation opportunities.

About the postholder

We believe there is considerable potential for this role to significantly increase the number of
trusts Edward’s Trust partners with and offers a fantastic opportunity to work across the
organisation and develop skills and experience. We want to hear from ambitious fundraisers who
want to make their mark and create a lasting difference to the lives of bereaved children, adults
and their wider families.

Our ideal candidate will be confident and outgoing with experience of personally developing
multiple four and five figure funding relationships from trusts and foundations. We are seeking
someone with great communication skills who can write with flair to develop compelling

applications and reports and speak passionately and articulately about Edward’s Trust work to the
staff and trustees of trusts and foundations.

Key tasks and responsibilities

Research: to research Charitable Trust and Foundations application opportunities and devise a work
programme to agreed targets.

Applications: to prepare highly effective proposals and applications for core income support and
project grants with...

Financial

Controller

Teach First is a charity that believes education is the
most powerful tool to help a child fulfil their potential.
We find and train teachers to work in the schools that
need them most, we equip school leaders with
evidence-led training, we support local teacher
training providers, and we plug education leaders
into supportive professional networks. We are a
community, working within the classroom and
beyond, to bring an end to educational inequality.
Because a child's future shouldn't depend on
their postcode.

The role

The rundown: As Teach First’s Financial Controller, you’ll
play a key role in managing, controlling and reporting on
the charity’s finances. You’ll lead the team that runs the
charity’s financial operations and accounting processes,
and you’ll provide professional leadership and advice on
all technical accounting, regulatory and statutory financial
reporting matters. You’ll be responsible for the operation
and development of internal financial control policies and
procedures. You’ll work with the Executive Director of
Finance & Performance and Head of Finance Business
Partnering to ensure that financial risks are understood
and appropriately managed, and provide our Trustees and
senior leaders with  compliant, reliable and timely financial
information to enable effective running of the Charity.

The detail: day-to-day work

•  Lead and optimise the operational finance team to

ensure the smooth running of all operational financial
processes (e.g. accounts payable, accounts receivable,
record to report)

•  Overseeing, designing and establishing more effective
processes, controls and policies to provide effective
financial services to the charity, and robust financial
controls

•  Acting as the key contact for external auditors and

regulators, and liaising with internal auditors as required

•  Coordinating and overseeing the preparation of all

statutory and regulatory reporting

•  Leading the team to deliver timely and accurate month-

end and year-end close outs

•  Managing cash and inputting into accurate cashflow

forecasting

•  Manage the performance and coach the development of

the financial controlling team

•  Support the Head of Finance Systems implementing a
new finance system and adapting finance processes to
realise benefits from this.

You’ll take ownership for:

•  The effectiveness of the charity’s day-to-day accounting

operations and finance processes

•  All statutory and regulatory financial reporting and

associated processes including the annual accounts,
VAT returns, and other financial reporting as required

•  Finance & accounting processes and policies that

maintain and strengthen internal financial control and
efficiency

•  Cash and asset management, including efficient and

effective banking and investment arrangements

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More info on how the role fits in with the rest of the
team and charity:

You’ll report to: Executive Director of Finance & Perfor-
mance

This position is a level 4 role. Take a look at our role
levels and where you’ll fit in.

About you

The Essentials: make sure you demonstrate these in
your application. Even if you think you don't quite
tick all the boxes we want to hear from you.

•  You’ll be a qualified accountant (e.g. ACMA, CIPFA,

ACCA or ACA) with an up to date knowledge of
accounting regulations and reporting standards, with
awareness of the Charity SORP

•  You have experience of leading and developing a

team of finance professionals through coaching and
management

•  You’ll have experience of implementing finance

process improvements, and of operating common
finance processes (e.g. accounts receivable, accounts
payable, record to report)

•  You’ll have demonstrated experience of leading an
efficient and reliable finance period close process

•  You will have a strong understanding of finance risk
management and the development and operation of
finance controls and policies

The nice to haves: we want to hear from you even if
you can’t demonstrate these yet. We’re looking for
potential, so tell us about what you can bring to the
role.

•  You’ll have prior experience of working to reduce the

duration of the finance period close process

•  You’ll have an understanding of government funding

and working with government contracts

•  You’ll have an understanding of process mapping

tools and associated best practice

•  You’ll have experience of best practice finance

processes to support fundraising activity

•  You should have a commitment to and knowledge of

advancing diversity and inclusion

The main responsibilities of this role are described here.
As our needs as a charity change, we may need to make
reasonable changes from time to time.

We succeed when we work together. Here’s who
you’ll be working with regularly:

•  Executive Director of Finance & Performance

•  Head of Finance Business Partnering

•  Head of Finance Systems

•  Chair of the Finance Risk & Audit Committee

•  Our ...

APPLICANT INFORMATION

FINANCIAL
CONTROLLER

COMMENCING
FEBRUARY/MARCH
2026

125-126, 131-133 QUEEN'S GATE SOUTH KENSINGTON LONDONSW7 5LJ, SW7 5LE TEL: 020 7589 3587EMAIL: BURSAR@QUEENSGATE.ORG.UKWWW.QUEENSGATE.ORG.UKQUEEN'S GATE SCHOOL TRUST LTD REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 312724WELCOME FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Welcome to Queen’s Gate School, and
thank you for taking the time to review
our application pack.

provide a warm, supportive
environment in which our girls can
grow, explore and aspire.

Queen’s Gate is a happy, bustling GSA

school for girls aged 4-18. Located in
South Kensington, London, we are ideally
placed to take advantage of the many
educational opportunities on offer
nearby. We are a close-knit community of
around 500 pupils, and are proud of our
light-hearted atmosphere, where we
promote individuality, authenticity and
creativity. Our intake is broad, and we
pride ourselves on valuing each girl for
her own gifts and talents. Our pupils leave
us to a range of higher education
institutions across the UK and abroad,
and the breadth of their chosen degree
courses speaks to our success in fostering
our pupils’ interests across the academic
spectrum and beyond.

We encourage all our girls to be bold in

their dreams and to seek to exceed their
potential. We are firm in our belief that to
do so, our girls must feel happy and
secure, and so as a School we aim to

Likewise, we are committed to offering
a workplace where our staff can
develop their skills and advance in
their careers. We have a generous CPD
budget, and encourage networking
with colleagues at other GSA schools.
A number of our staff serve as
governors for other schools, which we
are also pleased to facilitate.

We hope the information supplied in
this pack will leave you keen to come
and be part of all that makes us such a
special place. We are a school where
our hard work is underpinned by good
cheer and genuine camaraderie, and
we would be delighted to receive your
application to join us.

With warmest wishes,

Amy Wallace
Principal

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ABOUT US

(continued)

Queen's Gate's stated aims are to create a secure, happy, yet stimulating
environment in which each girl can realise her academic and personal potential.

Our intake is relatively broad, andwe are exceptionally proud of theresults our girls achieve; in 2023, wewere fourth in the country for value-added scores. We have pupilsperforming at the highest levels inMusic, Drama and Sport. Currently,we have girls competinginternationally in Fencing, Volleyballand Athletics, another playing in theNational Youth Orchestra, and onein the National Youth Theatre. Wehave an extensive programme ofenrichment activities, as well as aplethora of trips to destinations inthe UK and abroad. Our ethos is one of celebrating eachgirl as an individual, and allowingher to explore her own interests andgifts. We facilitate this through ourextensive academic curriculum (weoffer 28 subjects at A Level) and ahigher-than-normal amount ofchoice at GCSE. Scholarships areawarded for academic merit butalso to those demonstratingexceptional talent in, and dedicationto, Sport, Music, Drama and Art. TheSchool is committed to wideningaccess, and offers a number ofmeans- tested bursaries. We place great emphasis on theimportance of pupils’ happiness andwellbeing, which we supportthrough outstanding pastoral care,our extensive co-curricularprogramme and an opendetermination to inject funwherever possible.Our girls have no uniform, and ourdress code allows them enormousscope to explore their own sense ofstyle and to come to school feelingcomfortable and confident in whatthey are wearing. Girls have manyopportunities to provide feedbackor present their own ideas,particularly in terms of charityevents, which are a regular feature. The core Senior Management Teamcurrently comprises the followingstaff members:Principal Vice PrincipalBursar Director of the Junior SchoolDirector of StudiesDirector of Pastoral CareDirector of Sixth Form       The Senior Management Team alsoincludes a number of Associatemembers.The Junior School has an additionalleadership team, which currentlycomprises the following staffmembers:Director of the Junior SchoolAssistant Director (Teaching &Learning)Assistant Director (Operations) Assistant Director (Pastoral)Our Board of Governors maintainregular contact and incorporatesprofessionals from a range of fields.We are also fortunate to benefitfrom a strong and supportive PTA.                                    APPLICANT INFORMATION FOR THE ROLE OF FINANCIAL CONTROLLER

THE ROLE

Queen’s Gate is a very happy school for girls aged 4-18, located in South Kensington amidst adazzling array of world-class educational and cultural institutions. We are a close-knit community,where pupils, staff and parents enjoy working collabor...

Job Description

Financial Controller
Full Time
Permanent
Queen’s Gate School, London (Junior and Senior Schools)
Bursary
Dependent on experience
30 days plus bank holidays
Bursar

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Job Summary

The Financial Controller is a senior support staff role reporting to the Bursar, with responsibility for
management of the day to day financial operations of the School, including billings, accounts
payable, budgeting and management reporting. Working with the Bursar and Admissions team, the
Financial Controller also administrates the School’s bursary programme.

The postholder is responsible for transactional accuracy and maintenance of a robust control
environment, ensuring the integrity of all internal control processes, and timely reconciliation and
reporting.

The Financial Controller joins the School at an exciting time, as we seek to build on our management
reporting, analysis and strategic planning, making greater use of systems and software to automate
and streamline processes. The postholder will be instrumental in supporting the Bursar to deliver
these changes.

Main Responsibilities

The list below provides an outline of the main areas of responsibility.

Relationships and Staffing

•  Manage the junior members of the Finance team, providing support to enable them to carry

out their duties effectively and deliver the desired strategic change projects.

•  Ensure all finance staff are fully trained in the use of accounting and related software.
•  Build  and  maintain  open,  supportive  relationships  with  colleagues  across  the  School,  to

ensure a high quality and responsive service.

•  Provide cover for Finance colleagues during leave or other periods of absence, as required.

Strategic Financial Management & Development

•  Support the Bursar in the development of the financial strategy for the School, building and
maintaining  effective  long-term  financial  models  through  detailed  scenario  planning  and
analysis.

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•  Contribute to the assessment and implementation of new systems and processes to increase
the accessibility and accuracy of financial data, and to improve efficiency. These will include
areas such as asset management, budgeting and payment systems

•  Continually evaluate the performance of the accounting software to ensure it is the best fit for

the School.

•  Work with the Bursar to establish a profitable lettings operation.

Operational Financial Management

•  Contribute to the development of School Financial policies and procedures, ensuring        these

are implemented.

•  Produce monthly nominal ledger reconciliations, journals and balance sheet reconciliations

with supporting documentation.

•  Produce  the  first  draft  of  monthly  management  accounts  and  management  information,
including profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow forecast and analysis of variations to
budget.

•  Support budget holders with information to enable them to manage and monitor their budgets
in accordance with policies and procedures, ensuring budgets are loaded annually onto the
accounting system

•  Manage  the  operation  and  reconciliation  of  the  School’s  bank  accounts  and  payment

processes.

•  Maintain a compliant fixed asset register using a suitable software solution where appropriate
(e.g. Parago, School Asset Manager, InVentry), and work with the Premises and IT Managers to
ensure an annual audit of all assets.

•  Working with the Bursar and other members of the Finance team, prepare the School accounts

for audit

•  Manage Gift Aid claims as required
•  Process claims under the School’s insurance.

Fee billing, Fee Remission and Credit Control

•  Manage the processes and systems for all billing,  ensuring that all invoicing is accurate and

reflects correct fee level and remission as appropriate

•  Ensure all additional charges (e.g. music, exam, trips) are correctly applied and reflect the cost

of services provided

•  Ensure accurate records of all discounts are maintained and processed accurately to parent

accounts

•  Administer the SFRS and student medical cover schemes
•
Investigate and assist in the resolution of invoice queries
•  Manage  the  fee  collections  and  produce  a  weekly  aged  debtor  report  for  the  Bursar  with

detailed records of actions taken and proposed for recovery.

•  Undertake regular (at least termly reconciliations) of fee income against pupil registers.
•  Ensure the School’s debt management processes are followed and where appropriate, in the
case  of  non-payment  of  fees,  the  monitoring  of  repayment  plans  and  escalating  as
appropriate.

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Accounts Payable & Suppliers

•  Manage the Finance Officer (Purchase Ledger), overseeing purchasing processes and ensuring
appropriate vetting of suppliers and maintenance of a preferred supplier list.  Work with the
Bursar to streamline and automate proc...