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Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Healthcare Assistant

The closing date is 11 December 2025

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Job summary

The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting the professional team in providing care for patients in an older adult inpatient ward. Working from time to time without direct supervision but under the supervision of qualified team member, you will implement and assist with the evaluation of individual plans of care for patients and in their management and care under the guidance of the ward manager.

You will be expected to work collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians and other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary team in delivering services; providing a 7 day a week, 24 hours a day service for 365 days a year working shifts as appropriate and as rostered.

Main duties of the job

Please note that this role outline serves to provide an illustrative example of the duties and responsibilities you may be expected to undertake during the course of your normal duties. It is not an exhaustive list and you will therefore be required to undertake other responsibilities and duties that are considered to be commensurate with the band.

Core Clinical Function

  • Maintain effective relationships with patients, their relatives and other carers
  • Maintain effective relationships with members of the multidisciplinary team, Trust andother statutory and voluntary organisations.
  • Implement prescribed nursing care to patients, taking into account physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual needs
  • Fulfil the role of Associate/Co Worker under the supervision of a qualified nurse/clinician
  • Report and record the results of implemented plans of care in the appropriate and agreed format.
  • Contribute to the management and support of patient who exhibit challenging behaviour. Participate in interventions relating to the management of violence and aggression including de-escalation techniques and the use of physical intervention (TASI techniques) as necessary, under the supervision of a qualified nurse.
  • Assist patients with Activities of Daily Living; including personal hygiene, dietary intake etc. with due regard to the philosophy of "normalisation"

About us

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

  • Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
  • Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
  • If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
  • We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.

Benefits

  • 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service.
  • Excellent pension of up to14.5% of your pensionable pay.
  • Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
  • £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
  • Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs

  • Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
  • Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

Details

Date posted

10 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

364-A-9583-A

Job locations

Saffron Walden Hospital Avocet ward

Saffron Walden

CB11 3HY


Job description

Job responsibilities

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all of our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately your application form be rejected from the process.

Please note this vacancy requires a face to face interview with the Recruiting Manager. Applicants that are unable to attend a face to face interview need not apply.

This may close early if sufficient number of applications have been received.

  • Help individuals to maintain independence from others by assisting the development of daily living, domestic, communication and social skills.
  • Assist qualified staff in the physical monitoring of a patients health, including monitoring of blood pressure, pulse, temperature, respiration, weight, drug and alcohol screening (after appropriate training)
  • Undertake whatever duties are necessary to maintain a safe environment free from unnecessary hazards.
  • Report to senior staff any abnormalities, accidents, untoward incidents or observations relating to a patient or patients care
  • Contribute to maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment for patient, relatives, carers and staff.
  • Maintain confidentiality of information according to Trust policy
  • Ensure that the patients dignity and privacy is maintained
  • Ensure effective communication with patients, carers, visitors and staff.

The Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS) brings together key health, care, community, and voluntary sector organisations from across our area. Our aim is to work together in partnership to join up health and care services, improving our populations health and wellbeing and reducing health inequalities. One such example of this collaborative work is the launch of our HCA Academy, an ICS initiative between Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) and Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSEFT) to support the incoming Health Care assistant (HCA) workforce. The academy models a one workforce cross system approach to the onboarding, induction, education and experience of Healthcare Assistants.

To support this one workforce model the successful candidate for this post will be required to attend our5 day (Monday to Friday) face to face Induction Programme at our MSE ICS Education Hub at Brentwood Community Hospital. Your start date will therefore fall on one of two of the HCA Academy induction dates across the month, which will be discussed and agreed during the recruitment process.

Our HCA Academy Induction programme has been designed to train and support the successful candidate through the early stages of their employment at EPUT and will provide opportunities to enhance skills, knowledge and experience.

Further information will be provided post interview.

This will be followed by an additional 5 day (Monday to Friday) EPUT corporate / mandatory training welcome. (EPUT Welcome will be varied between face to face and virtual delivery).

Job description

Job responsibilities

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all of our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately your application form be rejected from the process.

Please note this vacancy requires a face to face interview with the Recruiting Manager. Applicants that are unable to attend a face to face interview need not apply.

This may close early if sufficient number of applications have been received.

  • Help individuals to maintain independence from others by assisting the development of daily living, domestic, communication and social skills.
  • Assist qualified staff in the physical monitoring of a patients health, including monitoring of blood pressure, pulse, temperature, respiration, weight, drug and alcohol screening (after appropriate training)
  • Undertake whatever duties are necessary to maintain a safe environment free from unnecessary hazards.
  • Report to senior staff any abnormalities, accidents, untoward incidents or observations relating to a patient or patients care
  • Contribute to maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment for patient, relatives, carers and staff.
  • Maintain confidentiality of information according to Trust policy
  • Ensure that the patients dignity and privacy is maintained
  • Ensure effective communication with patients, carers, visitors and staff.

The Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS) brings together key health, care, community, and voluntary sector organisations from across our area. Our aim is to work together in partnership to join up health and care services, improving our populations health and wellbeing and reducing health inequalities. One such example of this collaborative work is the launch of our HCA Academy, an ICS initiative between Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) and Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSEFT) to support the incoming Health Care assistant (HCA) workforce. The academy models a one workforce cross system approach to the onboarding, induction, education and experience of Healthcare Assistants.

To support this one workforce model the successful candidate for this post will be required to attend our5 day (Monday to Friday) face to face Induction Programme at our MSE ICS Education Hub at Brentwood Community Hospital. Your start date will therefore fall on one of two of the HCA Academy induction dates across the month, which will be discussed and agreed during the recruitment process.

Our HCA Academy Induction programme has been designed to train and support the successful candidate through the early stages of their employment at EPUT and will provide opportunities to enhance skills, knowledge and experience.

Further information will be provided post interview.

This will be followed by an additional 5 day (Monday to Friday) EPUT corporate / mandatory training welcome. (EPUT Welcome will be varied between face to face and virtual delivery).

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • qualifications

Desirable

  • years experience

attributes

Essential

  • good communication skills

Desirable

  • outstanding care ethic
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • qualifications

Desirable

  • years experience

attributes

Essential

  • good communication skills

Desirable

  • outstanding care ethic

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Saffron Walden Hospital Avocet ward

Saffron Walden

CB11 3HY


Employer's website

https://eput.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Saffron Walden Hospital Avocet ward

Saffron Walden

CB11 3HY


Employer's website

https://eput.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Manager

Karis Ellen

karis.ellen2@nhs.net

01799562916

Details

Date posted

10 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

364-A-9583-A

Job locations

Saffron Walden Hospital Avocet ward

Saffron Walden

CB11 3HY


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