Health Care Assistant

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within clinical haematology at Mid and South Essex NHS TRUST for a healthcare assistant (HCA) supporting the delivery of the anticoagulation service.

This HCA post would suit an enthusiastic, self-motivated individual with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, attention to detail and the ability to work alone and as part of our team.

If successful, your role is to help with the daily running of the Anticoagulation and DVT clinic, this will involve using point of care analyser to preform blood test, to help the patients within the clinic where required, and administration duties within the clinic where required.

So, if this sounds like the right role for you - please apply today

Main duties of the job

To carry out point of care testing used for anticoagulation monitoring and DVT assessments.
Phlebotomy of patients within our service that require blood blood tests for use in the service.
Stock control within the department of consumables.
Helping the reception staff with duties.
Chaperoning patients during scanning when required.

About us

With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Date posted

25 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year per annum (pro rata for part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-CSS-BA-9400-B

Job locations

MSE

Rowley Road

Orsett

RM16 3EU

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of this fantastic opportunity, please see attached job description.

We look forward to receiving your application today.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of this fantastic opportunity, please see attached job description.

We look forward to receiving your application today.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good level of general education i.e. GCSE's including Maths and English or equivalent

Desirable

Health and NVQ3 Care Certificate
Phelbotomy Training

Experience

Essential

Previous healthcare experience

Desirable

Anticoagulation Experience

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good level of general education i.e. GCSE's including Maths and English or equivalent

Desirable

Health and NVQ3 Care Certificate
Phelbotomy Training

Experience

Essential

Previous healthcare experience

Desirable

Anticoagulation Experience

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).

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