Healthcare Assistant

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Do you want to make a difference to people's lives?

We are looking for individuals with or without experience to work in healthcare, to join the NHS family helping people from your local community. Healthcare Support Worker opportunities are available in ophthalmology.

No experience? No problem. We will teach you everything you need to know. To us, it is more important that you are a caring and kind person with a genuine desire to help and support patients and their families. If this sounds like you, then you already have the skills that make a great Health Care Support Worker.

Right from the time you join us, you will have access to learning, development and training opportunities. As you progress in your NHS career you will acquire the knowledge, skills and confidence you need to provide safe and compassionate patient care.

Mid and South Essex is a great place to work, offering a working environment with an inclusive culture that looks after and values our people and creates a sense of belonging. We encourage applications from people who embrace our values and who will enable us to expand our diverse workforce.

The Healthcare Support Worker role can also lead to a range of career opportunities. With the right support, those who want to can undertake the necessary training to become our future nurses, nursing associates and midwives.

Main duties of the job

The Health Care Assistant will function as part of the multi-disciplinary team within the ward or department to provide a seamless service & high-quality care to patients under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse.

It is expected that the Health Care Assistant will continue to develop their own capabilities and knowledge of nursing tasks in line with the Trusts career pathway.

The HCA is expected to undertake care to meet the needs of the patients under the supervision of a qualified nurse, working within the Trust's policies and procedures and the philosophy of the unit. Working collaboratively as part of the unit team.

About us

As aHealth Care Support Worker, youwill be a hugely valuable support to our Nursing and Midwifery teams providing care to our patients. Every day will be different and you will work alongside the rest of the team carrying out a wide range of tasks and assisting with care to support the needs of the patients and their families.

Examples of what you may do as part of your role
- Washing and dressing patients
- Serving meals and feeding patients
- Helping patients to move around
- Making beds
- Talking to patients and their families
- Monitoring patient condition
Skills and personal attributes needed
- Caring and kind
- Cheerful and friendly
- Keen to support patients with their personal needs including washing and toileting
- Able to follow direct instructions
- Happy to work in a team but also able to use own initiative
- Have good listening and communication skills
- Be well organised

Full time and part time positions are available, and we are open to discuss flexible working arrangements.This opportunity is available for candidates who have the right to work in the UK. Applications from underrepresented groups including LGBT+, Ethnic Minority or disabled people are particularly welcome.

** We look forward to hearing from you and wish you good luck **

Date posted

28 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

390-SUR-SO-5091

Job locations

Southend

Pritittlewell Chase

Southend on Sea

SS0 0RY

Job description

Job responsibilities

What we Offer:
- Range of opportunities for flexible working
- Strong team ethos
- NHS salary structure and pension
- 27 days holiday plus days off for bank holidays worked
- Enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
- Maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Childcare vouchers
- Wide range of LGBTI+ initiatives
- Health service discounts and online benefits
- Health and wellbeing support
- Discounts on public transport
- Disability Confident Reasonable adjustments

Job description

Job responsibilities

What we Offer:
- Range of opportunities for flexible working
- Strong team ethos
- NHS salary structure and pension
- 27 days holiday plus days off for bank holidays worked
- Enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
- Maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Childcare vouchers
- Wide range of LGBTI+ initiatives
- Health service discounts and online benefits
- Health and wellbeing support
- Discounts on public transport
- Disability Confident Reasonable adjustments

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good literacy demonstrated through minimal spelling and grammatical errors throughout application
Experience of working with the public
Must be keen to learn new skills and flexible in the workplace

Desirable

Previous experience of working in a healthcare setting
Healthcare Certificate
Good IT skills
Working within a team and experience of working in an environment with changing demands and priorities

Knowledge and experience

Essential

Working within a team
Experience of working in an environment with changing demands and priorities

Desirable

Experience working in health care setting
Experience working in ophthalmic setting

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good literacy demonstrated through minimal spelling and grammatical errors throughout application
Experience of working with the public
Must be keen to learn new skills and flexible in the workplace

Desirable

Previous experience of working in a healthcare setting
Healthcare Certificate
Good IT skills
Working within a team and experience of working in an environment with changing demands and priorities

Knowledge and experience

Essential

Working within a team
Experience of working in an environment with changing demands and priorities

Desirable

Experience working in health care setting
Experience working in ophthalmic setting

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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