Job summary
We are looking for individuals with healthcare experience to join the NHS family helping people from your local community. Healthcare Support Worker opportunities are available in Dermatology (maternity leave fixed term cover).
This role will be perfect for any established HSWs who may wish to experience healthcare beyond the wards, in a busy clinic setting.
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.
Main duties of the job
Under the direction of the nurse who has continuing responsibility, the post holder will be responsible for providing and maintaining a high standard of care to patients attending Dermatology Outpatient clinics at all of our sites including Southend, Canvey and Westcliff. There is also the possibility of occasional rotation to Broomfield. The post holder will also share responsibility for ordering of stock for all sites, ensuring that sites are not overstocked, and will run clinics at external sites under indirect supervision of a senior nurse.
Examples of what you may do as part of your role
- Setting up clinics
- Chaperoning doctors
- Helping patient make appointments
- Assisting in minor surgery
- Talking to patients and their families
- Skills and personal attributes needed
- Caring and kind
- Cheerful and friendly
- Keen to support patients with their personal needs as required
- Able to follow instructions
- Active team member but also able to use own initiative
- Have good listening and communication skills
- Be well organised
- Must hold Care Certificate
About us
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
Successful candidates to this role will be able to access the additional support provided by the HCA Academy following their induction with MSEFT. This includes development opportunities, pastoral support, staff rewards and access to HCA exclusive resources such as HCA App.
Please see the attached job description for more details on this varied and rewarding role.
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 LGBT+ initiatives
- Health service discounts and online benefits
- Health and well-being support
- Discounts on public transport
- Disability Confident Reasonable adjustments
** We look forward to hearing from you and wish you good luck **
Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
Successful candidates to this role will be able to access the additional support provided by the HCA Academy following their induction with MSEFT. This includes development opportunities, pastoral support, staff rewards and access to HCA exclusive resources such as HCA App.
Please see the attached job description for more details on this varied and rewarding role.
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 LGBT+ initiatives
- Health service discounts and online benefits
- Health and well-being support
- Discounts on public transport
- Disability Confident Reasonable adjustments
** We look forward to hearing from you and wish you good luck **
Person Specification
Qualifications and experience
Essential
- Holds care certificate
- Good literacy demonstrated through minimal spelling and grammatical errors throughout application
- Must be keen to learn new skills and flexible in the workplace
- Working within a team and experience of working in an environment with changing demands and priorities
- Good IT skills
- Previous experience at band 2 afc or equivalent
Desirable
- Dermatology experience
- Clinic experience
Flexibility and Travel
Essential
- Must be able to travel to external sites
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications and experience
Essential
- Holds care certificate
- Good literacy demonstrated through minimal spelling and grammatical errors throughout application
- Must be keen to learn new skills and flexible in the workplace
- Working within a team and experience of working in an environment with changing demands and priorities
- Good IT skills
- Previous experience at band 2 afc or equivalent
Desirable
- Dermatology experience
- Clinic experience
Flexibility and Travel
Essential
- Must be able to travel to external sites
Desirable
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.
