Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Health Care Assistant - Burns ITU

The closing date is 20 April 2026

Job summary

We are looking for a Health Care Assistant (HCA) to join our Burns Critical Care team and work alongside a friendly and hard-working multi-disciplinary team to provide excellent patient care

If successful, you will assist in the planning, implementation, evaluation and delivery of care by providing support to registered staff, of severely burnt patients and their families. Patients include both adults and children and so, if you have previous experience working with all ages, you'll be an ideal candidate!

If this role, sounds like the right role for you, please apply today.

Main duties of the job

Some of your duties will include:

To assist with basic nursing care, e.g. washing, moving and handling, mouth care, eye care, testing urine, assisting in pressure area care and generally attending to patient comfort.
Assist in dressing changes
Assist patients feeding needs
Assist with rehabilitation of the burn injured patient

The competencies expected of the post holder may change where specific skills/knowledge are required which are necessary to deliver care within specific clinical areas.

About us

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.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

15 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,760 a year Per Annum (Pro Rota for Part-Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-B&P-BR-2999

Job locations

Broomfield

Court Road

Chelmsford

CM1 7ET

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached Job Description.We look forward to your application!Please be aware that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a high number of applications be received.Unfortunately, there is no Visa Sponsorship available for this role. Whilst we are able to employ candidates on a graduate Visa, we are unable to offer sponsorship once the graduate visa expires.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Literacy and numeracy to secondary school standard or above

Desirable

Willing to undertake the Advanced Diploma Apprenticeship in Health (Clinical Healthcare support or Perioperative support for theatres).

Experience

Essential

Recent experience of being part of a working environment

Desirable

Experience of working in a healthcare environment
Experience of dealing with wounds and dressing

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Literacy and numeracy to secondary school standard or above

Desirable

Willing to undertake the Advanced Diploma Apprenticeship in Health (Clinical Healthcare support or Perioperative support for theatres).

Experience

Essential

Recent experience of being part of a working environment

Desirable

Experience of working in a healthcare environment
Experience of dealing with wounds and dressing

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Broomfield

Court Road

Chelmsford

CM1 7ET

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Broomfield

Court Road

Chelmsford

CM1 7ET

Employer's website

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