Bank Healthcare Assistant | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Ivy Chimneys; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is looking for an experienced Healthcare Assistant to join their team in West Essex. The role offers flexible working hours covering shifts in mental health wards at St Margaret's Hospital. Candidates should be enthusiastic, motivated, and possess a caring disposition. Responsibilities include patient care tasks, maintaining dignity, and recording vital signs. The position requires attendance for an interview in person, with vacancies closing on December 12, 2025.

Qualifications

• Experience working in the caring profession is ideal.
• Willingness to develop knowledge and skills through training.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in mental health community settings.
• Maintain the patient’s dignity and respect individual beliefs.
• Perform vital sign measurements like blood pressure and pulse.
• Assist in lifting and moving patients when necessary.

Skills

Enthusiasm

Teamwork

Motivation

Job description

Are you an experienced Healthcare Assistant seeking flexible work within the West Essex area?

We are currently recruiting for Healthcare Assistants to join our bank pool to cover bank shifts at 4 of our wards in West Essex. Please note this is not for the wider organisation at this time.

These wards are based at St Margaret's Hospital, Epping, CM16 6TN – Poplar, Plane, Beech and Avocet Ward.

The successful applicant will be a keen and enthusiastic person, ideally with experience working in the caring profession. We are looking for someone who is motivated and able to work within a team as well as independently. As part of this role you will be required to be willing to develop your knowledge and skills through a variety of training.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking assigned tasks that involve direct patient care in the mental health community settings.
• Act in a manner that protects and maintains the patient’s sense of dignity, personal relationships and social contact, while respecting the individual’s religious beliefs and cultural practices.
• Lifting and moving of patients when required – in line with the Trust’s manual handling policy.
• Taking and recording of blood pressure, temperature, pulse and respiration.
• Assist in monitoring and maintaining the health and safety of patients.

If your application is successful at shortlisting stage you will be required to come and meet with us for a face to face interview at Thurrock Hospital, Grays, Essex. Please note we will not be offering virtual interviews for this role.

Interviews will be held on Thursday 18th December 2025.

For further information about the role and what is expected from you please read the attached job description.

This advert closes on Friday 12 Dec 2025.