HCA -Pasteur Ward

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Basildon; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Basildon seeks a Health Care Assistant to join their Stroke Department. The role involves working alongside a multi-disciplinary team to provide high-quality care to patients under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. Candidates must possess experience in healthcare and strong literacy skills. The position offers opportunities for continuous development and training in a supportive environment, emphasizing excellent patient care. Salary is £24,937 per year, pro-rata for part-time work.

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare setting.
• Experience in customer facing role.
• Experience working as a Healthcare Assistant.

Responsibilities

• Function as part of the multi-disciplinary team to provide high quality care.
• Undertake care to meet the needs of patients under supervision.
• Continue to develop capabilities and knowledge of tasks.

Skills

Good literacy demonstrated by minimal spelling or grammatical mistakes

Job description

Overview

An exciting post has arisen to join our team within the Stroke Department, based on Pasteur Ward. Pasteur Ward offers specialist diagnosis and treatment for people who have had a stroke. Patients benefit from the high quality treatment and care delivered by a team of experienced staff. Working as an integral member of the team, the post holder will expand, develop and utilise clinical skills to enhance and optimise clinical practice. Excellent patient care is our main focus with a structured education, training and development programme to help you develop your skills and your knowledge.

The closing date is 28 December 2025.

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 and high quality care to patients under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse.

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 ward. Working collaboratively as part of the ward team.

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

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.

Job responsibilities

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Please note there is no VISA sponsorship available for this role and we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience in healthcare setting
• Experience in customer facing role
• Experience working as a Healthcare Assistant

Skills

• Good literacy demonstrated by minimal spelling or grammatical mistakes

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 name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

£24,937 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)