HCA - Pre Assessment

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Chelmsford is looking for a Health Care Assistant (HCA) to join their Anaesthetic Pre-Assessment Unit. The role involves administrative and clinical support, patient management, and ensuring a clean treatment environment. Ideal candidates will have at least 1 year of experience and competencies in phlebotomy and ECG. Flexible working and career development opportunities are available.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Access to training and development

HCA Academy support

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year's experience with an excellent attendance record.
• Competence in phlebotomy and ECG is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Meet and greet the patients in the department and manage their care.
• Accurately document outcomes and update electronic records.
• Provide phlebotomy and ECG services.
• Ensure treatment room cleanliness and stock levels.

Skills

Minimum of 1 year's experience

Strong time management

Phlebotomy competency

ECG competency

Job description

We are looking for an HCA in the Anaesthetic Pre-Assessment Unit to join our friendly team on a permanent basis. You will work effectively as a member of the team to facilitate the smooth running of the pre-assessment by providing administrative and clinical support. We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year's experience with an excellent attendance record and strong time management.
• Phlebotomy and ECG competency is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Meet and greet the patients in the department and manage their care in the treatment room, ensuring patient dignity, respect and confidentiality.
• Accurately document outcomes from the appointment and update electronic records.
• Phlebotomy and ECG service.
• Provide the pre-assessment team with consumables and equipment.
• Ensure the treatment room is clean and tidy.
• Clean, date check and stock up trolleys and shelves.

Working for our organisation

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.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population. Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.