Health Care Assistant

NHS; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a caring and kind Health Care Support Worker to assist nursing teams in Chelmsford. The role involves supporting patients with personal needs, monitoring their conditions, and ensuring a positive experience in a dynamic environment. Experience in a healthcare setting is desirable, but training will be provided. Benefits include flexible working options, NHS salary structure, and extensive holiday allowances. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals wishing to make a difference in their community.

Benefits

NHS salary structure and pension

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Health service discounts

Qualifications

• Good literacy demonstrated through minimal errors.
• Experience of working with the public.
• Keen to learn new skills and flexible in the workplace.

Responsibilities

• Support Nursing and Midwifery teams in patient care.
• Help patients with personal needs.
• Monitor patient conditions.

Skills

Caring and kind

Good listening and communication skills

Happy to work in a team

Able to follow direct instructions

Education

Healthcare Certificate

Job description

Job Summary

We are looking for individuals with or without experience to work in healthcare, to join the NHS family helping people from your local community.

Main duties of the job

As a Health Care Support Worker, you will be a hugely valuable support to our Nursing and Midwifery teams providing care to our patients. Every day will be different and you will work alongside the rest of the team carrying out a wide range of tasks and assisting with care to support the needs of the patients and their families.

Examples of what you may do as part of your role

• Washing and dressing patients
• Serving meals and feeding patients
• Helping patients to move around
• Making beds
• Talking to patients and their families
• Monitoring patient condition

Skills And Personal Attributes Needed

• Caring and kind
• Cheerful and friendly
• Keen to support patients with their personal needs including washing and toileting
• Able to follow direct instructions
• Happy to work in a team but also able to use own initiative
• Have good listening and communication skills
• Be well organised

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.

Job Details

• Date posted: 16 December 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 3
• Salary: £24,937 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
• Reference number: 390-DoM-BR-3390
• Job locations:
  • Broomfield
  • Chelmsford
  • CM1 7ET

Job Description

Job responsibilities: We will teach you everything you need to know. To us, it is more important that you are a caring and kind person with a genuine desire to help and support patients and their families.

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 LGBTI+ initiatives
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Health and wellbeing support
• Discounts on public transport
• Disability Confident Reasonable adjustments

Person Specification

Essential Requirements

• Good literacy demonstrated through minimal spelling and grammatical errors throughout application
• Experience of working with the public
• Must be keen to learn new skills and flexible in the workplace
• Previous experience of working in a healthcare setting

Desirable Requirements

• Healthcare Certificate
• Good IT skills
• Working within a team and experience of working in an environment with changing demands and priorities

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

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Broomfield, Chelmsford, CM1 7ET

Website: https://www.mse.nhs.uk