Health Care Assistant - Colne Ward

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity to join the Basildon Hospital team as a Health Care Assistant in the Cardiothoracic Critical Care Unit. The role involves providing support to patients and working under the supervision of registered staff. Ideal candidates should have a strong caring nature, good communication skills, and relevant qualifications such as NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care.

Qualifications

• Good level of literacy with few mistakes on application.
• Care Home or NHS Ward Experience necessary.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the delivery of care alongside registered nurses.
• Support patients and their families in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Perform specific care tasks after formal training.

Skills

Communication

Basic Care Experience

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care

Care Certificate

Job description

Employer Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Basildon Town Basildon Salary £24,937 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) Salary period Yearly Closing 09/06/2025 23:59

Health Care Assistant - Colne Ward

Band 3

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the onlyacute 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.

Job overview

We have opportunities to join our warm and friendly team as Healthcare Assistants for our Colne Ward team, which is part of our Cardiothoracic Critical Care Unit based at Basildon Hospital.

Our centre cares for patients following Cardiothoracic surgery as well as those undergoing cardiology procedures with a multidisciplinary team approach to caring for our patients which includes nurses, medical staff, physiotherapists, dieticians and HCA's where the team encompasses diverse, multicultural individuals which work throughout the centre.

So, if you would like to join our team, please apply today.

Main duties of the job

As our Health Care Assistants (HCA) you will act as members of the care team working under the supervision and guidance of registered nurses and other professional staff. to assist in the delivery of care by providing support to registered staff, patients and their families.

You will achieved this through the performance of specific care tasks carried out after the successful programme of formal training and assessment.

Basic care experience is necessary, as are good communication skills both verbally and in writing.

NVQ Level 2 Health & Social Care qualification is recommended for this post.

Working for our organisation

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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Are you friendly, caring and supportive, then we want to hear from you?

For more details please read the job description

Person specification

Qualfications

• Good level of literacy, demonstrated through minimal mistakes on application
• NVQ level 2, Health and Social Care
• Care Certificate

Experience

• Care Home or NHS Ward Experience

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Gill Adams Job title Matron of Colne Cardiac Critical Care Unit Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01268 394293 Additional information

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