Health Care Assistant | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Southend University Hospital NHS Trust; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Essex seeks a dedicated Healthcare Assistant for the Urology Centre at Broomfield Hospital. You will be essential in managing daily clinics, supporting patients with urological conditions, and facilitating their care. This role emphasizes compassion and teamwork within a collaborative healthcare setting. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong communication and empathy in providing quality care.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Pastoral support

Access to HCA exclusive resources

Qualifications

• Ability to support patients experiencing acute illness with compassion.
• Strong communication skills to convey essential information.
• Flexibility to perform duties as assigned by management.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily clinics and investigations in the Urology Team.
• Carry out and record vital clinical observations.
• Facilitate seamless patient transfers between departments.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Job description

An exciting opportunity awaits at the Urology Centre at Broomfield Hospital!

As a key member of our dedicated team, you’ll work alongside the Multidisciplinary Team to manage daily clinics and investigations, supporting patients with urological conditions.

Join the heart of the ward team, building strong, supportive connections with colleagues to deliver top-notch, compassionate care. Work hand-in-hand with skilled professionals to enhance clinical practices, creating a safe, welcoming environment for all.

And, be a guiding light for patients and their families, helping them navigate the emotional journey of illness or injury with empathy and understanding.

As the Healthcare Assistant within the Urology Team, you will:
• Champion equality by honouring each patient’s unique beliefs and identity, ensuring they feel respected and understood.
• Communicate essential information to the right team members, ensuring smooth coordination and seamless care.
• Carry out and precisely record clinical observations, capturing vital patient data to support quality care.
• Safely assist with patient movement and handling, using correct procedures to ensure their comfort and safety.
• Facilitate smooth transfers of patients between hospital departments, making each transition as seamless as possible.
• Be a compassionate presence for patients experiencing acute illness and provide support to relatives in challenging moments.
• Additionally, embrace flexibility by performing any other duties assigned by management, always within the scope of this essential role.

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.

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 ourHCA 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.

For a full list of role responsibilities and the qualities we are looking for, please see the attached job description and person specification.

We look forward to your application!


This advert closes on Friday 11 Jul 2025