Healthcare Assistant

VerseOne Group; Greater London; Vor Ort; GBP 21.000 - 25.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is hiring Healthcare Assistants to support nursing and midwifery teams in our theatres and clinical settings. No prior experience is required; we will teach you everything you need to know.

You will join a caring, patient-focused team with access to learning and career progression opportunities within the NHS. Right from the time you join us, you will have access to learning, development and training opportunities.

Qualifikationen

• Caring and kind personality
• Able to follow direct instructions
• Strong listening and communication skills

Aufgaben

• Support nursing and midwifery teams with patient care
• Assist with daily tasks to support patients and families
• Talk to patients and their families to address needs
• Follow instructions and adapt to changing priorities

Kenntnisse

Caring and kind

Follow instructions

Listening and communication

Ausbildung

Vocational Level 2

Jobbeschreibung

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Healthcare Assistant

The closing date is 19 October 2026

Do you want to make a difference to people's lives?

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

No experience? No problem. 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. If this sounds like you, then you already have the skills that make a great Healthcare Support Worker.

Right from the time you join us, you will have access to learning, development and training opportunities. As you progress in your NHS career you will acquire the knowledge, skills and confidence you need to provide safe and compassionate patient care.

The Healthcare Support Worker role can also lead to a range of career opportunities. With the right support, those who want to can undertake the necessary training to become our future nurses, nursing associates and midwives.

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

• Talking to patients and their families

Skills and personal attributes needed

• Caring and kind
• Able to follow direct instructions
• Have good listening and communication skills

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 more information on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached Job Description. Please be aware that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a high number of applications be received. Unfortunately, there is no Visa Sponsorship available for this role. Whilst we are able to employ candidates on a graduate Visa, we are unable to offer sponsorship once the graduate visa expires.

Qualifications

• Vocational qualification at Level 2 or equivalent experience

Knowledge and Experience

• Knowledge or personal care and related procedures
• Experience of being in a demanding environment with changing priorities
• Experience working in a healthcare setting

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.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust