Healthcare Assistant

NHS; Saffron Walden; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS is looking for a Healthcare Assistant to join the Outpatients team at Saffron Walden Community Hospital. Offering a part-time contract, the role involves delivering direct patient care, supporting clinicians, and enhancing personal skills through an induction program. This opportunity includes flexible working arrangements and a commitment to maintaining high standards within a clinical setting.

Benefits

Season Ticket Loans

NHS discounts for staff

Excellent Training facilities and opportunities

Buying and Selling annual leave scheme

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Participate in planned nursing care delivery using clinical skills.
• Engage with patients and their families to provide reassurance.
• Develop own skills and contribute to the development of others.

Responsibilities

• Setting up and clearing away equipment for clinics.
• Assisting and chaperoning in clinics.
• Taking blood pressures and recording heights and weights.

Skills

Autonomous working

Clinical skills

Patient support

Job description

Go back Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Healthcare Assistant

The closing date is 16 July 2025

The post holder will work under the supervision and direction of the sister/staff nurse. The post holder will prepare for, assist and clear away a variety of clinics sometimes without supervision. The post holder will work as a part of the Outpatients team in the delivery of direct patient care. Clinical duties will be flexible within working hours to accommodate the running of the clinics and will incorporate relevant training and assessment of competencies. The post holder will be expected to maintain high standards at all times within the clinic environment.

Main duties of the job

At the direction of the Registered Nurse, participate fully in the delivery of planned nursing care, using a wide range of clinical skills.

Provide reassurance and support to patients & carers/family.

Involve patients and carers/relatives in delivery of patient care.

Provide chaperoning for patients.

Work collaboratively with others in the department to ensure the patients' needs are met.

Develop own skills and knowledge and contribute to the development of others.

About us

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

Job responsibilities

Setting up and clearing away equipment for clinics. Assisting and chaperoning in clinics. Taking blood pressures and recording heights and weights. Conform to our daily cleaning schedule. Ensure mandatory training is kept up to date. Collaborate with different clinicians. Provide reassurance and support to patients and their families. Develop skills and knowledge and contribute to the development of others.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all of our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately your application form be rejected from the process.

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.

To support this one workforce model the successful candidate for this post will be required to attend our5 day (Monday to Friday) face to face Induction Programme at our MSE ICS Education Hub at Brentwood Community Hospital. Your start date will therefore fall on one of two of the HCA Academy induction dates across the month, which will be discussed and agreed during the recruitment process.

Our HCA Academy Induction programme has been designed to train and support the successful candidate through the early stages of their employment at EPUT and will provide opportunities to enhance skills, knowledge and experience.

Further information will be provided post interview.

This will be followed by an additional 5 day (Monday to Friday) EPUT corporate / mandatory training welcome. (EPUT Welcome will be varied between face to face and virtual delivery).

Person Specification

Assessment

• Additional skills

Assessment

• Autonomous working

Assessment

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 name

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Outpatient Department, Saffron Walden Community Hospital

£24,625 to £25,674 a yearper annum, pro-rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

364-A-9137

Job locations

Outpatient Department, Saffron Walden Community Hospital