Healthcare Assistant

Transformationunitgm; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust is seeking compassionate individuals for the Healthcare Support Worker role within the Acute Medical Service. No prior experience is required as training will be provided. This role involves supporting patients with daily activities and being part of a dynamic healthcare team focused on improving lives. Opportunities for flexible working and career advancement in the NHS await applicants who are eager to make a positive impact.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Enhanced pay for unsocial hours

Strong team ethos

Health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Caring and kind nature essential for patient support.
• Good listening and communication skills are necessary.
• Ability to work in a team and independently.

Responsibilities

• Support nursing staff in providing patient care.
• Assist with daily living activities like dressing and feeding.
• Communicate effectively with patients and families.

Skills

Caring

Good listening

Communication

Teamwork

Organisational skills

Education

Healthcare experience preferred

Job description

Employer Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Southend Town Westcliff-on-Sea Salary £24,465 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) Salary period Yearly Closing 02/06/2025 23:59

Band 2

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

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 Support Worker opportunities are available in Acute Medical Service.

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 Health Care 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.

Mid and South Essex is a great place to work, offering a working environment with an inclusive culture that looks after and values our people and creates a sense of belonging. We encourage applications from people who embrace our values and who will enable us to expand our diverse workforce.

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 aHealth Care Support Worker, youwill 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

· Talking to patients and their families

· 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

Full time and part time positions are available, and we are open to discuss flexible working arrangements.This opportunity is available for candidates who have the right to work in the UK.

Applications from underrepresented groups including LGBT+, Ethnic Minority or disabled people are particularly welcome.

Working for our organisation

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more details on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached job description.

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

-Wide range of LGBTI+ initiatives

-Health service discounts and online benefits

-Health and wellbeing support

-Discounts on public transport

-Disability Confident Reasonable adjustment

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.

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.

Person specification

Skills & Experience

• 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
• Working within a team and experience of working in an environment with changing demands and priorities

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 Nicole Brasier Job title Ward manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01702 435555 Additional information

Ward Manager Nicole Brasier & Ruth Lynch ext 37455 / 38745