Healthcare Assistant

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Southend-on-Sea is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to provide high-quality care to patients under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. Responsibilities include assisting with daily activities, implementing care plans, and monitoring patient wellbeing. Candidates should have a minimum of 1 year of experience in a hospital setting, with a focus on teamwork and effective communication. The role offers a salary of £24,937 per year.

Qualifications

• Min 1 years experience in a hospital setting.
• Min 1 years experience in a cardiology setting.
• Min 1 years experience in assisting with invasive or diagnostic procedures.
• Proven organisational skills.
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment, under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a variety of communications skills in accordance with the client group.
• Implement patient care plans as instructed by a Registered Nurse.
• Assist in the admission process.
• To assist patients with personal hygiene.
• Enable patients to access appropriate toilet facilities.

Skills

GCSE level Maths

Cannulation and phlebotomy

Food safety certificate

Job description

Overview

Go back Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Healthcare Assistant

The closing date is 22 October 2025

The Health Care Assistant will function as part of the multi-disciplinary team within the ward or department to provide a seamless service & high quality care to patients under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse.

The HCA is expected to undertake care to meet the needs of the patients, working within the Trust's policies and procedures and the philosophy of the ward. Working collaboratively as part of the ward team, it is expected that the Health Care Assistant will continue to develop their own capabilities and knowledge of nursing tasks in line with the Trust's career pathway.

Main duties of the job

Within your role your duties will be:

• Demonstrate a variety of communications skills in accordance with the client group
• Implement patient care plans as instructed by a Registered Nurse
• Assist in the admission process
• To assist patients with personal hygiene
• To assist patients with eating and drinking
• Enable patients to access appropriate toilet facilities, collecting and disposing of body waste
• Testing blood sugars and urine specimens & accurately record results
• Preparing equipment for aseptic procedures as instructed
• Taking of vital signs, pain scores and monitoring of wound sites on instruction from the Registered Nurse. Accurately recording the results and reporting significant findings

About us

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.

Job responsibilities

For more information regarding the role, please refer to our job description.

We look forward to your application.

Person Specification

Skills and Knowledge

• GCSE level Maths
• Cannulation and phlebotomy
• Food safety certificate

Experience

• Proven organisational skills
• Proven ability to work in a team
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment, under pressure.
• Min 1 years experience in a hospital setting
• Min 1 years experience in a cardiology setting
• Min 1 years experience in assisting with invasive or diagnostic procedures

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

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

£24,937 a yearPer Annum (Pro rata for Part Time)