Healthcare Assistant - Blenheim Ward | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Southend University Hospital NHS Trust; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based healthcare provider is seeking Health Care Support Workers for full-time and part-time positions. No experience is necessary, as training will be provided. Ideal candidates are caring and kind individuals who can assist patients with daily needs. The role involves washing, dressing, and monitoring patients' conditions while working with the nursing team. Flexible working arrangements are available, encouraging applications from diverse backgrounds.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Pastoral support

Staff rewards

Access to exclusive resources

Qualifications

• No prior experience required; essential to be caring and have a desire to support patients.
• Ability to work in a team and use initiative is important.
• Good listening skills and effective communication are required.

Responsibilities

• Support nursing and midwifery teams in caring for patients.
• Assist with washing, dressing, and feeding patients.
• Help patients to move around and monitor their condition.

Skills

Caring and kind

Cheerful and friendly

Good listening and communication skills

Ability to follow direct instructions

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Job description

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 Blenheim Ward.

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.

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:

• Washing and dressing patients
• Serving meals and feeding patients
• Helping patients to move around
• Making beds
• Talking to patients and their families
• Monitoring patient condition

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.

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.

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.

We look forward to hearing from you and wish you good luck