Healthcare Assistant - ENT

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

Job summary

A local healthcare provider in Chelmsford seeks a compassionate Healthcare Assistant to join their team. This role offers a chance to make a real difference in patients' lives, supporting them in various capacities while receiving training and development opportunities. Candidates will benefit from a collaborative work environment with a commitment to inclusivity. Experience in healthcare is advantageous, but not required. Apply today to embark on a rewarding career path in the NHS.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a healthcare setting is preferred.
• Demonstrated literacy with minimal spelling and grammatical errors.

Responsibilities

• Support patients and relatives with a courteous and helpful approach.
• Assist registered nurses with assigned tasks.
• Participate in team objectives and support colleagues.

Skills

Experience of working with the public

Team collaboration

Ability to adapt to changing demands

Education

Good literacy skills

Job description

Go back Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Healthcare Assistant - ENT

The closing date is 21 December 2025

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 outpatient department across MSE

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 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.

So, if this sounds like the opportunity for you, please apply today. Please note no VISA sponsorship available for this role

Main duties of the job

• Demonstrate a courteous and helpful approach to patients, relatives and visitors.
• Support remote consultation by acting as a chaperone, to ensure patient privacy, dignity and confidentiality.
• Carry out assigned tasks as directed by a registered nurse.
• Participate fully as a team member, sharing knowledge and information and supporting colleagues, to promote a cohesive team and the achievement of team objectives
• Report untoward incidents and any other relevant information to a registered nurse immediately.
• Inform a registered nurse if asked to carry out a task which the individual does not have the training or capacity to do.
• The post holder will support the development of good relations and communication with patients, relatives and the multi-disciplinary team by ensuring frequent contact and availability.
• Acquire the knowledge to be able to complete relevant documentation such as care given, Observations charts, admission information and DISCLAIMERS etc.
• Report incidents/accidents and equipment problems to the nurse in charge
• To attend departmental meetings and safety huddles, reading minutes provided if unable to attend to keep up to date with changes.
• To assist with clinical procedures, within scope of competence
• To be actively involved in maintaining data quality on EPR or similar systems in the future

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, anICS 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

If you are looking for an exciting role in healthcare that will use your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application. Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide Visa Sponsorship for this role.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of working with the public
• Previous experience of working in a healthcare setting
• Working within a team and experience of working in an environment with changing demands and priorities

Qualifications

• Good literacy demonstrated through minimal spelling and grammatical errors throughout application

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

£24,465 a yearPer Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)