(*) Healthcare Assistant - Notley Ward

VerseOne Group; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Healthcare Assistant for Notley Ward to support orthopaedic care. The role covers post-operative care, basic nursing tasks, and patient support within a fast-paced trauma orthopaedic unit.

Training is provided; opportunities exist to develop into link nurse roles in nutrition, tissue viability, sepsis or falls. Notley Ward offers team-based, compassionate care with emphasis on patient dignity.

Qualifications

• Good literacy demonstrated through minimal spelling and grammatical errors throughout application.
• Experience of working with the public.
• Previous experience working in NHS.

Responsibilities

• 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; Talking to patients and their families.

Skills

Good literacy

Experience with the public

NHS experience

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

(**) Healthcare Assistant - Notley Ward

The closing date is 27 October 2026

We are looking at recruiting a healthcare assistants who are passionate about gaining knowledge and practice around orthopaedic surgery and care. Notley ward is a fast pace 28 trauma orthopaedic unit whom take from Accident and Emergency admissions as well as elective patients. We liaise with ortho surgeons and other health care professionals in order to deliver the best care. Notley ward is a team of diverse and professional people who work to the higher standards of care whilst maintaining a personal and friendly approach. All members of our team are compassionate and friendly individuals all with their own experiences.

Working on Notley you will gain skills and training on how to care for patients who are awaiting and have had surgery which require post operative care and reablement. You will also gain experience on end of life and palliative care and knowledge about both ortho and medical care. Training is provided for those who have little or no experience with the guidance and support of the Notley team. For those who want to further their skills there are opportunities to develop professionally by becoming one of Notley's link nurses in nutrition, tissue viability, sepsis or falls.

Main duties of the job

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

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.

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

Unfortunately, there is no Visa Sponsorship available for this role. Whilst we are able to employ candidates on a graduate Visa, we are unable to offer sponsorship once the graduate visa expires. for some roles i.e. roles for band 2 to 4, inclusive.

Skills & Experience

• Good literacy demonstrated through minimal spelling and grammatical errors throughout application
• Experience of working with the public
• Previous experience working in NHS

Skills

• Must be keen to learn new skills and flexible in the workplace
• Working within a team and experience of working in an environment with changing demands and priorities

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

£25,272 a yearPer Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)