(*) Healthcare Assistant - Orsett Respiratory

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Basildon; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Healthcare Assistant for the Orsett Respiratory Ward. No experience is required; we will train you to deliver compassionate patient care within the NHS family.

You will assist with personal care, mobility, meals and comfort, support families, and report changes to the nursing team, all while learning through the HCA Academy. We welcome caring, reliable people who communicate well and can work as part of a busy team; vacancies close on 3

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working in a healthcare setting.
• Previous experience in public-facing jobs or customer service.

Responsibilities

• Assisting patients with personal care, including washing, dressing, and toileting.
• Supporting patients with mobility and helping them move safely and comfortably.
• Serving meals and assisting patients with eating and drinking.
• Making and changing beds, ensuring a clean and comfortable environment.
• Engaging with patients and their families, offering reassurance and support.
• Monitoring and reporting changes in a patient's condition to the nursing team.

Skills

Caring, kind, patient-focused

Friendly communicator

Team player

Initiative

Organised and reliable

Emotional support for patients

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

(**) Healthcare Assistant - Orsett Respiratory

The closing date is 03 November 2026

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 Orsett Ward.

No experience? No problem. We will teach you everything you need to know. It is more important that you are a caring and kind, 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 necessary training to become our future nurses, nursing associates and midwives.

No VISA sponsorship available for this role

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Main duties of the job

• Assisting patients with personal care, including washing, dressing, and toileting
• Supporting patients with mobility and helping them move safely and comfortably
• Serving meals and assisting patients with eating and drinking
• Making and changing beds, ensuring a clean and comfortable environment
• Engaging with patients and their families, offering reassurance and support
• Monitoring and reporting changes in a patient's condition to the nursing team

Skills and Personal Attributes

• Caring, kind, and patient-focused
• Friendly, approachable, and a good communicator
• Able to follow instructions accurately and work as part of a team
• Confident to use your initiative when appropriate
• Well organised, reliable, and adaptable to a busy clinical environment
• Keen to support patients with personal and emotional needs

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 IC... 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

Are you looking for an exciting new role using 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.

Experience in Healthcare

• Previous experience of working in a healthcare setting
• Previous experience in public facing jobs/customer service

Skills

• Working within a team and experience of working in an environment with changing demands and priorities
• Good written communication skills, minimal errors found in application form

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)