Healthcare Assistant - Orsett Respiratory | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Southend University Hospital NHS Trust; Basildon; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider in Basildon is looking for compassionate individuals to join as Healthcare Support Workers. In this rewarding role, you will provide essential support to patients and assist in delivering high-quality care. No experience is necessary as training will be provided. The role offers opportunities to develop into future nursing positions. The ideal candidate is caring, patient-focused, and a good communicator. This position is on-site and cannot sponsor visas.

Benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Pastoral support and staff rewards

Qualifications

• Kind and patient-focused with a willingness to assist patients.
• Friendly and approachable with excellent communication skills.
• Able to follow instructions and work collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with personal care like washing and dressing.
• Support patients with mobility and ensure safe movement.
• Serve meals and help with eating and drinking.
• Change beds and maintain a clean environment.
• Engage with patients and families for emotional support.
• Monitor and report changes in patients' conditions.

Skills

Caring and kind

Good communication

Teamwork

Organized and reliable

Ability to use initiative

Job description

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. 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 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 the necessary training to become our future nurses, nursing associates and midwives.

Please note we are unable to sponsor this role.

Role Overview

As a Healthcare Assistant you will play a vital role in supporting our Nursing and Midwifery teams to deliver high-quality, compassionate care to patients. Each day will be varied, and you’ll work as part of a dedicated team to provide practical and emotional support to patients and their families.

Your duties may include:

• 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

To succeed in this role, you should be:

• 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

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.

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.

This advert closes on Thursday 30 Oct 2025.