Healthcare Assistant Paediatric Outpatients | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Southend University Hospital NHS Trust; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Southend-on-Sea is seeking an experienced Health Care Assistant and/or Phlebotomist to join its Paediatric Outpatients Team. This role demands a caring and well-organized individual who enjoys working with children and their families. Responsibilities include clinical and clerical tasks within a flexible Monday to Friday schedule. Ideal candidates will contribute significantly to the department's efficiency and care quality. Opportunities for development and support are available through the HCA Academy.

Benefits

Access to HCA Academy for development

Pastoral support and staff rewards

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare settings, particularly with children.
• Ability to undertake clinical and clerical procedures.
• Skills in family-centered care approach.

Responsibilities

• Join the Paediatric Outpatients Team to care for children aged 0-16.
• Contribute to efficient running of the department.
• Work flexible hours to meet clinic needs.

Skills

Caring

Well-organised

Flexible working

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Health Care Assistant and/or a Health Care Phlebotomist to join the Paediatric Outpatients Team based at Southend Hospital.

The successful person will be caring, well-organised and will enjoy working with children and their families. The post involves working in the Paediatric Outpatient Department, which sees children aged 0-16 years of age.

If successful you will make a major contribution to the efficient running of the department. Duties will include undertaking both clinical and clerical procedures.

The post involves working flexibly Monday to Friday between the hours of 08:00 – 18:00. The clinic timetable varies from week to week, requiring a flexible working pattern to cover the clinic needs.

Please note that this vacancy may close early due to number of applications.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Health Care Assistant and/or a Health Care Phlebotomist to join the Paediatric Outpatients Team.

Departmental objectives

• To provide a range of services with its foundation in Family Centered Care.
• To provide Paediatric services in line with local and national standards.
• To treat children efficiently and in a timely manner in accordance with the guidance laid out in the National Service Framework 2.
• To provide high quality services, evidenced by regular audit, with medical and nursing practice well founded upon the latest available research.

The Paediatric Outpatient Department provides a variety of general and specialist clinics for children and young people requiring paediatric outpatient services between the ages of 0-16 years (with the exception of Dentistry, Ophthalmology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ENT and Orthopaedics). The Paediatric Outpatient Department serves children requiring outpatient reviews by Paediatricians, General Surgeons, Rheumatology Consultants, Oral Surgeons, Paediatric Dietitians, Dermatologists and other specialist multidisciplinary professionals.

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 population’s health and wellbeing and reducing health inequalities. One example of this collaboration 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 onboarding, induction, education, and experience of HCAs.

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 the HCA App.

Are you looking for an exciting Healthcare Assistant Paediatric Outpatients 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 Tuesday 30 Sep 2025.