Healthcare Assistant – Specialist leg Ulcer Service

Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Harlow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Harlow is seeking a Health Care Assistant to support a leg ulcer team. The role involves providing patient care in clinics and homes, answering queries, and participating in health education. Candidates must demonstrate relevant skills in patient support and communication. Benefits include flexible working, generous holiday allowances, and a supportive work environment designed to enhance career development. This position requires in-person interviews and attendance at training programs before start dates.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension up to 14.5%

Staff discounts and relocation package

Qualifications

• Experience or competency in providing care and support.
• Ability to take observations and assist with treatment programs.
• Knowledge in health promotion activities.

Responsibilities

• Visit patients and provide care as per Care Plan.
• Promote wellbeing through health education activities.
• Answer patient inquiries and book appointments.

Skills

Patient care

Communication skills

Health education knowledge

Job description

A Vacancy at Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.

Overview

The post holder will work as part of a Leg Ulcer team which cares for people with leg ulceration, mainly in clinic settings across West Essex but also in their homes on occasions. The Health Care Assistant will contribute in a variety of activities of patient care to the level, experience and assessed competence he/she has acquired.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all of our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately your application form be rejected from the process.

Please note this vacancy requires a face to face interview with the Recruiting Manager. Applicants that are unable to attend a face to face interview need not apply.

Responsibilities

• Visit patients in a clinic environment or in their own homes and provide appropriate care and support as defined in the Care Plan, including taking observations, exercise, activity and treatment programs, acting on own initiative with supervision available when required.
• Be involved, under the direction of the Clinical Lead/ leg ulcer team in health education and health promotion activities to promote the wellbeing of the patient. This may include advice regarding skin care, diet, exercise, leg elevation and hosiery application using specific aids.
• To answer patient’s and other professional telephone / email queries, addressing concerns or passing on as appropriate to team members.
• Be involved in booking patients into clinic if required.
• Be always aware of Health and Safety, ensuring that equipment is well maintained in a safe and hygienic way e.g., patient handling equipment.
• Take an active role in the running of leg ulcer clinics through close working with the leg ulcer team.
• Assist trained staff in leg ulcer clinics by preparing the clinic environment prior to the patients’ arrival and clearing away at the end of each clinic session. Tasks to include cleaning all couches, work surfaces and buckets, as well as preparing the dressing trolleys, in accordance with policy and Standard Operating Procedure.

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
• We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
• Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us.
• Season ticket loans are interest‑free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs

• Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

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 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.

To support this ‘one workforce model’ the successful candidate for this post will be required to attend our 5 day (Monday to Friday) face to face Induction Programme at our MSEICS Education Hub at Brentwood Community Hospital. Your start date will therefore fall on one of two of the HCA Academy induction dates across the month, which will be discussed and agreed during the recruitment process.

Our HCA Academy Induction programme has been designed to train and support the successful candidate through the early stages of their employment at EPUT and will provide opportunities to enhance skills, knowledge and experience.

Further information will be provided post interview.

This will be followed by an additional 5 day (Monday to Friday) EPUT corporate / mandatory training welcome. (EPUT Welcome will be varied between face to face and virtual delivery).

This advert closes on Sunday 1 Feb 2026