Healthcare Assistant - Terling Ward | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Southend University Hospital NHS Trust; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A public healthcare institution in Chelmsford is seeking a dedicated Healthcare Assistant to support patients' personal needs and monitor their condition on Terling ward. Your responsibilities will include washing, dressing, and feeding patients, ensuring their comfort and care. This full-time position offers opportunities for professional development in a supportive environment. If you're caring, friendly, and willing to work as part of a team, we would love to hear from you. Visa Sponsorship is not available for this role.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Inclusive work culture

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare is preferred.
• A genuine desire to help and support patients.
• Ability to follow direct instructions.
• Team player with initiative.

Responsibilities

• Washing and dressing patients.
• Serving meals and feeding patients.
• Helping patients to move around.
• Making beds.
• Talking to patients and their families.
• Monitoring patient condition.

Skills

Caring and kind

Cheerful and friendly

Good listening and communication skills

Well organised

Job description

Do you want to make a difference to people’s lives?

We are looking for individuals with experience to work in healthcare, to join the NHS family helping people from your local community. Healthcare Assistant opportunities are available in Terling ward, which is an acute respiratory ward.

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 Healthcare Assistant.

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 Assistant 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.

This role advertised is for a band 2 health care assistant, you will have the opportunity to become a band 3 health care assistant once you have submitted your care certificate and all required competencies are completed.

Responsibilities

• Washing and dressing patients
• Serving meals and feeding patients
• Helping patients to move around
• Making beds
• Talking to patients and their families
• Monitoring patient condition

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 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.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be.

Are you looking for an exciting Healthcare Assistant 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.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a high number of applications be received.

Unfortunately, there is no Visa Sponsorship available for this role.

This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Dec 2025