Healthcare Assistant - Tiptree Ward

Transformation Unit; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Healthcare Support Worker to join the Tiptree Ward on a full-time or part-time basis. You will provide compassionate patient care under the nursing team and support everyday ward tasks in a busy hospital setting.

No experience? Training is provided. The role focuses on washing and dressing patients, assisting with meals, mobility, and communicating with patients and families in a friendly, professional NHS environment in Chelmsford.

Qualifications

• Good literacy demonstrated within the application form and presentation.
• Ability to gain new skills.
• NHS experience or care setting experience is desirable.

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.

Job description

Employer Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Broomfield Town Chelmsford Salary £25,272 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) Salary period Yearly Closing 14/10/2026 23:59

Healthcare Assistant - Tiptree Ward

Band 2/3

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the onlyacute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

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 on Tiptree 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.

Main duties of the job

As a Health Care Support Worker, you will be a hugely valuable support to our Nursing and Midwifery teams providing care to our patients. Every day will be different and you will work alongside the rest of the team carrying out a wide range of tasks and assisting with care to support the needs of the patients and their families.

Examples of what you may do as part of your role

• 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 and part 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. Applications from underrepresented groups including LGBT+, Ethnic Minority or disabled people are particularly welcome.

Working for our organisation

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. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We look forward to your application. Please refer to attached Job Description for full list of responsibilities.

Person specification

• Good literacy demonstrated within the application form and presentation
• Ability to gain new skills

Application form and interview

• English written and oral to GCSE standard
• Previous experience within a Health care setting, or as a Health care worker
• NHS experience
• Care certificate
• Cannulation and venepuncture

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.