Senior Health Care Assistant - Theatre | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Southend University Hospital NHS Trust; Great Notley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Great Notley is seeking Healthcare Support Workers to join their team. The role involves assisting patients with daily activities, providing care, and supporting nursing staff in Ophthalmology. No prior experience is necessary as training will be provided. Full-time and part-time positions are available, along with flexible working options. This position offers a supportive team environment and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

NHS salary structure and pension

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Enhanced pay for unsocial hours

Childcare vouchers

Health service discounts

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• 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.

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 Support Worker opportunities are available in Acute Opthalmology.

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. You is expected to work within Ophthalmology MSE across the three sites

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.

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.

What we Offer:

• Range of opportunities for flexible working
• Strong team ethos
• NHS salary structure and pension
• 27 days holiday plus days off for bank holidays worked
• Enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Childcare vouchers
• Wide range of LGBTI+ initiatives
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Health and wellbeing support
• Discounts on public transportDisability Confident Reasonable adjustments

For further details please refer to the job description.

** We look forward to hearing from you and wish you good luck **

This advert closes on Friday 24 Oct 2025