Healthcare Assistant - Theatres

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

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 in the Recovery Department.

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.

Main duties of the job

As aHealth Care Support Worker, youwill 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.

About us

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

Date posted

06 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-T&A-BR-1240

Job locations

Broomfield

Court Road

Chelmsford

CM1 7ET

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached full job description for full list of responsibilities.

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 transport
Disability Confident Reasonable adjustment

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached full job description for full list of responsibilities.

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 transport
Disability Confident Reasonable adjustment

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

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

oGood literacy demonstrated through minimal spelling and grammatical errors throughout application
oPrevious experience of working in a healthcare setting
oHealthcare Certificate
oExperience of working with the public
oMust be keen to learn new skills and flexible in the workplace

Desirable

oGood IT skills
oWorking within a team and experience of working in an environment with changing demands and priorities

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

oGood literacy demonstrated through minimal spelling and grammatical errors throughout application
oPrevious experience of working in a healthcare setting
oHealthcare Certificate
oExperience of working with the public
oMust be keen to learn new skills and flexible in the workplace

Desirable

oGood IT skills
oWorking within a team and experience of working in an environment with changing demands and priorities

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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