Health Care Assistant
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Job summary
Are you looking for a new role?
We are thrilled that we are growing our team of Healthcare Assistants.
Within this role we expect you to work effectively as a member of the ward team and to establish and maintain relationships within the team. To support qualified staff in the management and delivery of clinical practice. To promote equality of care and non-discriminatory practice, acknowledging a patient's personal beliefs and identity. To ensure that information is passed to the appropriate member of the team. To support patients and relatives in adjusting to the changed circumstances caused by illness and injury.
Looking to start your career in Healthcare, then this role could be for you.
Main duties of the job
Within your role your duties will be:
- Take accurate messages and answer the telephone in a courteous manner.
- Work co-operatively with other members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Ensure orientation of new patients to the ward environment
- Following and implementing care plans under the direction of a qualified nurse.
- Basic patient care - this could include feeding, washing, dressing, personal hygiene
- Undertake the care of patients who are dying
- Undertake patient moving and handling using a safe and correct procedure
- Obtaining, testing and recording specimens from the patient
- Responding appropriately to emergency situations
About us
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 populations 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.
Successful candidates to this role will be able to access the additional support provided by the HCA Academy following their induction with MSEFT. This includes development opportunities, pastoral support, staff rewards and access to HCA exclusive resources such as HCA App.
Details
Date posted
23 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,937 a year dependant on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
390-DoM-SO-3280
Job locations
Southend
Prittlewell chase
Westcliff on sea
SS00RY
Employer details
Employer name
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Southend
Prittlewell chase
Westcliff on sea
SS00RY
Employer's website
https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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