Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Health Care Assistant - Lister Ward

The closing date is 04 August 2025

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic Health Care Assistant to join our friendly team on Lister Ward based in Basildon.

As a Health Care Assistant, you will ensure that patients are at the forefront of patient care, take responsibility to ensure colorectal nurse's outpatient clinics run smoothly, ensuring a positive patient experience, privacy & dignity respect is always ensured.

Health Care Assistants provide support to qualified staff, patients, and their families/carers. After a period of formal/informal training and assessment, qualified staff carry out competency assessments before specific tasks are performed which include both clinical and non-clinical competencies.

Health Care Assistants working in Lister ward, are required to assist with basic nursing care, e.g. washing, moving and handling, mouth care, eye care, testing urine, assisting in pressure area care and generally attending to patient comfort.

So, if you are looking for a role in care, please apply today.

Please note no VISA sponsorship is available for this role.

Main duties of the job

As a Health Care Support Worker, you will be a hugely valuable support to our team 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 the flow patients through the service.

Examples of what you may do as part of your role

Undertaking observations, ECG's and urine samplesTransferring patients to other clinical areasTalking to patients and their familiesMonitoring patient conditions and escalating concerns

Skills and personal attributes needed

Caring and kindCheerful and friendlyAble to follow direct instructionsHappy to work in a team but also able to use own initiativeHave good listening and communication skillsBe well organisedAbility to escalate concerns

About us

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.

Date posted

01 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 a year Per annum (pro rata for part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-DoM-BA-1219

Job locations

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon

SS16 5NL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting care 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.

We look forward to your application. Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting care 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.

We look forward to your application. Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Completion of care certificate

Experience

Essential

Previous experience of working in care environment
Previous experience of working in a team

Desirable

Experience in an acute hospital setting or equivalent in the community
Has worked in Acute hospital Ward environment

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Completion of care certificate

Experience

Essential

Previous experience of working in care environment
Previous experience of working in a team

Desirable

Experience in an acute hospital setting or equivalent in the community
Has worked in Acute hospital Ward environment

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon

SS16 5NL

Employer's website

https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon

SS16 5NL

Employer's website

https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)