Healthcare Assistant Paediatric Outpatients
The closing date is 30 September 2025
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Health Care Assistant and/or a Health Care Phlebotomist to join the Paediatric Outpatients Team based at Southend Hospital .
The successful person will be caring, well-organised and will enjoy working with children and their families. The post involves working in the Paediatric Outpatient Department, which sees children aged 0-16years of age.
If successful you will make a major contribution to the efficient running of the department. Duties will include undertaking both clinical and clerical procedures.
The post involves working flexibly Monday to Friday between the hours of 08.00 - 18.00hrs. The clinic timetable varies from week to week, requiring a flexible working pattern to cover the clinic needs.
Please note that this vacancy may close early due to number of applications.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Health Care Assistant and/or a Health Care Phlebotomist to join the Paediatric Outpatients Team.
Departmental Objectives
To provide a range of services with its foundation in Family Centered Care.To provide Paediatric services in line with local and national standards.To treat children efficiently and in a timely manner in accordance with the guidance laid out in the National Service Framework 2To provide high quality services, evidenced by regular audit, with medical and nursing practice well founded upon the latest available research.
The Paediatric Outpatient Department provides a variety of general and specialist clinics children and young people requiring paediatric outpatient services between the ages of 0-16 years (with the exception of Dentistry, Opthalmology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ENT and Orthopaedic's.) The Paediatric Outpatient Department serve children requiring outpatient reviews by Paediatrician's, General Surgeons, Rheumatology Consultants, Oral Surgeons, Paediatric Dieticians, Dermatologists and other specialist multi disciplinary professionals.
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
24 September 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,937 to £26,598 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
10 months
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
390-WAC-SO-7315-A
Job locations
Southend
Prittlewell Chase
Southend
SS0 0RY
Employer details
Employer name
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Southend
Prittlewell Chase
Southend
SS0 0RY
Employer's website
https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Manager of Paediatric Outpatients Department
Jahlyne (Jo) Taylor
03004435669
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