Job summary
- Main area
- Care of the elderly
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 29.25 hours per week
- Job ref
- 390-NR-DoM-BA-9750
- Employer
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Basildon
- Town
- BASILDON
- Salary
- £25,760 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/11/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Healthcare Assistant - Florence Nightingale ward
Band 3
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.
Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.
We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.
Job overview
Join our team at Basildon Hospital!
We’re looking for a compassionate Healthcare Assistant to join Florence Nightingale Ward.
You’ll work closely with our nursing team to provide high-quality care and support to patients and their families, helping create a welcoming, respectful and inclusive ward environment.
Could this be your next opportunity? Apply today.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
Main duties of the job
- Support patients with personal care, nutrition, hydration and comfort.
- Monitor patients’ wellbeing and report any changes or concerns to the Registered Nurse.
- Support patients with mobility, falls prevention and clinical procedures.
- Provide compassionate care to patients and their families, including end-of-life care.
- Maintain patients’ privacy, dignity, safety and respect at all times.
- Respond appropriately to patients’ needs and emergency situations.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Are you looking for an exciting 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 criteria
- GCSE Math and English or English
Desirable criteria
- Care certificate completion /NVQ
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Good literacy demonstrated through minimal spelling and grammatical errors through applications
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working in health care setting
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- porshia brown
- Job title
- Ward manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 030044333818
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