Job summary
- Main area
- Specialist Medicine
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 390-DoM-BA-1219
- Employer
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Basildon
- Town
- Basildon
- Salary
- £24,937 Per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Health Care Assistant - Lister 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
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 samples
Transferring patients to other clinical areas
Talking to patients and their families
Monitoring patient conditions and escalating concerns
Skills and personal attributes needed
Caring and kind
Cheerful and friendly
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
Ability to escalate concerns
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main 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 criteria
- Completion of care certificate
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of working in care environment
- Previous experience of working in a team
Desirable criteria
- Experience in an acute hospital setting or equivalent in the community
- Has worked in Acute hospital Ward environment
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
- Sophie Hobley
- Job title
- Ward manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01268 524900
- Additional information
Ext. 43678
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