Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within clinical haematology at Mid and South Essex NHS TRUST for a healthcare assistant (HCA) supporting the delivery of the anticoagulation service.

This HCA post would suit an enthusiastic, self-motivated individual with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, attention to detail and the ability to work alone and as part of our team.

If successful, your role is to help with the daily running of the Anticoagulation and DVT clinic, this will involve using point of care analyser to preform blood test,    to help the patients within the clinic where required, and administration duties within the clinic where required. 

So, if this sounds like the right role for you - please apply today

Main duties of the job

• To carry out point of care testing used for anticoagulation monitoring and DVT assessments.
• Phlebotomy of patients within our service that require blood blood tests for use in the service. 
• Stock control within the department of consumables.
• Helping the reception staff with duties.
• Chaperoning patients  during scanning when required. 

Working for our organisation

With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.  

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.

Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations.  We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.

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.