Job summary
- Main area
- Healthcare Assistant
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months (6 Months Contract)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shifts are long days 12 hour shifts across 7 days 365 days per year)
- Job ref
- 364-A-9061
- Employer
- Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cumberlege Intermediate Care Centre - Physical Health Rehab Unit
- Town
- Rochford
- Salary
- £24,625 - £25,674 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Healthcare Assistant - CICC
Band 3
About Us
EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. Also:
- We are among the largest employers in the in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
- We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.
EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT). A new leadership team was established at the Trust in 2020.
Our vision and values
Our Vision
“To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care”.
Our Purpose
“We care for people every day. What we do together, matters”.
Our Values
- We Care
- We Learn
- We Empower
Our strategic objectives
- We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services.
- We will enable each other to be the best that we can.
- We will work together with our partners to make our services better.
- We will help our communities to thrive.
Our services
- Mental Health Services
- Community Health Services
- Learning Disabilities Services
- Social Care
Find out more about the services we offer in our service directory.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has emerged within South East Essex Community Health Services to be part of the inpatient Intermediate Care Frailty/ Stroke facility at Rochford Hospital.
Would you like to work in a team that is passionate about providing the best possible patient centred care? If so, then this could be the role for you.
At Essex University Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, we are looking for talented and caring Healthcare Assistants to join our inpatient team.
To assist the senior team in providing care and physical rehabilitation to people who require short term period of recovery outside their own homes following a an acute event or deterioration that may or may not have resulted in an acute hospital stay. The aim is to provide person centred rehabilitation to enable patients to reach their maximum potential and live as independently as possible.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all of our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately your application form be rejected from the process.
Please note this vacancy requires a face to face interview with the Recruiting Manager. Applicants that are unable to attend a face to face interview need not apply.
Main duties of the job
- Encourage patients to participate in activities of daily living and facilitate their active involvement in therapeutic activities.
- Assist the patient work towards rehabilitation goals to enhance independence and wellbeing.
- Ensure active involvement in manual handling of patients as required – in line with the Trust’s Manual Handling Policy.
- To work within the guidance of the Infection Control Policy and wearing appropriate protective clothing at all times.
- Observe record and report changes in the patient’s health and environment to senior staff.
- To be familiar with the steps to be taken in medical emergencies and act accordingly.
- Complete observations including urinalysis and blood sugar monitoring as required.
- Collect patient specimens as required.
- Observe and record dietary needs and fluid intake as required.
- Assist the senior team with visits case conferences etc. as necessary.
- Work directly with the therapists within the team to support them providing effective assessment and treatment.
- Assist in planning work together with the senior Team.
- Assist in contributing to care planning and risk management plans.
Working for our organisation
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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 population’s 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.
To support this ‘one workforce model’ the successful candidate for this post will be required to attend our 5 day (Monday to Friday) face to face Induction Programme at our MSE ICS Education Hub at Brentwood Community Hospital. Your start date will therefore fall on one of two of the HCA Academy induction dates across the month, which will be discussed and agreed during the recruitment process.
Our HCA Academy Induction programme has been designed to train and support the successful candidate through the early stages of their employment at EPUT and will provide opportunities to enhance skills, knowledge and experience.
Further information will be provided post interview.
This will be followed by an additional 5 day (Monday to Friday) EPUT corporate / mandatory training welcome. (EPUT Welcome will be varied between face to face and virtual delivery).
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Good standard of education to GCSE or equivalent
- Completed Care Certificate (or within 6month of commencement)
Skills / Experience
Essential criteria
- Effective oral/written communication and interpersonal skills
- Computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office
Desirable criteria
- Experience in rehabilitation with a positive approach to rehabilitative care
- Experience providing care in a Ward Setting
- Previous experience of SystmOne
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Strong commitment to working as part of a team.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Francis Amponsah
- Job title
- Modern Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01702 372066
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