Job overview

Princess Anne Ward is a 33 bedded emergency and elective ward, specialising in Surgery and Urology. Health Care Assistant (HCA) act as members of the care team working under the supervision and guidance of registered nurses/midwives and other professional staff. 

HCA’s assist in the planning, implementation, evaluation and delivery of care by providing support to registered staff, patients and their families.

This will be achieved through the performance of specific care tasks carried out after the successful programme of formal training and assessment.

Basic nursing experience is necessary, as are good communication skills both verbally and in writing.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Duties 

-       To assist with basic nursing care, e.g. washing, moving and handling, mouth care, eye care, testing urine, assisting in pressure area care, continence care, catheter care and generally attending to patient comfort.

-       To assist with transferring patients to the ward on discharge.

-       To clean and prepare bed area for new admissions

-       To damp dust equipment and bed area daily.  Clearing unused equipment.

-       To clean and check equipment daily.

-       To be aware of and implement the Trust’s procedures and protocols on the following:

o   Moving and Handling

o   Barrier Nursing

o   Cross Infection

o   Cardiac Arrest

o   Fire

o   Major Incident

o   Dealing with patients’ property

o   Dealing with Violence and Aggression

o   Incident Reporting

o   Any other relevant procedures and protocols.

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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.