Health Care Assistant - ED in Chelmsford

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is one of the biggest trusts in the country, following the merger of Mid Essex, Basildon and Southend hospitals in April 2020.

Site Broomfield Town Chelmsford Salary £25,760 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) Salary period Yearly Closing 15/10/2026 23:59

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 currently recruiting for Band 3 Health Care Assistant to help maintain our high standard of care. The successful candidates will be able to cope in a busy and dynamic clinic environment, working alongside nursing and medical staff, to help with patient flow.

Right from the time you join us, you will have access to learning, development and training opportunities. As you progress in your role you will acquire the knowledge, skills and confidence you need to provide safe and compassionate patient care.

Mid and South Essex is a great place to work, offering a working environment with an inclusive culture that looks after and values our people and creates a sense of belonging. We encourage applications from people who embrace our values and who will enable us to expand our diverse workforce.

The Healthcare Support Worker role provides an exciting opportunity to learn extended skills, such as application of plaster casts, wound closure techniques, venipuncture and much more. It is a fast paced clinical area, with great learning opportunities, two days are never the same.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

No VISA sponsorship 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
• Application of plaster casts
• Undertaking wound closure
• Supporting patients requiring x-ray or transfers between the Emergency Department
• 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 elevate concerns

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 IIS 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

For more information on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached Job Description.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a high number of applications be received.

Unfortunately, there is no Visa Sponsorship available for this role.

Previous applicants need not apply

Qualifications

• Care Certificate
• Level 3 Vocational Training / Short courses to undertake patient and clinical care duties, completion of a competency-based workbook or equivalent relevant experience

Knowledge

• Knowledge of NEWS2 scoring and observations recording
• Knowledge of electronic systems within the trust

Skills

• Previous experience working in a busy clinical area
• Experienced in plaster cast application, Venepuncture and wound closure

Experience

• Previous HSCW experience
• Previous experience in Urgent and Emergency Care

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Grace Varghese
Job title Senior Sister
Email address grace.varghese@nhs.net
Telephone number 03004442575

Additional information
For further information or informal visits please email
grace.varghese@nhs.net

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