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.
Healthcare Assistant Paediatric Outpatients
Band 3
Main area Paediatrics Grade Band 3 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (To work 19 hours flexibly across the week, within the department core hours of 8am - 6pm) Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
19 hours per week (Working across department core hours 8am - 6pm) Job ref 390-WAC-SO-6931-A
Site Southend Town Southend Salary £25,272 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) Salary period Yearly Closing 05/10/2026 18:00
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the onlyacute 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 have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Health Care Assistant to join the Paediatric Outpatients Team based at Southend Hospital .
The successful person will be caring, well-organised and will enjoy working with children and their families. The post involves working in the Paediatric Outpatient Department, which sees children aged 0-16years of age.
If successful you will make a major contribution to the efficient running of the department. Duties will include undertaking both clinical and clerical procedures.
The post involves working flexibly Monday to Friday between the hours of 08.00 – 18.00hrs. The clinic timetable varies from week to week, requiring a flexible working pattern to cover the clinic needs.
Please note that this vacancy may close early due to number of applications.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Healthcare Assistant to join our Paediatric Outpatients Team.
Our department is committed to delivering high-quality, family-centred care for children and young people, in line with local and national standards. We aim to provide efficient and timely services, following National Service Framework guidance, and continually improve care through audit, research, and evidence-based practice.
The Paediatric Outpatient Department provides a wide range of general and specialist clinics for children and young people aged 0-16 years (excluding Dentistry, Ophthalmology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ENT, and Orthopaedics). We support patients requiring outpatient reviews from Paediatricians, General Surgeons, Rheumatology Consultants, Oral Surgeons, Dermatologists, Paediatric Dietitians, and other multidisciplinary specialist teams.
This role offers the opportunity to work within a dedicated team providing high-quality care and support to children, young people, and their families across a diverse range of outpatient services.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Are you looking for an exciting Healthcare Assistant Paediatric Outpatients role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.
Person specification
Qualifications
- Good level of literacy – demonstrated by minimal/no errors in application
- Evidence or working towards Level 3 qualification in health and social care
Experience
- Previous experience of working as a Healthcare Assistant in Paediatrics
- Previous work experience within Phlebotomy including children and neonates
- Previous experience performing ECG on children and neonates
- Previous experience of working in a Hospital Outpatient Department
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 Jahlyne (Jo) Taylor Job title Manager of Paediatric Outpatients Department Email address jahlyne.taylor2@nhs.net Telephone number 0300 44 35669
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