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Health Care Assistant | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 05 March 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,071 - £25,674 Per annum ( pro rata for part time) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 04 April 2025 |
| Location: | Chelmsford, CM1 7ET |
| Company: | Southend University Hospital NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7057965/390-SUR-BR-5059-C |
Summary
An exciting opportunity awaits at the Urology Centre at Broomfield Hospital!
As a key member of our dedicated team, you’ll work alongside the Multidisciplinary Team to manage daily clinics and investigations, supporting patients with urological conditions.
Join the heart of the ward team, building strong, supportive connections with colleagues to deliver top-notch, compassionate care. Work hand-in-hand with skilled professionals to enhance clinical practices, creating a safe, welcoming environment for all.
And, be a guiding light for patients and their families, helping them navigate the emotional journey of illness or injury with empathy and understanding.
As the Healthcare Assistant within the Urology Team, you will:
• Champion equality by honouring each patient’s unique beliefs and identity, ensuring they feel respected and understood.
• Communicate essential information to the right team members, ensuring smooth coordination and seamless care.
• Carry out and precisely record clinical observations, capturing vital patient data to support quality care.
• Safely assist with patient movement and handling, using correct procedures to ensure their comfort and safety.
• Facilitate smooth transfers of patients between hospital departments, making each transition as seamless as possible.
• Be a compassionate presence for patients experiencing acute illness and provide support to relatives in challenging moments.
• Additionally, embrace flexibility by performing any other duties assigned by management, always within the scope of this essential role.
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 17,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.
We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.
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 ourHCA 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.
For a full list of role responsibilities and the qualities we are looking for, please see the attached job description and person specification.
We look forward to your application!
This advert closes on Saturday 8 Mar 2025