Healthcare Assistant - Minor Injuries Unit (ED) | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 17 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £25,760 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 May 2026 |
| Location: | Chelmsford, CM1 7ET |
| Company: | Southend University Hospital NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7946528/390-DoM-BR-9983-A |
Summary
We are currently recruiting for Band 3 Health Care Assistant to help maintain our high standard of care and flow of patients through a busy minor injuries unit. The successful candidates will need to 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, venepuncture and much more. It is a fast paced clinical area, with great learning opportunities, two days are never the same.
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 escalate concerns
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well-being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
For more information on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached Job Description.
We look forward to your application!
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. Whilst we are able to employ candidates on a graduate Visa, we are unable to offer sponsorship once the graduate visa expires.
This advert closes on Tuesday 21 Apr 2026