About this role
Job summary
Adult Burns ward is an eight bedded ward, specialising in the rehabilitation and treatment of adults who have sustained burn injuries and require intensive therapy and wound care. We are currently recruiting for Band 3 Health Care Assistants to help maintain our high standard of care, on a fixed term contract until 30/9/27The successful candidate 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 venepuncture, cannulation, wound care and much more. It is a fast paced clinical area, with great learnng opportunities, two days are never the same.
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 samplesTransferring patients to other clinical areasTalking to patients and their familiesMonitoring patient conditions and escalating concernsAssisting in wound care and personal care to patientsAssisting Registered Nurses in their duties
Skills and personal attributes needed
Caring and kindCheerful and friendlyAble to follow direct instructionsHappy to work in a team but also able to use own initiativeHave good written, listening and communication skillsBe well organisedAbility to escalate concerns
About us
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.
Job description Job responsibilities
Are you looking for an exciting Healthcare Assistant role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.
For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.
We look forward to your application.
Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Previous HSCW experience in NHS Previous experience working in a busy clinical area
Desirable
Previous experience in Burn care
Skills Essential
Good level of literacy, demonstrated through minimal mistakes on application form
Knowledge Essential
Knowledge of NEWS2 scoring and correct observations
Desirable
Knowledge of electronic systems within the trust
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address Broomfield
Court Road
Chelmsford
CM1 7ET
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)