Healthcare Assistant - Chemotherapy | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
| Company: | Southend University Hospital NHS Trust |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £25,760 Per Annum Pro Rata for Part Time |
| Hours: | Part-time |
| Location: | Southend, SS0 0RY |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Closing date: | 8 Nov 2026 |
Summary
Healthcare assistant-Systemic Anti Cancer Therapy ( SACT) - chemotherapy unit.
Join our dedicated Oncology team to provide compassionate, high quality care to patients undergoing chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and other cancer treatments. You will work alongside registered nurses to support patients through their treatment journey ensuring a safe welcoming and efficient clinic environment. This role requires exceptional empathy, strong communication skills and a commitment to patient safety and infection control.
Mid and South Essex Foundation Trust 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.
Main duties of the role
• Perform clinical observations of blood pressure, pulse, temperature, before treatment.
• Report any abnormal patient observation or deteriorating condition to registered nursing team.
• Perform blood sugar tests( BM monitoring)
• Carry out ECG's
• Take routine MRSA swabs .
• Support patients with mobility or personal care.
• Offer empathetic, compassionate listening to patients .
• Maintain infection control– in all clinical areas .
• Support with scalp cooling .
Skills and personal attributes needed.
• Proficient in recording accurate vital signs and spotting a deteriorating patient.
• Experience in performing ECG's.
• Strong understanding of aseptic techniques and safe handling of clinical waste
• Be able to manage a fast paced workload and multi task during busy clinics.
• A caring , compassionate nature .
• Emotional resilience
• Able to follow direct instructions
• Effective team working but also able to use own initiative
• Have good listening and communication skills
Full time and part time positions are available, and we are open to discuss flexible working arrangements. This opportunity is available for candidates who have the right to work in the UK. Applications from underrepresented groups including LGBT+, Ethnic Minority or disabled people are particularly welcome.
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.
What we Offer:
• Range of opportunities for flexible working
• Strong team ethos
• NHS salary structure and pension
• 27 days holiday plus days off for bank holidays worked
• Enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Childcare vouchers
• Wide range of LGBTI+ initiatives
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Health and wellbeing support
• Discounts on public transport
• Disability Confident Reasonable adjustments
** We look forward to hearing from you and wish you good luck **
This advert closes on Wednesday 14 Oct 2026
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