Health Care Assistant Castlepoint Ward | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
| Company: | Southend University Hospital NHS Trust |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Band 2 until band 3 competencies completed. |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Westcliff on Sea, SS0 0RY |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Closing date: | 8 Nov 2026 |
Summary
Do you want to make a difference to people’s lives?
We are looking for individuals with or without experience to work in healthcare, to join the NHS family helping people from your local community. Healthcare Assistant opportunities are available on Castlepoint Ward.
No experience? No problem. We will teach you everything you need to know. To us, it is more important that you are a caring and kind person with a genuine desire to help and support patients and their families. If this sounds like you, then you already have the skills that make a great Health Care Support Worker.
Right from the time you join us, you will have access to learning, development and training opportunities. As you progress in your NHS career 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 Assistant role can also lead to a range of career opportunities. With the right support, those who want to can undertake the necessary training to become our future nurses, nursing associates and midwives.
As a Health Care Assistant, you will be a hugely valuable support to our Nursing and Midwifery teams 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 care to support the needs of the patients and their families.
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.
MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Management of patient care
· Supports RN in assessment of patient
· -Performs clinical baseline observations
· -Orientates patient and relatives to the ward environment
· -Follows plan of care, reports any changes in the patient’s condition
· -Contributes with suggestions and ideas for action
· -Reports results of any intervention
· -Records and documents episodes of care in accordance with guidelines
· -Liaises with other departments and members of the multidisciplinary team as directed by the nurse in charge.
This advert closes on Wednesday 14 Oct 2026
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