Health Care Assistant

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

Join our dedicated team in providing holistic, patient-centred care for our 24-bed ward. Working collaboratively with a supportive multidisciplinary team, you'll play a key role in delivering high-quality care and ensuring the best possible patient experience.

We are committed to supporting your professional growth, offering regular team study days, development opportunities and ongoing learning to help you thrive in your role.

Specialising in Plastic Surgery, our ward works closely with the Burns Unit, supporting patients throughout their recovery journey and facilitating a smooth transition from specialist care through to discharge.

No VISA sponsorship available for this role

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Main duties of the job

• Supports RN in assessment of patient
• Performs clinical baseline observations
• Orientates patient and relatives to the unit/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
• Effective communication is maintained with MDT, patient, relatives and visitors.
• Transfers patients to and from the procedure rooms/trolley bay and the wards (if required)
• Following Infection control policy prepares equipment and procedure room/trolley bay for patients' pre and post-surgery.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

Qualifications

Desirable criteria

• NVQ level 3 in Health (General healthcare support or the advanced diploma in clinical healthcare support

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working as a carer

Desirable criteria

• Experience in acute healthcare setting

Knowledge/Skills

Essential criteria

• Effective oral/written communication demonstrable by minimal errors in application

Desirable criteria

• Experience working in a surgical setting

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.

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