Bank Healthcare Assistant - Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom - Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
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Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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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 Support Worker opportunities are available in 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.

The Healthcare Support Worker 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.


What we Offer:


  • Range of opportunities for flexible working
  • Strong team ethos
  • Enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
  • Wide range of LGBTI+ initiatives
  • Health service discounts and online benefits
  • Health and wellbeing support
  • Discounts on public transport
  • Disability Confident Reasonable adjustments
Would you be like to work bank shifts at MSE Trust whilst undertaking your training?


We are looking to recruit compassionate people to join our Bank who will work a variety of shifts into our contingent workforce.


As a Health Care Support Worker, 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.


  • Examples of what you may do as part of your role
  • Washing and dressing patients
  • Serving meals and feeding patients
  • Helping patients to move around
  • Making beds
  • Talking to patients and their families
  • Monitoring patient condition
  • Skills and personal attributes needed
  • Caring and kind
  • Cheerful and friendly
  • Keen to support patients with their personal needs including washing and toileting
  • 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
  • Applications are dealt with strictly in the order of date received


Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people.

Our newly formed Trust, comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend, is determined to provide the best health services for its local population.

We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation working in the best interests of the people we serve.


With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.


Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.


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.


Once we have reached the required number of applicants for this post, we have the right to close or withdraw this vacancy.

Make a thorough assessment of the patient's needs and document these in accordance with Trust policies.
Formulate a plan of care based on the identified needs of the patient, taking into account current
evidence based research findings.
Ensure that all the care planned is delivered to the patient at the highest possible standard.
Evaluate and document nursing actions and alter the care plan in accordance with the changing
needs of the patient.
To act as an advocate for the patient at all times and promote patient health through education
Pro-actively communicate and liaise with all members of the multidisciplinary team on matters
affecting patient care.
Ensure the rights of patients are respected at all times and assist in the provision of information,
enabling informed decisions to be made about their care.
To commence discharge planning on admission, co-ordinate through to the safe discharge of
patients from hospital, as per Southend University Hospital NHS Trust Discharge Policy.
In conjunction with the Ward Manager/Deputy Ward Manager, identify and plan appropriate
interventions that contribute to high staff morale and good working relationships with all members
of the multidisciplinary team.
Positively contribute to the process of change within the ward.
Contribute to the reduction of healthcar
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