Job summary

Fixed-Term Maternity Cover | Monday to Friday | Colchester, Clacton & Harwich

Are you an experiencedHealthcare Assistant (HCA) or Care Workerlooking for an opportunity to develop your skills within a specialist clinical service?

Our friendlyPodiatry Serviceis looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate individual to join our team on afixed-term basis to cover maternity leave.

You will work alongside our podiatrists, supporting patients in clinic and assisting with delegated clinical tasks, includingredressing and wound care. You will also have the opportunity to support our team duringhome visits, providing care to patients in their own homes.

The role will involve working across our clinics in Colchester, Clacton and Harwich, as well as supporting home visits.

A full driving licence and access to a vehicle are therefore essential for this role.

What we offer

Monday to Friday working

No weekend or bank holiday working

The opportunity to gain experience within a specialist podiatry service

A varied role working with patients of all ages and with a wide range of clinical needs

Support and supervision from an experienced podiatry team

A friendly and collaborative working environment

If you are an experienced HCA or Care Worker who is passionate about delivering high-quality patient care and would like to develop your clinical experience within podiatry,we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

About the role

Our service supports patients of all ages with a wide range of foot health needs. These include, but are not limited to:

Diabetes-related foot problems

Vascular conditions

Wounds and wound care

Musculoskeletal conditions

Ingrowing toenails

A variety of other foot and lower-limb conditions

You will play an important role in supporting our podiatrists to deliver safe, effective and compassionate care to our patients.

About you

We are ideally looking for someone with previous experience as anHCA, Healthcare Support Worker or Care Workerwho is confident working with patients and able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.

You should be:

Caring, compassionate and patient-focused

Reliable and well organised

Comfortable working independently as well as within a team

Willing to undertake delegated clinical duties following appropriate training and supervision

Able to communicate effectively with patients, carers and colleagues

Keen to develop your knowledge and experience within podiatry and wound care

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Details

Date posted

17 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR815-26

Job locations

Clacton/Colchester Hospital

Clacton/Colchester

CO4 5JL

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of theresponsibilitiesand dutiesof this role please see the attached job description.

Job description Job responsibilities For full details of theresponsibilitiesand dutiesof this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Previous general office experience
• Experience of working with confidential and sensitive information and data
• Experience of using Microsoft packages

Desirable

• Previous secretarial support experience
• Experience in health care as an assistant

Qualifications

Essential

• Excellent numeracy and literacy
• Competent IT skills including Word, Outlook and Excel

Desirable

• ECDL or similar

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of office administration and office equipment
• Knowledge of Microsoft packages, including diary management
• Understanding of patient needs and NHS
• Awareness of Health & Safety relevant to role
• Understanding of Information Governance

Person Specification Experience Essential Previous general office experience Experience of working with confidential and sensitive information and data Experience of using Microsoft packages Desirable Previous secretarial support experience Experience in health care as an assistant Qualifications Essential Excellent numeracy and literacy Competent IT skills including Word, Outlook and Excel Desirable ECDL or similar Knowledge Essential Knowledge of office administration and office equipment Knowledge of Microsoft packages, including diary management Understanding of patient needs and NHS Awareness of Health & Safety relevant to role Understanding of Information Governance

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

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Clacton/Colchester Hospital

Clacton/Colchester

CO4 5JL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Clacton/Colchester Hospital

Clacton/Colchester

CO4 5JL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)