Job summary

Join our team at Basildon Hospital!

We're looking for a compassionate Healthcare Assistant to join Florence Nightingale Ward.

You'll work closely with our nursing team to provide high-quality care and support to patients and their families, helping create a welcoming, respectful and inclusive ward environment.

Could this be your next opportunity? Apply today.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Main duties of the job

• Support patients with personal care, nutrition, hydration and comfort.
• Monitor patients' wellbeing andreport any changes or concerns to the Registered Nurse.
• Support patients with mobility, falls prevention and clinical procedures.
• Provide compassionate care to patients and their families, including end-of-life care.
• Maintain patients'privacy, dignity, safety and respect at all times.
• Respond appropriately to patients' needs and emergency situations.

About us

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.

Details

Date posted

28 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,760 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-NR-DoM-BA-9750

Job locations

Basildon

Nether Mayne, Basildon

BASILDON

SS16 5NL

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.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.

Job description Job responsibilities Are you looking for an exciting role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.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

Essential

• GCSE Math and English or English

Desirable

• Care certificate completion /NVQ

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Good literacy demonstrated through minimal spelling and grammatical errors through applications

Desirable

• Previous experience of working in health care setting

Person Specification Qualifications Essential GCSE Math and English or English Desirable Care certificate completion /NVQ Knowledge and Experience Essential Good literacy demonstrated through minimal spelling and grammatical errors through applications Desirable Previous experience of working in health care setting

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

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Basildon

Nether Mayne, Basildon

BASILDON

SS16 5NL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Basildon

Nether Mayne, Basildon

BASILDON

SS16 5NL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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