Health Care Assistant - Band 3

Job overview

Felsted ward is an acute medical ward with 20 beds.  Our speciality is renal. We are currently recruiting for Band 3 Health Care Assistants to help maintain our high standard of care.

The successful candidates will be able to cope in a busy and dynamic clinic environment, working alongside nursing and medical staff, to help with patient flow.

Right from the time you join us, you will have access to learning, development and training opportunities. As you progress in your role 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 Support Worker role provides an exciting opportunity to learn extended skills such as  venepuncture, cannulation, APD, CAPD and much more.  It is a fast paced clinical area, with great learnng opportunities, two days are never the same.

Main duties of the job

As a Health Care Support Worker, you will be a hugely valuable support to our team 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 the flow patients through the service.

Examples of what you may do as part of your role

• Undertaking observations, ECG's and urine samples Transferring patients to other clinical areas Talking to patients and their families Monitoring patient conditions and escalating concerns
• Undertaking observations, ECG's and urine samples Transferring patients to other clinical areas Talking to patients and their families Monitoring patient conditions and escalating concerns
• Undertaking observations, ECG's and urine samples
• Transferring patients to other clinical areas
• Talking to patients and their families
• Monitoring patient conditions and escalating concerns

Skills and personal attributes needed

• Caring and kind Cheerful and friendly 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 Ability to escalate concerns
• Caring and kind Cheerful and friendly 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 Ability to escalate concerns
• Caring and kind Cheerful and friendly 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 Ability to escalate concerns
• Caring and kind
• Cheerful and friendly
• 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
• Ability to escalate concerns

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We look forward to your application.

Please refer to attached Job Description for full list of responsibilities.