# Healthcare Assistant Paediatric Outpatients

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Southend University Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Salary:** £25272.00
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (To work 19 hours flexibly across the week, within the department core hours of 8am - 6pm)
- **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 19 hours per week (Working across department core hours 8am - 6pm)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-01T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-28T10:50:56.812Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8164772
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8164772?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.southend.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Health Care Assistant to join the Paediatric Outpatients Team based at Southend Hospital .

The successful person will be caring, well-organised and will enjoy working with children and their families. The post involves working in the Paediatric Outpatient Department, which sees children aged 0-16years of age.

If successful you will make a major contribution to the efficient running of the department. Duties will include undertaking both clinical and clerical procedures.

The post involves working flexibly Monday to Friday between the hours of 08.00 – 18.00hrs. The clinic timetable varies from week to week, requiring a flexible working pattern to cover the clinic needs.

Please note that this vacancy may close early due to number of applications.

### Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Healthcare Assistant to join our Paediatric Outpatients Team.

Our department is committed to delivering high-quality, family-centred care for children and young people, in line with local and national standards. We aim to provide efficient and timely services, following National Service Framework guidance, and continually improve care through audit, research, and evidence-based practice.

The Paediatric Outpatient Department provides a wide range of general and specialist clinics for children and young people aged 0-16 years (excluding Dentistry, Ophthalmology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ENT, and Orthopaedics). We support patients requiring outpatient reviews from Paediatricians, General Surgeons, Rheumatology Consultants, Oral Surgeons, Dermatologists, Paediatric Dietitians, and other multidisciplinary specialist teams.

This role offers the opportunity to work within a dedicated team providing high-quality care and support to children, young people, and their families across a diverse range of outpatient services.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting Healthcare Assistant Paediatric Outpatients 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

### Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Previous experience of working as a Healthcare Assistant in Paediatrics
- Previous work experience within Phlebotomy including children and neonates
- Previous experience performing ECG on children and neonates

**Desirable**

- Previous experience of working in a Hospital Outpatient Department

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Good level of literacy – demonstrated by minimal/no errors in application
- Evidence or working towards Level 3 qualification in health and social care

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