# Healthcare Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/healthcare-assistant/f0467636-0494-47f9-aa27-93f741b830a0 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/healthcare-assistant/f0467636-0494-47f9-aa27-93f741b830a0.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Rochford Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Healthcare assistant - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum, pro rata for part time - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Early 7am - 3pm, Late 1pm - 9pm, Night 7:30pm - 7:30am) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-08T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-02T11:48:19.618Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Saffron_Walden/Essex_Partnership_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/General_Nursing_Older_Adults/General_Nursing_Older_Adults-v8324623 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8324623?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.eput.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all of our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately your application form be rejected from the process. Please note this vacancy requires a face to face interview with the Recruiting Manager. Applicants that are unable to attend a face to face interview need not apply. The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting the professional team in providing care for patients in an older adult inpatient ward. Working from time to time without direct supervision but under the supervision of qualified team member, you will implement and assist with the evaluation of individual plans of care for patients and in their management and care under the guidance of the ward manager. You will be expected to work collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians and other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary team in delivering services; providing a 7 day a week, 24 hours a day service for 365 days a year working shifts as appropriate and as rostered. ### Main duties of the job Please note that this role outline serves to provide an illustrative example of the duties and responsibilities you may be expected to undertake during the course of your normal duties. It is not an exhaustive list and you will therefore be required to undertake other responsibilities and duties that are considered to be commensurate with the band. Core Clinical Function - Maintain effective relationships with patients, their relatives and other carers - Maintain effective relationships with members of the multidisciplinary team, Trust andother statutory and voluntary organisations. - Implement prescribed nursing care to patients, taking into account physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual needs - Fulfil the role of Associate/Co Worker under the supervision of a qualified nurse/clinician - Report and record the results of implemented plans of care in the appropriate and agreed format. - Contribute to the management and support of patient who exhibit challenging behaviour. Participate in interventions relating to the management of violence and aggression including de-escalation techniques and the use of physical intervention (TASI techniques) as necessary, under the supervision of a qualified nurse. - Assist patients with Activities of Daily Living; including personal hygiene, dietary intake etc. with due regard to the philosophy of “normalisation” ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities This vacancy may close early if sufficient number of applications have been received. - Help individuals to maintain independence from others by assisting the development of daily living, domestic, communication and social skills. - Assist qualified staff in the physical monitoring of a patient’s health, including monitoring of blood pressure, pulse, temperature, respiration, weight, drug and alcohol screening (after appropriate training) - Undertake whatever duties are necessary to maintain a safe environment free from unnecessary hazards. - Report to senior staff any abnormalities, accidents, untoward incidents or observations relating to a patient or patient’s care - Contribute to maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment for patient, relatives, carers and staff. - Maintain confidentiality of information according to Trust policy - Ensure that the patient’s dignity and privacy is maintained - Ensure effective communication with patient’s, carer’s, visitors and staff. The NHS Essex Integrated Care Board 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 population's health and wellbeing and reducing health inequalities. HCA Academy, is an ICB initiative between Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) and Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSEFT). The Academy supports the on boarding, induction, education and experience of our Health Care Assistants (HCAs), Activity Coordinators (ACs), Peer Support Workers (PSWs) and Family Care Assistants (FCAs), modelling a "one workforce" cross-system approach. To support this one workforce model, successful candidates appointed to this post will be required to attend our 4 day face to face Induction Programme (Monday to Thursday) at the NHS Essex ICB Education Hub, Brentwood Community Hospital. Your start date will therefore align with one of the Academy induction dates available each month, which will be discussed and agreed during the recruitment process. The HCA Academy Induction Programme has been designed to train and support successful candidates through the early stages of their employment and provides opportunities to develop skills, knowledge and confidence within the role. Further information will be provided following interview. Following completion of the Academy Induction Programme, our new starters will undertake EPUT's corporate and mandatory training programme. This will consist of a combination of face-to-face and virtual learning to support a successful transition into employment. ### 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** - qualifications **Desirable** - years experience ### attributes **Essential** - good communication skills **Desirable** - outstanding care ethic ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 152.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2990) - [job description (pdf, 768.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10646629) - [person specification (pdf, 336.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10646630) - [candidate privacy policy (pdf, 336.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1853) - [right to work information (pdf, 293.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2355) - [values of the nhs pension (pdf, 151.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2659) - [employer recognition scheme - gold award (pdf, 27.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2451) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.