Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.
Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.
We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.
Job overview
We are looking for an HCA in the Anaesthetic Pre-Assessment Unit to join our friendly team on a permanent basis.
You will work effectively as a member of the team to facilitate the smooth running of the pre-assessment by providing administrative and clinical support.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working
opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with
access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed
and progress.
A minimum of 1 year's experience with an excellent attendance record and time management is required in the current role.
Phlebotomy and ECG competency is desirable.
Main duties of the job
Meet and greet the patients in the department and manage their care in the treatment room, ensuring patient dignity, respect and confidentiality.
Accurately document outcomes from the appointment and update electronic records.
Phlebotomy and ECG service.
Provide the pre-assessment team with consumables and equipment.
Ensure the treatment room is clean and tidy.
Clean, date check and stock up trolleys and shelves.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We look forward to your application.
Please refer to attached Job Description for full list of responsibilities.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
* Demonstrable experience as an HCA.
Desirable criteria
* Phlebotomy and ECG competency.
Skills
Essential criteria
* IT skills - demonstrated in previous work duties
* Excellent written communication skills demonstrated throughout application
Desirable criteria
* Completion of care certificate
Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.
Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
* Band 3 HCA (PDF, 290.3KB)
* Privacy Policy (PDF, 441.0KB)
* AFC Pay Poster 25/26 (PDF, 32.3KB)
* Behaviours Framework (JPG, 298.0KB)
* Trust marketing brochure (PDF, 2.1MB)
* General Statements - AFC - V5.1 (PDF, 424.6KB)