Healthcare Assistant - SEW Feering

SEW is a 20-245 bedded ward where we accept emergency patients form ED, Basildon and other Hospitals. As a HCSW on SEW you will be part of the nursing team to help assess, discharge and treat both emergency and post op surgical patients in the Chelmsford area and beyond.

As a Health Care Support Worker, you will be a hugely valuable support to our Nursing and Midwifery teams 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 care to support the needs of the patients and their families.

The main roles include but are not restricted to

Examples of what you may do as part of your role:

Washing and dressing patients Serving meals and feeding patients Helping patients to move around Making beds Talking to patients and their families Monitoring patient condition

We are currently looking for individuals with experience to join our dynamic , caring and friendly NHS family on SEW Surgical Emergency Ward, which looks after emergency surgical and urology patients. This is a rewarding experience and is a fast paced area delivering high quality specialised care.

No experience? No problem. We will teach you everything you need to know. To us, it is more important that you are a caring and kind person with a genuine desire to help and support patients and their families. If this sounds like you, then you already have the skills that make a great Health Care Support Worker.

Right from the time you join us, you will have access to learning, development and training opportunities. As you progress in your NHS career you will acquire the knowledge, skills and confidence you need to provide safe and compassionate patient care., Caring and kind Cheerful and friendly Keen to support patients with their personal needs including washing and toileting 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

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.