Job Description

We are looking for individuals with or without experience to work in healthcare, to join the NHS family helping people from your local community. Healthcare Support Worker opportunities are available in Blenheim Ward.
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.
So, if you are interested in starting a Career in Care, please apply today!
Main duties of the job
As aHealth Care Support Worker, youwill 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.
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 conditio

Skills and personal attributes needed

• 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

Full time and part time positions are available, and we are open to discuss flexible working arrangements.This opportunity is available for candidates who have the right to work in the UK. Applications from underrepresented groups including LGBT+, Ethnic Minority or disabled people are particularly welcome.
About us
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.
Details
Date posted
13 October 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
24,465 a year Per Annum Pro Rata for Part Time
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
390-DoM-SO-3334
Job locations
Southend
Prittlewell chase
Southend on Sea
SS0 0RY
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more details on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached job description.
** We look forward to hearing from you and wish you good luck ** Job description
Job responsibilities
For more details on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached job description.
** We look forward to hearing from you and wish you good luck **
Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• oGood literacy demonstrated through minimal spelling and grammatical errors throughout application
• oExperience of working with the public
• oMust be keen to learn new skills and flexible in the workplace

Desirable

• oPrevious experience of working in a healthcare setting
• oHealthcare Certificate
• oGood IT skills
• oWorking within a team and experience of working in an environment with changing demands and priorities

presentation and compassion
Essential

• Must be able to care for all matter of patients and remain professional

Desirable

• previous health care experience

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• oGood literacy demonstrated through minimal spelling and grammatical errors throughout application
• oExperience of working with the public
• oMust be keen to learn new skills and flexible in the workplace

Desirable

• oPrevious experience of working in a healthcare setting
• oHealthcare Certificate
• oGood IT skills
• oWorking within a team and experience of working in an environment with changing demands and priorities

presentation and compassion
Essential

• Must be able to care for all matter of patients and remain professional

Desirable

• previous health care experience

Skills Required