Job Description

Are you a caring, compassionate individual looking to make a real difference in patient care?
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Healthcare Assistant to join our friendly and dedicated team on Lister Ward at Basildon Hospital.
As a Healthcare Assistant, you'll play a vital role in supporting our patients and nursing team. You'll help ensure that our colorectal nurses' outpatient clinics run smoothly, delivering compassionate, high-quality care while maintaining patients' privacy, dignity, and comfort at all times.
Working alongside qualified staff, you'll assist in a wide range of care duties -- including personal care, moving and handling, mouth and eye care, pressure area care, and supporting patient wellbeing. You'll also undertake both clinical and non-clinical competencies following training and assessment, ensuring you feel confident and supported in your role.
This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills in a caring environment where teamwork, empathy, and patient focus are at the heart of everything we do.
If you're passionate about helping others and want to start or grow your career in healthcare, we'd love to hear from you -- apply today!
Main duties of the job
As a Healthcare Assistant, you will be a hugely valuable support to our team 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 the flow patients through the service.
Examples of what you may do as part of your role:
Undertaking observations, ECG's and urine samplesTransferring patients to other clinical areasTalking to patients and their familiesMonitoring patient conditions and escalating concerns
Skills and personal attributes needed:
Caring and kindCheerful and friendlyAble to follow direct instructionsHappy to work in a team but also able to use own initiativeHave good listening and communication skillsBe well organisedAbility to escalate concerns
About us
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Details
Date posted
14 October 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
24,937 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
390-DoM-BA-1249
Job locations
Basildon
Nethermayne
Basildon
SS16 5NL
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached job description.
We look forward to your application.
Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.
Unfortunately, there is no Visa Sponsorship available for this role. Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached job description.
We look forward to your application.
Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.
Unfortunately, there is no Visa Sponsorship available for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Completion of care certificate

Experience
Essential

• Previous experience of working in care environment
• Previous experience of working in a team

Desirable

• Experience in an acute hospital setting or equivalent in the community
• Has worked in Acute hospital Ward environment

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Completion of care certificate

Experience
Essential

• Previous experience of working in care environment
• Previous experience of working in a team

Desirable

• Experience in an acute hospital setting or equivalent in the community
• Has worked in Acute hospital Ward environment

Skills Required