Job overview

We are looking for individuals with healthcare experience to join the NHS family helping people from your local community.  Healthcare Support Worker opportunities are available in Dermatology (secondment fixed term cover). 

This role will be perfect for any established HSWs who may wish  to experience healthcare beyond the wards, in a busy clinic setting.

Mid and South Essex is a great place to work, offering a working environment with an inclusive culture that looks after and values our people and creates a sense of belonging. We encourage applications from people who embrace our values and who will enable us to expand our diverse workforce.

Main duties of the job

Under the direction of the nurse who has continuing responsibility, the post holder will be responsible for providing and maintaining a high standard of care to patients attending Dermatology Outpatient clinics at all of our sites including Southend, Canvey and Westcliff. There is also the possibility of occasional rotation to Broomfield.  The post holder will also share responsibility for ordering of stock for all sites, ensuring that sites are not overstocked, and will run clinics at external sites under indirect supervision of a senior nurse.

Examples of what you may do as part of your role

• Setting up clinics
• Chaperoning doctors
• Helping patient make appointments
• Assisting in minor surgery
• Talking to patients and their families
• Skills and personal attributes needed
• Caring and kind
• Cheerful and friendly
• Keen to support patients with their personal needs as required
• Able to follow instructions
• Active team member but also able to use own initiative
• Have good listening and communication skills
• Be well organised
• Must hold Care Certificate

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.