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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

(**) Healthcare Assistant - Theatres

The closing date is 08 November 2026

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Job summary

The Health Care Assistant will be under the direct supervision of the Registered Nurse/ODP and assist qualified staff in delivering a safe and effective patient focused care to all service users in theatre department. The post holder supports Oral-Maxillofacial, ENT/Head & Neck including Robotics, Gynae-Obstetrics and emergency surgeries.

Are you a motivated individual looking to make a difference? Join our amazing theatre team as a Healthcare Assistant and help us provide safe, high-quality, and compassionate care to our patients.

No VISA sponsorship available for this role

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Main duties of the job

To support the registered Nurse in the assessment of a patient
Follows a plan of care, reports any changes in the patient's condition
Maintains appropriate documentation and records.
To maintain stock levels as necessary
To be involved in collection of data for audits
Ensure 100% compliance with hand hygiene and high impact intervention protocols.
Be responsible for ensuring the highest possible standards of cleanliness within the
clinical area and ensure all staff are familiar with escalation procedures for additional cleaning.
Be accountable by making sure you can answer for your actions or omissions.
Follow guidelines or written documentation in maintaining patient's notes and documents.
To support the Registered Nurse in defining, implementing and evaluating care standards.

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.

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

05 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£25,272 a year

Per annum (pro rata for part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,

Part-time

Reference number

390-NR-TAC-BA-7958

Job locations

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon

SS165NL

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting HCA role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see 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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting HCA role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good literate and numeracy skills - educated to Secondary school level

Desirable

GCSEs and/or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a demanding environment with changing priorities

Desirable

Experience working in a Theatre/Day surgery department

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good literate and numeracy skills - educated to Secondary school level

Desirable

GCSEs and/or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a demanding environment with changing priorities

Desirable

Experience working in a Theatre/Day surgery department

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon

SS165NL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon

SS165NL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Practice Facilitator

Charlean Connolly

[email protected]

030044345041931

Details

Date posted

05 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£25,272 a year

Per annum (pro rata for part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,

Part-time

Reference number

390-NR-TAC-BA-7958

Job locations

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon

SS165NL

United Kingdom

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