Healthcare Assistant Paediatric Outpatients
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation TrustSouthend, SS0 0RY, East of England
Overview
This is a NHS role (fixed-term) with Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust based in Southend, SS0 0RY. The advertised salary is £25,272. Applications close on 1 September 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Health Care Assistant to join the Paediatric Outpatients Team based at Southend Hospital .
The successful person will be caring, well-organised and will enjoy working with children and their families. The post involves working in the Paediatric Outpatient Department, which sees children aged 0-16years of age.
If successful you will make a major contribution to the efficient running of the department. Duties will include undertaking both clinical and clerical procedures.
The post involves working flexibly Monday to Friday between the hours of 08.00 - 18.00hrs. The clinic timetable varies from week to week, requiring a flexible working pattern to cover the clinic needs.
Please note that this vacancy may close early due to number of applications.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Healthcare Assistant to join our Paediatric Outpatients Team.
Our department is committed to delivering high-quality, family-centred care for children and young people, in line with local and national standards. We aim to provide efficient and timely services, following National Service Framework guidance, and continually improve care through audit, research, and evidence-based practice.
The Paediatric Outpatient Department provides a wide range of general and specialist clinics for children and young people aged 0-16 years (excluding Dentistry, Ophthalmology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ENT, and Orthopaedics). We support patients requiring outpatient reviews from Paediatricians, General Surgeons, Rheumatology Consultants, Oral Surgeons, Dermatologists, Paediatric Dietitians, and other multidisciplinary specialist teams.
This role offers the opportunity to work within a dedicated team providing high-quality care and support to children, young people, and their families across a diverse range of outpatient services.
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.
Are you looking for an exciting Healthcare Assistant Paediatric Outpatients 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
Are you looking for an exciting Healthcare Assistant Paediatric Outpatients 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
- Good level of literacy - demonstrated by minimal/no errors in application
- Evidence or working towards Level 3 qualification in health and social care
- Previous experience of working as a Healthcare Assistant in Paediatrics
- Previous work experience within Phlebotomy including children and neonates
- Previous experience performing ECG on children and neonates
- Previous experience of working in a Hospital Outpatient Department
- Good level of literacy - demonstrated by minimal/no errors in application
- Evidence or working towards Level 3 qualification in health and social care
- Previous experience of working as a Healthcare Assistant in Paediatrics
- Previous work experience within Phlebotomy including children and neonates
- Previous experience performing ECG on children and neonates
- Previous experience of working in a Hospital Outpatient 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 name
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Southend
Prittlewell Chase
Southend
SS0 0RY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer name
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Southend
Prittlewell Chase
Southend
SS0 0RY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
How this role compares
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