Health Care Assistant - Burns ITU | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Job description

We are looking for a Health Care Assistant (HCA) to join our Burns Critical Care team and work alongside a friendly and hard‐working multi-disciplinary team to provide excellent patient care.

As a Health Care Assistant, you will assist in the planning, implementation, evaluation and delivery of care by providing support to registered staff for severely burnt patients and their families. Patients include both adults and children; previous experience with all ages would be an ideal candidate.

Key Responsibilities

Assist with basic nursing care, e.g., washing, moving and handling, mouth care, eye care, testing urine, assisting in pressure area care and generally attending to patient comfort.

Assist in dressing changes.

Assist patients with feeding needs.

Assist with rehabilitation of the burn injured patient.

CompetenciesThe competencies expected of the post holder may change where specific skills/knowledge are required to deliver care within specific clinical areas.

Additional InformationOur ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well‐being of our patients, and to 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.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a high number of applications be received. Unfortunately, there is no Visa Sponsorship available for this role. Whilst we are able to employ candidates on a Graduate Visa, we are unable to offer sponsorship once the Graduate Visa expires.

This advert closes on Monday 20 Apr 2026.

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Chelmsford

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

21-05-2026

Profession type

Home Care Jobs

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English