Senior Healthcare Support Worker - Clacton

Main area Clinical Support Worker Grade NHS AfC:
Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week Job
-HR904-26

Site Clacton Town Clacton Salary £25,760 - £27,476 pro rata, per annum + unsocial hours payments Salary period Yearly Closing 11/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 19/10/2026

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.

Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits

Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole.

The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Health Care Support Workers to join the newly formed Durban ward located at Clacton and District Community Hospital. Durban ward is a 26 bedded until which will provide Community step up and step down to patients who have a North East Essex GP.

Community Hospital wards within North East Essex provide care for patients who do not require acute nursing intervention and who needs cannot be met y also provide palliative or end of life care, recovery from acute illness, rehabilitation and IVABs.

Durban ward is planned to open in November 2026 to help support flow during seasonal pressures. Due to the trusts ambition to support a "home First" approach, the ward has potential to transition after the inter period to a Same Day Assessment Unit, providing rapid assessment, diagnostics, and treatment for appropriate patients, reducing avoidable admissions to the Colchester acute site.

We welcome applications from individuals with prior NHS/healthcare experience.

As a Healthcare Support Worker, you are required to work a rota pattern. You must be able to work a variety of shifts, including days, nights and weekends including Bank Holidays such as Christmas Day.

NHS Care Certificate is required for this role - if you do not have a care certificate but have care experience you maybe suitable for a band 2 role.

To assist the Registered Nurses to care for the patient to ensure their physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs are met

To assist the patient to perform activities of daily living in accordance with their plan of care, e.g. personal hygiene, dressing, toileting, feeding, oral hydration, positioning, mouth-care etc

To perform and accurately record clinical observations as required and report changes to the Registered Nurse immediately

To be responsible for ensuring own infection control practice is in line with Trust Infection Control policies, including approved hand-washing technique.

To ensure that all communication and care provision maintains the dignity and respect of all patients and their carers/relatives

To clean and prepare areas for new admissions/transfers

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost…