We are seeking a compassionate, hardworking, and motivated Healthcare Assistant (Band 3) to join our District Nursing Night Service Team in the South East Essex area.
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Are you self-motivated, enthusiastic and looking for a new challenge?
This community-based role provides care during night hours, operating from 21:00 to 08:00, seven days a week, including weekends and bank holidays, with a variety of shift patterns available.
The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care within the community. Responsibilities include triaging calls and referrals, providing responsive unplanned care, and supporting patients in their own homes. The role requires close collaboration with Out of Hours services, multidisciplinary teams, patients, and their families.
Strong communication and IT skills are essential, alongside the ability to work independently and respond effectively to changing patient needs in a fast-paced environment.
This role offers an excellent opportunity for individuals who are enthusiastic about developing their nursing career within community services, with access to ongoing professional development and training opportunities.
Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.
Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
Benefits
27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
£8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.
Work that wraps around your needs
Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.
Mains roles and responsibility will include:
- Triage of patient calls into service
- Referral triage
- Complex holistic assessments
- Hospital avoidance
- Palliative care
- Catheter care/bowel management
- Working collaboratively with the wider MDT
- Wound management
- Care planning
- Liaise with community nurse Team Leaders for future patient visits and allocation for additional support
- Excellent IT skills
