Health Care Assistant
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 07/09/2026
- Closes
- 11/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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Role summary
This Health Care Assistant role is based at Brockfield House, a secure mental health hospital in Wickford, Essex, specifically on Causeway Ward - Low Secure. The post holder will work as part of a 24-hour clinical team, providing mental health access and information, and delivering high-quality, effective operational service to people with mental health needs. Responsibilities include implementing individual care plans, attending to patients' physical and psychological needs, and maintaining therapeutic relationships with clients and carers. The role requires working flexibly, including shifts, in an in-patient setting.
Key responsibilities
- To be responsible along with other members of the team for the implementation of all care aspects of individual care planning.
- Attending to the physical and psychological needs of the patients under the care of the nursing team.
- Act as an associate worker for service users.
- Ensure that accurate and objective information is recorded and signed by the appropriate member of staff.
- Establish therapeutic relationships with individual clients, relatives and carers are maintained by the nursing team. Contribute towards the formulation of care.
- Ensure effective and confidential communication at all times maintaining strict confidentiality with regard to any information concerning patients and colleagues.
Essential criteria
- GSCE Level Education or above
- Experience of using an electronic information system
- Literate in IT/Computer Skills
- Understanding of the nature of mental health conditions and how they can affect people's day to day life and impact upon recovery
- Sound analytical and communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines where required
Desirable criteria
- Care Certificate. All new starters will be required to complete this training as part of the induction process
- Previous experience working within secure settings
- Working knowledge of the Mobius Clinical Information System
- Support families and carers within the boundaries of their role
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Health Care Assistant
The closing date is 11 September 2026
Job summary
*Please note we are unable to provide Sponsorship for this role*
Previous applicants need not apply
Brockfield House is a secure mental health hospital located in Wickford, Essex.
The opportunity is available on Causeway Ward - Low Secure
You will be required to work independently and accountably as part of a team of clinicians offering 24 hours mental health access and information in the service area of the Trust. The service will be 7 days a week, 24 hours a day for 365 days a year working shifts in an in-patient setting.
To act as a role model to other colleagues within the team.
Work collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, clinicians and other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary team.
To deliver high quality, effective operational service to people with mental health needs, in accordance with the principles and objective of the Trust and its vision as identified in the service. The job requires the post holder to work flexibly and undertake a change in role at short notice.
To work collaboratively with others within the organisation to provide an exemplary level of care to service users and their carers.
Main duties of the job
- To be responsible along with other members of the
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