Job summary
Whilst we welcome all applications from all suitable candidates, unfortunately, we will not be offering sponsorship for this role.

Essex Learning Disability Partnership are looking for a Healthcare Assistant with a passion for delivering the highest standard of care for individuals that have a learning disability.

You will be working as a healthcare assistant within the Enhanced Support Team with service users who can present with complex and challenging needs. The job role will be based in Essex.

Main duties of the job
Main Responsibilities

The postholder will provide support to an allocated group of service users as delegated by the Team Leader or agreed registered practitioner. The postholder will be expected to work within the Community Specialist Learning Disability Team in line with service needs.

The postholder will receive regular supervision as appropriate to their ongoing developmental needs and requirements and partake in reflective practice and training on a regular basis.

About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission.

Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

Job responsibilities

• To have regard for the physical, psychological, emotional and environmental needs of the service users and their carers
• To provide support as directed by the Nurse Team leader and in close liaison with other agencies delivering agreed outcomes.
• To work with colleagues and Health Access Champions in a variety of settings, reporting any concerns for service user health and wellbeing to the Nurse Team Leader
• To keep accurate records of tasks undertaken, observation and events concerning service users and to report to other members of the team, as appropriate, and to prepare reports as requested
• To maintain and promote good communication and working relationships both within the team and with colleagues from other agencies
• To develop a knowledge and understanding of the specialist needs of service users, and the approaches used in their care across diverse health settings
• In collaboration with Primary Care Networks, support the process of understanding and improving service user experiences of care in other health settings through data collection, observation, feedback, discussion, and reporting through the clinical team
• Provide information of health promotion and healthy living as appropriate to individual need
• To undertake and assist in the organisation of the day to day smooth running of the service
• Contribute towards the ongoing quality of service and care and identify any risk issues in relation to the service users health and social care need
• Networking and promoting positive relationships within the primary care network

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Evidence of academic qualifications achievement
• NVQ Level 3 or Equivalent

Experience
Essential

• Minimum of 2 years' experience as a Health Care Assistant - working in a Health and Social Care setting.
• Experience of working with people with a learning disability, who may have mental health needs and/or challenging behaviours

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 contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Community Service Manager (Interim), John O'Connor, john.o'connor4@nhs.net, 03332225020

Closing date: 12 November 2026
Apply through our website.