Health Care Assistant (Band 2/3)

Job summary

Woking and Sam Beare Hospice In Patient Unit is looking for a passionate dynamic and enthusiastic Health Care Assistant to join our incredible team.

Here at the hospice, we pride ourselves on giving exceptionally high standards of care to patients and their families through some of the most challenging times of their lives. In our IPU, in their own homes and in our Wellbeing Centre. Our charity-based service specialises in palliative and end of life care for patients with complex life limiting illnesses who live in the North-West Surrey area.

Some of the ways we provide such high standards is through fantastic staff to patient ratios that leave our patients and families feeling like they are always a priority. As well as our environment which is clean, warm and homely to ensure all that come through our services feel safe and comfortable.

In addition to the wonderful environment, we have a keen focus on education and development. Our education team support excellent training sessions taught by our in-house experts. Furthermore, our staff are encouraged and supported to increase their professional skills through courses and university modules.

Recent examples of our commitment to developing our team include:

NA to RN apprenticeships

HCA to NA apprenticeships,

CNS supported and developed to join our medical team as a Non-Medical Prescriber/ANP

Staff Nurse to Senior Staff Nurse

Senior Staff Nurse into Clinical Nurse Specialist positions in our community team.

Main duties of the job

" A beautiful setting, warm friendly staff and colleagues, and the gratitude of the patient's and their families fuel my energies to keep going with a challenging role. What we do is not easy but its very worthwhile".

Clinical Colleague

A successfulHealth Care Assistant will be:

• Caring and compassionate
• Willing to develop their knowledge and skills
• Experience of palliative care is desirable it is not essential as we can offer support through our training and development programme
• To have excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Have a can-do, enthusiastic attitude.

A successful candidate will have:

Willingness to work towards Care Certificate or NVQ 3 (QCF Level 3 or equivalent)

Experience of caring for patients in a health or social care setting

Experience of working as part of a team

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.

About us

This role is Band 2-3 depending on experience and qualification. All successful candidates employed into Band 2 are encouraged to complete the Care Certificate within 6-12 months of employment, which would offer the opportunity to develop into the Band 3 role.

Clinical Staff Benefits

We are passionate about our colleagues careers. Along with our commitment to provide every colleague with a personal development plan to achieve their vocational goals, we provide the following industry leading benefits:

Annual Leave:27 days rising to 29 days after five years service, rising to 33 days after 10 years service.

Flexible Working:We fully support flexible working opportunities including working part time depending on the role.

Free Parking:Free parking is available.

Discounted Complementary Therapies:Our Wellbeing Team offer discounted therapies to all members of staff including massages and reflexology and Staff Wellbeing Days.

Blue Light Discount Card:Staff can apply for a Blue Light card that offers discounts across 15,000 retailers.

On Site Cafe:Our Garden Cafe based at the Hospice in Goldsworth Park offers a range of hot and cold food options including sandwiches and jacket potatoes.