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Longfield Hospice

Bank HCA

The closing date is 30 June 2025

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Job summary

Are you an experienced Health Care Assistant looking for additional bank hours, working in our friendly Hospice at Home team?

Main duties of the job

The Hospice at Home team provides care for patients with any life-limiting condition in their own homes. Support can be provided throughout a 24hr period, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Our amazing team provide quality specialist palliative care by addressing the physical, emotional, spiritual and social needs of patients and their carers.

About us

Longfield is a wonderful place to work and we are proud of our modern, purpose-built facilities, fantastic grounds, free parking and amazing staff and volunteers. The HCA role offers highly rewarding work within a well-regarded charity, which makes a genuine difference to the lives of patients and their families across the county.

Details

Date posted

14 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.73 to £16.48 an hour Dependent of shifts

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B0228-25-0000

Job locations

Burleigh Lane

Minchinhampton

Gloucestershire

GL5 2PQ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Ideally you have the following skills and experience:

  • Experience of working as a Health Care Assistant professional, providing support to frail/ infirm clients or people with life-limiting illnesses
  • Evidence of working independently without direct supervision
  • Experience of patient care in a community/ care home/ hospital setting
  • Experience of caring for patients with a range of life-limiting illnesses would be desirable
  • Commitment to undertake training as appropriate for the role i.e. basic life support, manual handling, medicines management etc

Job description

Job responsibilities

Ideally you have the following skills and experience:

  • Experience of working as a Health Care Assistant professional, providing support to frail/ infirm clients or people with life-limiting illnesses
  • Evidence of working independently without direct supervision
  • Experience of patient care in a community/ care home/ hospital setting
  • Experience of caring for patients with a range of life-limiting illnesses would be desirable
  • Commitment to undertake training as appropriate for the role i.e. basic life support, manual handling, medicines management etc

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Ideally you have the following skills and experience:
  • Experience of working as a Health Care Assistant professional, providing support to frail/ infirm clients or people with life-limiting illnesses
  • Evidence of working independently without direct supervision
  • Experience of patient care in a community/ care home/ hospital setting
  • Experience of caring for patients with a range of life-limiting illnesses would be desirable
  • Commitment to undertake training as appropriate for the role i.e. basic life support, manual handling, medicines management etc

Qualifications

Essential

  • Evidence of previous professional training relating to patient care

Desirable

  • Evidence of previous professional training relating to patient care
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Ideally you have the following skills and experience:
  • Experience of working as a Health Care Assistant professional, providing support to frail/ infirm clients or people with life-limiting illnesses
  • Evidence of working independently without direct supervision
  • Experience of patient care in a community/ care home/ hospital setting
  • Experience of caring for patients with a range of life-limiting illnesses would be desirable
  • Commitment to undertake training as appropriate for the role i.e. basic life support, manual handling, medicines management etc

Qualifications

Essential

  • Evidence of previous professional training relating to patient care

Desirable

  • Evidence of previous professional training relating to patient care

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 details

Employer name

Longfield Hospice

Address

Burleigh Lane

Minchinhampton

Gloucestershire

GL5 2PQ


Employer's website

https://www.longfield.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Longfield Hospice

Address

Burleigh Lane

Minchinhampton

Gloucestershire

GL5 2PQ


Employer's website

https://www.longfield.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

HR Administartor

Sharon Banham

jobs@longfield.org.uk

Details

Date posted

14 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.73 to £16.48 an hour Dependent of shifts

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B0228-25-0000

Job locations

Burleigh Lane

Minchinhampton

Gloucestershire

GL5 2PQ


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