End of Life Urgent Care Service Healthcare Assistant

Job summary

Healthcare Assistant- End of Life Urgent Care Service

Hours: 22.5 Hours Per Week

Salary: £14,325 Per Annum (£23,875 FTE)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, well-motivated individualwho isinterested in end-of-life care.

Main duties of the job

St Luke's is delivering on its vision of a Hospice without Walls with the support of its End-of-Life Urgent Care Team,as a Healthcare Assistant for the End-of-Life Urgent Care Service you will assist in supporting community-based end of life (EOL) patients in meeting their preferred place of care/death and prevent inappropriate admission to secondary care.

Whilst this role can be busy and challenging, there is great reward in helping make a real difference at the end of a persons life by caring for them in their own homes and preferred place of care/death.

About us

St Lukes is a friendly,dynamic,and progressive organisation, where innovation and a can-do ethos is championed; we would value those with the desire to work in this specialist area.

As a staff member of StLukes,you will receive an attractive employment package, which includes 7 weeks annual leave rising with service (inc. bank hols) and membership to a cash back health plan.

We would encourage informal discussions regarding this post with the Sarah Earl (Clinical Lead) or Alison Hannaford (Deputy Clinical Lead) on 01752 964 200.