Job summary
Please apply for this role via our St Catherine's Hospice Website. Copy and past the link below into your search engine to take you direct to this vacancy.
https://stcatherineshospice.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=cfc85371-d77f-4c1f-8e12-bd75fa3c04d1
Are you an enthusiastic, caring, and compassionate individual looking for your next challenge? Would you find it rewarding to provide care and make a difference when it matters most? Then our Bank Healthcare Assistant role might be for you!
Main duties of the job
You will be working in our Ward where you will assist the registered nurses in delivering essential, hands on, and personalised care for our patients. This is a great time to join us ahead of our move towards a new, larger hospice at Pease Pottage in 2023.
The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent communication skills, a professional demeanour and display a commitment to providing a high standard of care to our patients.An NVQ 3 in Health/Social care or relevant experience in Care work is an advantage but not essential as full training will be given. Candidates should have a sound understanding of health and safety procedures and infection prevention & control.
This post is offered on a part time basis, working 34.5 hour per week worked on a shift basis over 7 days,plus pay enhancements.Pay enhancements for working 'unsocial' hours are as follows:
- All time worked on a Saturday, any ad hoc weekday hours after 10pm and before 7am, whole night shift and bank holidays * - usual hourly rate plus 30%
- All time worked on Sundays * - usual hourly rate plus 30%
When applying for this vacancy, please submit a covering letter or add a note to your application,explaining why you would like to work for St Catherines Hospice.
About us
This is a great time to join us ahead of our move towards a new, larger hospice at Pease Pottage in 2023.
When you join St Catherines, youll be joining a supportive team all working towards abig ambition: to help everyone face death informed, supported and pain free. If that sounds like something youd find fulfilling, please apply today.
Whilst it is not yet a requirement to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, we encourage all applicants to be fully vaccinated as this may be a requirement of the role going forward.
This role is subject to a Enhanced DBS check. By applying you are confirming you have read the Enhanced Check Privacy Policy for applicants https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-privacy-policies and understand how DBS will process my personal data and the options available to me for submitting an application.
We are located in Malthouse Road, Crawley, West Sussex, which is within commuting distance from Brighton and London and just a 5-minute walk from Crawley railway station.In Autumn of 2023 we will be relocating to Pease Pottage where this role will then be based.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB PURPOSE
You'll work as part of an integrated team of nurses and nursing assistants delivering high quality, individualised care to patients referred to St Catherine's Hospice, and their families.
You'll have the ability to work independently as well as part of a team. Using teamwork and cooperation, you'll contribute to a positive, supportive and professional working environment.
Under clinical direction, nursing assistants help to deliver high standards of holistic and individualised patient care, embracing the hospice's vision and values.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB PURPOSE
You'll work as part of an integrated team of nurses and nursing assistants delivering high quality, individualised care to patients referred to St Catherine's Hospice, and their families.
You'll have the ability to work independently as well as part of a team. Using teamwork and cooperation, you'll contribute to a positive, supportive and professional working environment.
Under clinical direction, nursing assistants help to deliver high standards of holistic and individualised patient care, embracing the hospice's vision and values.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- General good level of literacy and numeracy
Desirable
- Care Certificate
- NVQ 2/3 in Health/Social care or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Experience of caring
- Awareness of health and safety procedures and infection prevention and control and how they affect people in the workplace
- Excellent professional communication skills. Awareness of ways that may help to overcome barriers to communication (dementia, sensory disability, confusion, Non English speaking, etc.)
- Ability to use own initiative to plan own work for the shift in order to meet the needs of a given group of patients.
- Ability to work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.
- An understanding of basic nutrition needs
- Able to demonstrate methods of promoting dignity
- Communication skills (both verbal and written) proficient in English.
- Be able to effectively communicate with compassion and understanding with people on a variety of levels using tact, diplomacy, and empathy
- Ability to undertake training and direct own learning
Desirable
- Experience of delivering care to patients within a Hospice, Hospital, Community or Care Home
- An understanding of the nature of hospice work, and an ability to seek support for his/herself as a result of distressing circumstances
Attitude and Behaviours
Essential
- Reliable, honest, and trustworthy
- A flexible approach to work and an ability to workday and night shifts.
- Motivated, enthusiastic and innovative
- Approachable and adaptable
- Demonstrates com
Desirable
- An understanding of the need for self care when working in a palliative care environment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- General good level of literacy and numeracy
Desirable
- Care Certificate
- NVQ 2/3 in Health/Social care or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Experience of caring
- Awareness of health and safety procedures and infection prevention and control and how they affect people in the workplace
- Excellent professional communication skills. Awareness of ways that may help to overcome barriers to communication (dementia, sensory disability, confusion, Non English speaking, etc.)
- Ability to use own initiative to plan own work for the shift in order to meet the needs of a given group of patients.
- Ability to work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.
- An understanding of basic nutrition needs
- Able to demonstrate methods of promoting dignity
- Communication skills (both verbal and written) proficient in English.
- Be able to effectively communicate with compassion and understanding with people on a variety of levels using tact, diplomacy, and empathy
- Ability to undertake training and direct own learning
Desirable
- Experience of delivering care to patients within a Hospice, Hospital, Community or Care Home
- An understanding of the nature of hospice work, and an ability to seek support for his/herself as a result of distressing circumstances
Attitude and Behaviours
Essential
- Reliable, honest, and trustworthy
- A flexible approach to work and an ability to workday and night shifts.
- Motivated, enthusiastic and innovative
- Approachable and adaptable
- Demonstrates com
Desirable
- An understanding of the need for self care when working in a palliative care environment
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.
