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Richard House Children’s Hospice

Healthcare Assistant

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Job summary

Richard House Childrens Hospice, based in East London, provides palliative care to children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions across London. From the moment a child is diagnosed with a life-limiting, life-threatening or complex health condition everything changes. These changes affect the whole family, which is why we feel it is vital not only to provide care to the child but to support the whole family and to help families choose when, where and how they receive care. Join us and make a real difference.

Main duties of the job

Are you an outgoing, friendly and empathetic Healthcare Assistant with the confidence to work independently with children with complex medical needs? Do you enjoy delivering family-centred care and organising play activities for children and young people? We are recruiting for Healthcare Assistants to be part of our Care team at our peaceful, woodland hospice. Please see the job description below for further details or download a full job description from our website.

About us

Richard House was Londons first childrens hospice. It was founded by our Life-President Anthea Hare, who was inspired by both her experience as a Paediatric Nurse and helping her parents to look after her severely autistic brother. Our benefits include: annual holiday allowance of 27 days, increasing to 29 days after five years service, pension with the option to continue existing NHS pension, supplemental unsocial hours pay, life assurance, occupational sick pay, enhanced family leave pay schemes, flexible working, employee assistance programme, a supportive team with a commitment to CPD and free parking.

Details

Date posted

20 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£27,948 to £29,468 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

VPC9E4DAB0

Job locations

Richard House Childrens Hospice

Richard House Drive

London

E16 3RG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Role overview

Are you a caring and empathetic Healthcare Assistant with experience of working with children with complex medical needs? Do you enjoy delivering family-centred care and organising play activities for children and young people? Are you reliable, punctual and adaptable? If so, this could be the opportunity for you. We are looking for Healthcare Assistants to join our team to deliver quality holistic care. This is a great way to work around your personal commitments, while having the opportunity to develop and learn new skills.

We're looking for Healthcare Assistants who have experience of enteral feeds and administration of nebulized medication. Past experience in caring for children who require seizure management, have a tracheostomy or require long term ventilation will be beneficial. The ability to communicate and interact with children, including those with learning difficulties, in a variety of ways, including through play, is vital. You should be fluent in spoken and written English, computer literate, and able to write clear and accurate clinical notes.

As a Healthcare Assistant, you will provide a high level of respite care to children and young people in our Residential service - this will include initiating and organising sensory play activities for the children in your care. At times you may work with children with challenging behaviour so experience in this area is beneficial.

Based in the multi-cultural borough of Newham, we operate a vital 24/7 service. Shifts are 11.5 hours across weekdays and weekends. We require applicants to be available to work weekday shifts as well as weeknights, weekends and bank holidays.

Richard House is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults. Successful candidates will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

You must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this role as Richard House is not authorised to sponsor overseas workers.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Role overview

Are you a caring and empathetic Healthcare Assistant with experience of working with children with complex medical needs? Do you enjoy delivering family-centred care and organising play activities for children and young people? Are you reliable, punctual and adaptable? If so, this could be the opportunity for you. We are looking for Healthcare Assistants to join our team to deliver quality holistic care. This is a great way to work around your personal commitments, while having the opportunity to develop and learn new skills.

We're looking for Healthcare Assistants who have experience of enteral feeds and administration of nebulized medication. Past experience in caring for children who require seizure management, have a tracheostomy or require long term ventilation will be beneficial. The ability to communicate and interact with children, including those with learning difficulties, in a variety of ways, including through play, is vital. You should be fluent in spoken and written English, computer literate, and able to write clear and accurate clinical notes.

As a Healthcare Assistant, you will provide a high level of respite care to children and young people in our Residential service - this will include initiating and organising sensory play activities for the children in your care. At times you may work with children with challenging behaviour so experience in this area is beneficial.

Based in the multi-cultural borough of Newham, we operate a vital 24/7 service. Shifts are 11.5 hours across weekdays and weekends. We require applicants to be available to work weekday shifts as well as weeknights, weekends and bank holidays.

Richard House is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults. Successful candidates will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

You must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this role as Richard House is not authorised to sponsor overseas workers.

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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

Richard House Children’s Hospice

Address

Richard House Childrens Hospice

Richard House Drive

London

E16 3RG


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Richard House Children’s Hospice

Address

Richard House Childrens Hospice

Richard House Drive

London

E16 3RG


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruiter

Human Resources (HR)

jobs@richardhouse.org.uk

02075110222

Details

Date posted

20 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£27,948 to £29,468 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

VPC9E4DAB0

Job locations

Richard House Childrens Hospice

Richard House Drive

London

E16 3RG


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