Healthcare Assistant - Northampton

Job description

Job responsibilities

Marie Curie is the UKs leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement. Our leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life, and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness, they are likely to die from.

We provide free specialist care and support to patients with terminal illnesses whilst offering vital emotional support for their families. It's all about giving them the best possible quality of life. The support we offer is tailored to meet individuals' medical, social, spiritual and emotional needs.

We are looking to recruit a compassionate and dedicated Healthcare Assistant to join our community team in Northampton. You will be a member of the day service team and assist in providing evidence-based person-centred care for patients in the community, including assessing and understanding the personal care and support needs of patients and providing person-centred care based on the individual need.

This role will require you to hold person centred conversations, practice empathetic communication with the person and those important to them in a supportive, professional manner and provide high quality personal care and support to enhance wellbeing.

As a Healthcare Assistant, your duties will include monitoring and assisting in maintain patients skin integrity and personal hygiene, conducting nutrition assessments, attending to comfort needs to assist with rest/sleep, provide support with mobility, monitor vitals and overall promote and maintain a clean and tidy care environment.

What were looking for:

• A minimum of six months of recent care delivery experience in a Health or Social Care Environment providing care and caring for dying patients.
• National Vocational Qualification Level 2 in Health and Social Care or an acceptable alternative qualification Preferred not Mandatory
• Be person-centred and compassionate when caring for the person and those important to them.
• Ability to develop and evaluate care management plans that meet the complex needs of the person, and those important to them.
• Thorough understanding of the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual domains of palliative care.
• Proven understanding the barriers and enablers to good communication and how challenges can be overcome.
• Emotional strength and the ability to work on your own.

Whats in it for you:

• Continuous Professional development
• Industry leading training programmes
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
• Continued access to NHS Pension Scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Defined contribution schemes for Pension(the charity will match your contribution up to 7.5%)
• Mileage allowance of 45p per mile
• Help with eyecare cost (T & Cs apply)
• Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card

Plus, Enhancements

• 41% x your basic salary per hour paid for Saturdays & weekday night duty (8pm to 6am)
• 83% x your basic salary per hour paid for Sundays and Public Bank Holidays

Job Structure: Day Shifts; 30 Hours per week. Including Weekends and Bank Holidays

Salary:£12.08 per hour plus Enhancements

Based:Community Based Northampton

To apply, please send us your most recent CV and a cover letter detailing your experience, how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work for Marie Curie.

Advert closes: 24-February-2025

For more information or an informal chat please contact ashish.sharma@mariecurie.org.uk

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

Were committed to making reasonable adjustments to support you throughout the application and selection process. You can request support viarecruitment@mariecurie.org.uk

This role will be subject to receiving an enhanced DBS criminal record check.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Agencies need not apply.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• - Recent experience in caring for and supporting patients at the end of life.
• - Experience of care in a community setting, assisting in curating individual assessments and advanced care plans.

Desirable

• Recent professional experience of providing care and caring for dying patients.

Qualifications

Desirable

• - National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 2 in Health and Social Care OR an equivalent alternative Level 2 Qualification
• - Functional skills at level 2 in numeracy and literacy or equivalent -

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

Marie Curie

Address

Unit 9 Mobbs Miller House Ardington Road

Northamptonshire

NN1 1SP

Employer's website

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