Job summary
Healthcare Assistant
- Hours: Full time and Part time hours
- Location: In the Community within the Rennie Grove Peace Locality - Hertfordshire Area (Tring, Harpenden, St Albans, Watford and surrounding areas)
- Salary: Rennie Grove Peace Band 3- £24,937 - £26,598 per annum (pro rata)
- Closing date: 16 January 2026 at 12 noon
- Interview date:27 January 2026
Rapid Personalised Care Service is in place to provide end of life care to patients in their own homes in the final weeks of life.
- Deliver agreed personalised care and support patients, families and carers at home for those identified as requiring care and support at end of life.
- Competently work alone, as required, with patients and their families in the home environment and with remote support and guidance from the RPCS Management.
- Work collaboratively with hospice and community partners.
- Promote the Rennie Grove Peace philosophy within the local community.
- Work within the RPCS competency framework
- Car and driving licence essential.
Main duties of the job
Demonstrate and maintain consistently high standards of individualised personal care and support under guidance of the RPCS Management.
Work alongside the patients families and/or health care professionals, maintaining an approach that
incorporates physical, psychological, social and spiritual aspects of care in accordance with the Rennie
Grove Peace philosophy.
Observe and report changes in the patients symptoms, conditions and circumstances to the RPCS
Management and notify other healthcare professionals as necessary.
Work in accordance with the patients agreed care plan.
Please see the attached Job Description for full details.
About us
At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care, our unique care provides a lifeline of compassion and support to patients, carers, and families facing progressive life-limiting illness.
We provide palliative and end of life care support, including bereavement services, within Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire and our patient services are available to adults, as well as patients transitioning into adult services (16 to 25 years.)
Bereavement support is offered for all ages to families of patients and those around them, as well as throughout the community, in schools and workplaces.
We are proud to offer care in the place that best suits the individuals needs, whether thats at home, in a care home, in a short stay in our inpatient unit, out in the community, or in our purpose-built Living Well Centre facilities.
As a hospice care charity, we have offered this support, free of charge, for over 40 years.
Our staff team of 340+ includes a wide range of patient-facing disciplines plus operational support based in Watford, Tring, St Albans, Chalfont St Giles and Berkhamsted. The Charity is now one of the larger UK hospice charities, reaching a GP population of 797,037 of whom 75% live in Hertfordshire and 25% in Buckinghamshire.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Demonstrate
and maintain consistently high standards of individualised personal care and
support under guidance of the RPCS Management.
Work alongside the patients families and or
health care professionals, maintaining an approach that
incorporates
physical, psychological, social and spiritual aspects of care in accordance
with the RennieGrove
Peace philosophy.
Observe and report changes in the patients
symptoms, conditions and circumstances to the RPCS.
Management
and notify other healthcare professionals as necessary.
Work in accordance with the patients agreed
care plan.
Responsible
for identifying and acting on any risk of safeguarding to patients and their
families inaccordance
with the Rennie Grove Peace policies.
Keep
accurate and legible records in accordance with legislative requirements and
Rennie Grove Peacepractice
and procedure.
Assist with the patients washing, bathing,
showering, pressure area care and oral care.
Assist
with dressing and undressing the patient as required.
Assist with the patients nutritional
requirements including preparation of light meals and drinks according
to dietary requirements and choice.
Understand
and comply with all Rennie Grove Peace policies and procedures.
Maintain
required organisational standards for all mandatory training.
Keep
up to date with current legislation and any further professional training,
relevant to role.
Demonstrate
ongoing personal and professional development in accordance with annual
Individual Progress Review (IPR) system.
Ensure that information (in any form) relating
to patients, staff, volunteers, customers and supporters is protected and
treated confidentially at all times and complies with current data protection
laws.
Please see the Job Description for full details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Demonstrate
and maintain consistently high standards of individualised personal care and
support under guidance of the RPCS Management.
Work alongside the patients families and or
health care professionals, maintaining an approach that
incorporates
physical, psychological, social and spiritual aspects of care in accordance
with the RennieGrove
Peace philosophy.
Observe and report changes in the patients
symptoms, conditions and circumstances to the RPCS.
Management
and notify other healthcare professionals as necessary.
Work in accordance with the patients agreed
care plan.
Responsible
for identifying and acting on any risk of safeguarding to patients and their
families inaccordance
with the Rennie Grove Peace policies.
Keep
accurate and legible records in accordance with legislative requirements and
Rennie Grove Peacepractice
and procedure.
Assist with the patients washing, bathing,
showering, pressure area care and oral care.
Assist
with dressing and undressing the patient as required.
Assist with the patients nutritional
requirements including preparation of light meals and drinks according
to dietary requirements and choice.
Understand
and comply with all Rennie Grove Peace policies and procedures.
Maintain
required organisational standards for all mandatory training.
Keep
up to date with current legislation and any further professional training,
relevant to role.
Demonstrate
ongoing personal and professional development in accordance with annual
Individual Progress Review (IPR) system.
Ensure that information (in any form) relating
to patients, staff, volunteers, customers and supporters is protected and
treated confidentially at all times and complies with current data protection
laws.
Please see the Job Description for full details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Proven experience working effectively in a team
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English, verbal and written
- Ability to work effectively in an emotionally demanding environment
- Drive and enthusiasm
- Ability to work autonomously and as an effective member of the team, using initiative
- Willingness to complete level 2 in Medicine Giving
- Caring and empathetic approach
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Flexible and adaptable to a variety of tasks
- Ability to prioritise effectively and work under pressure
- Commitment to the Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care purpose
- Able to maintain confidentiality
Desirable
- Care certificate/NVQ Level 2 or equivalent
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
- Experience of working within the care setting
- Experience of working within a community setting
- Knowledge of and experience in care at the end of life and after death Relevant experience in assisting patients with their personal hygiene.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Proven experience working effectively in a team
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English, verbal and written
- Ability to work effectively in an emotionally demanding environment
- Drive and enthusiasm
- Ability to work autonomously and as an effective member of the team, using initiative
- Willingness to complete level 2 in Medicine Giving
- Caring and empathetic approach
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Flexible and adaptable to a variety of tasks
- Ability to prioritise effectively and work under pressure
- Commitment to the Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care purpose
- Able to maintain confidentiality
Desirable
- Care certificate/NVQ Level 2 or equivalent
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
- Experience of working within the care setting
- Experience of working within a community setting
- Knowledge of and experience in care at the end of life and after death Relevant experience in assisting patients with their personal hygiene.
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.
