Healthcare Assistant

Job summary

Day Rate £12.00* & Night Rate £14.00* per hour *Further enhancements for weekend and Bank holiday working

Nottinghamshire Hospice offers staff the unique privilege to walk alongside patients and their families at this significant time of their lives while providing compassionate care and support. We deliver high-quality, excellent palliative care for patients across Nottinghamshire for those living with a life-limiting condition. We care for patients, families and their friends, both before and after death.

Most people are cared for in their own home and our goal is to help people make the most of their lives, in ways that are important to THEM. This care may sometimes include coming into the Hospice as part of our wellbeing and reablement offer.

We are currently looking to recruit passionate, caring and experienced Healthcare Assistant Palliative Care Assistants to work within our growing Hospice In Your Home team.

As part of the Hospice in Your Home Team the post holder will work as a Palliative Care Assistant to support palliative and end of life care patients within their own home. This may include help with personal care, assistance with moving and handling and emotional support symptom management. The HIYH Team provides Hospice at Home and Hospice Night Support services over 24 hours, 7 days per week, including Bank Holidays and shifts are allocated on a roster basis. You will therefore be required to work in both

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work under the direct or indirect supervision of HIYH Registered Nurses and undertake tasks and duties as delegated by the HIYH RN Shift Lead. This includes supporting families and carers with helping patients to remain in their preferred place of care whilst working collaboratively with Community Nursing and Social Care Teams. The role requires travel within the geographical boundaries of Nottinghamshire Hospices referral criteria.

The post holder must have Health Care Assistant experience and possess a minimum of NVQ Level two or equivalent within Health and Social Care. Support will be given to the postholder to develop their career ambitions. You must possess a full UK driving license and have access to a vehicle.

About us

Our mission is to add life to every day for people who have been told their illness cannot be cured, helping them to live as actively and well as possible with care that puts them at the front of everything we say and do.

Our Values

Compassion - We are focused on being inclusive, being kind and havingempathy, empowering others, havingintegrity and being patient.

Trust - We are focused on being authentic, unified, loyal, accountable, trustworthy, responsible, reliable and professional.

Ambition - We are focused on the growth of the Hospice, beingcourageous, getting the right outcomesand results, improvement of our services, being the best version of ourselves forthe benefit of each other and our serviceusers.

We offer our staff-

five weeks holiday pay plus Bank Holidays, Pension Scheme, Medical cover, Staff referral scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, including private GP access, National retail attractions discount scheme, Free DBS check and Uniform.