Job summary
We have a great opportunity for Healthcare Assistants to join our friendly team. We are proud to support and care for patients and their families at their most vulnerable time making it possible for more people, who wish to stay at home, to be cared for in familiar surroundings, with friends and family around them.
Substantive post 29.5hrs and Bank hours available
Salary at Pay Point 7: £26,000 per annumpro rata
Actual Salary: £20,500
Main duties of the job
We are developing our Hospice to Home Service to be more responsive and flexible to meet the needs of people who wish to remain at home. Working as part of the wider hospice services and collaboratively with district nursing teams you will deliver holistic individualised care to patients in their own homes, providing emotional support to patients, carers and family members. Our care is delivered during the day and at night so that people who need us can feel safe and supported. We will support you in developing specialist skills in palliative and end-of-life care.
About us
Working for us is awesome the benefits include: Generous holiday allowance and paid sick leave increasing with service Flexible working and family friendly policies including maternity, paternity and adoption leave. We even have pawternity leave! Tech and cycle to work schemes Personal pension scheme Employee Assistance Programme offering free confidential advice on a range of matters including financial, legal, health and wellbeing Health Cash Plan which can include up to 5 children and the option to include partners Regular wellbeing events
Job description
Job responsibilities
In this role you will be responsible for:
- Providing high quality, holistic care to end of life patients in their own home in line with the care plan
and risk assessment as defined by the Community Palliative Care Registered Nurse
- Working closely with the hospice team and the patients District Nurse and GP to support coordinated
care
- Participating in the provision of care both day and night to facilitate patient / carer choice regarding
palliative and / or end of life care
- Providing emotional support to patients, carers and family members
Assisting patients with daily living activities in accordance with their individual plan of care i.e. eating
and drinking, washing and dressing, nail and hair care, toileting, during day visits and night sits
- Supporting patients to take their medication as prescribed and in line with competency
- Assisting patients to maintain comfort and independence in line with planned care
- Supporting patients to take their medication as prescribed and in line with competency
- Contacting and assisting other professionals as required
- Undertaking delegated tasks from a Complementary Therapist i.e. hand massage, relaxation
techniques as per competency
- Assisting with any after death care in agreement with the family/carer
- Establishing and maintaining effective professional communication with patients, carers and
professional colleagues
Job description
Job responsibilities
In this role you will be responsible for:
- Providing high quality, holistic care to end of life patients in their own home in line with the care plan
and risk assessment as defined by the Community Palliative Care Registered Nurse
- Working closely with the hospice team and the patients District Nurse and GP to support coordinated
care
- Participating in the provision of care both day and night to facilitate patient / carer choice regarding
palliative and / or end of life care
- Providing emotional support to patients, carers and family members
Assisting patients with daily living activities in accordance with their individual plan of care i.e. eating
and drinking, washing and dressing, nail and hair care, toileting, during day visits and night sits
- Supporting patients to take their medication as prescribed and in line with competency
- Assisting patients to maintain comfort and independence in line with planned care
- Supporting patients to take their medication as prescribed and in line with competency
- Contacting and assisting other professionals as required
- Undertaking delegated tasks from a Complementary Therapist i.e. hand massage, relaxation
techniques as per competency
- Assisting with any after death care in agreement with the family/carer
- Establishing and maintaining effective professional communication with patients, carers and
professional colleagues
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A Level 3 qualification in adult health care
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a health or social care setting
- Experience and knowledge of working in the community and with patients at end of life
- Experience of working directly with patients, families and carers
- Experience of delivering personal care and assisting with activities of daily living
- Experience of working with a broad range of professional colleagues including those in other teams who are involved in the shared care of patients and families
- Experience of contributing to the development of a service
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A Level 3 qualification in adult health care
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a health or social care setting
- Experience and knowledge of working in the community and with patients at end of life
- Experience of working directly with patients, families and carers
- Experience of delivering personal care and assisting with activities of daily living
- Experience of working with a broad range of professional colleagues including those in other teams who are involved in the shared care of patients and families
- Experience of contributing to the development of a service
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.
