Health Care Assistant - Palliative Care

Job Title: Healthcare Assistant – Palliative care

Trust Location: Harlow

Pay Rates: Days: £10.88, Nights/Sat: 15.13 Sun/BH £19.49

Shift Patterns: Long Days, Weekends & Bank Holidays

Working under the guidance of healthcare professionals as a healthcare assistant you’ll be vital to ensuring the patients experience is as comfortable and stress-free as possible.

Our hospice is firmly rooted in the local community. We have a talented and loyal workforce, with a commitment to embrace and deliver improvement and change.

At the Hospice, you will learn the following:

• To be a driving force for change and improvement bringing new ideas to respond more effectively to the diverse needs of our patients.
• To support families and loved ones as they will play a vital role in supporting with the patient’s care.
• The Hospice is more than a treatment centre it’s a place to allow death with dignity ensuring that however long a patient is with us they feel valued and at home.

You’ll receive the following benefits:

• First choice of shifts or placements at your Trust – access before they are made available to agency
• Wellbeing incentives – take advantage of the wellbeing hub
• Competitive pay rates – work this week, get paid next week
• Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go – access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
• Essential support when you need it – 24/7 365 days – Call us anytime
• Multi-locational - work across neighbouring Trusts
• Varied working options to suit your lifestyle – access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or fixed term placements
• Training and development opportunities
• Build holiday allowance for every shift you work
• Stakeholder pension scheme available

What you’ll be responsible for:

• Assessing and monitoring patient conditions
• Checking symptoms and vital signs and arranging diagnostic tests
• Recognising, responding to, and managing emergency situations
• Plan, deliver and evaluate standards of evidence-based care

The role will involve, but not be limited to you performing the above.

You’ll need to have the following qualification/experience:

• A minimum of 6 months paid experience in an End-of-Life hospital/Nursing Home environment within the last 3 years
• Ensure accurate records are kept in accordance with CHS policy and NMC guidelines
• Undertake regular mandatory training

• Depending on the Trust, you may require variable additional certification and skills.

Who are NHS Professionals?

We are NHS Professionals (NHSP), working together to care for patients in the NHS. Providing you with the power to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community.

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By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.

Disclaimer

Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.