This bank Senior Healthcare Assistant post sits on the In-Patient Unit at St Wilfrid's Hospice, a 14-bed unit for patients with life-limiting or terminal illness. The work centres on palliative and end-of-life care, giving personal and clinical care alongside Registered Nurses and supporting patients and families, including through bereavement. It is a night role running 8:15pm to 7:45am, covering weekends and bank holidays. Fit depends on an NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or a year as a senior healthcare assistant, plus right to work in the UK.
What the job involves
- Deliver compassionate, person-centred palliative and end of life care
- Work with Registered Nurses to plan and deliver personalised care
- Undertake enhanced clinical duties delegated as part of the Senior Healthcare Assistant role
- Monitor patients' wellbeing and respond to changing needs
- Support patients and their loved ones emotionally, psychologically and spiritually
- Support families through difficult times, including bereavement
- Promote dignity, independence and choice for every patient
- Provide personal and clinical care and support colleagues
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver patient-centred care
- Contribute to day-to-day operational management and development of nursing services, as delegated by the Lead Nurse
Qualifications
- NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care, or equivalent
- Alternatively, at least one year as a Senior Healthcare Assistant in health care or hospice (in place of NVQ Level 3)
Experience
- Previous experience working as a Healthcare Assistant
Skills & knowledge
- Caring, compassionate and emotionally resilient
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Checks & eligibility
- Right to work in the UK
Nice to have
- Experience of palliative care
What’s offered
- Employee Assistance Programme with free, confidential Virtual GP advice, counselling and legal support
- Continuation of NHS Pension Scheme membership, with recognition of reckonable service for certain benefits
- Employer pension contribution of 7.5% for employees not in the NHS pension scheme
- Employee discount in community charity shops
- Eligibility for the Blue Light Card discount scheme
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
