Bank Healthcare Assistant

St Catherine’s Hospice; Crawley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local healthcare organization in Crawley is seeking compassionate individuals to join their team, providing personalized end-of-life care to patients and their families. The role requires excellent communication skills and the ability to work both independently and in a team. Previous experience in care is beneficial but full training will be provided. This is a bank role, offering flexibility in work hours and the chance to make a meaningful impact in a palliative environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality, individualised care to patients and their families.
• Work as part of an integrated team under clinical direction.
• Contribute to a positive working environment through teamwork.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Compassionate care

Ability to work independently

Understanding of health and safety procedures

Education

NVQ 2/3 in Health/Social care or equivalent

Care Certificate

Job description

Please apply for this vacancy via the St Catherines Hospice Website where you can find a detailed Job Description.

Please copy and paste the information below into your search engine and this will take you directly to this vacancy on our website:

https://stcatherineshospice.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=18df931a-4069-48cd-9a29-e8b6a2d6a0f8

Main Duties of the Job:

Are you keen to provide people with personalised care and support? Are you good at offering comforting words? Are you courageous enough to stand alongside local people and their families as they face the end of life? If youre answering yes, then St Catherines Hospice would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

About you:

We are seeking enthusiastic, caring and compassionate individuals to join our hospice team working on our wards in Crawley.

The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent communication skills, a professional demeanour and display a commitment to providing a high standard of care to our patients. An NVQ 3 in Health/Social care or relevant experience in Care work is an advantage but not essential as full training will be given. Candidates should have a sound understanding of health and safety procedures and infection prevention & control.

This post is offered on a Bank basis, working adhoc hours as and when required.

Please note a requirement of all roles at St Catherines is to complete mandatory E-learning training and remain compliant with this throughout your employment.

This role is rolling, applications will be shortlisted as we receive them. This role may close at any time

Interviews will be arranged on a rolling basis

About us

When you join St Catherines, youll be joining a supportive team all working towards a big ambition: that will be here for you through the joyful memories, final goodbyes and moments after. If that sounds like something youd find fulfilling, please apply today.

Job responsibilities

JOB PURPOSE

You'll work as part of an integrated team of nurses and nursing assistants delivering high quality, individualised care to patients referred to St Catherine's Hospice, and their families.

You'll have the ability to work independently as well as part of a team. Using teamwork and cooperation, you'll contribute to a positive, supportive and professional working environment.

Under clinical direction, nursing assistants help to deliver high standards of holistic and individualised patient care, embracing the hospice's vision and values.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• General good level of literacy and numeracy
• Care Certificate
• NVQ 2/3 in Health/Social care or equivalent

Attitudes and Behaviours

• Reliable, honest, and trustworthy
• A flexible approach to work and an ability to work day and night shifts.
• Motivated, enthusiastic and innovative
• Approachable and adaptable
• Demonstrates commitment to St Catherine's vision and values.
• An understanding of the need for self care when working in a palliative care environment

Experience

• Experience of caring
• Awareness of health and safety procedures and infection prevention and control and how they affect people in the workplace
• Excellent professional communication skills. Awareness of ways that may help to overcome barriers to communication (dementia, sensory disability, confusion, Non English speaking, etc.)
• Ability to use own initiative to plan own work for the shift in order to meet the needs of a given group of patients.
• Ability to work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.
• An understanding of basic nutrition needs
• Able to demonstrate methods of promoting dignity
• Communication skills (both verbal and written) proficient in English.
• Be able to effectively communicate with compassion and understanding with people on a variety of levels using tact, diplomacy, and empathy
• Ability to undertake training and direct own learning
• Experience of delivering care to patients within a Hospice, Hospital, Community or Care Home
• An understanding of the nature of hospice work, and an ability to seek support for his/herself as a result of distressing circumstances

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.