Healthcare Assistant

ICE Creates; Crawley; Sur place; GBP 25 000 - 27 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Pension scheme with up to 9% employer

Life Assurance

Disability Confident Level 3 Leader

Volunteer day, relocation/move support

Résumé du poste

St Catherine’s Hospice in Crawley is seeking a dedicated Health Care Assistant to join our 37.5-hour week, full-time team. You will work in a 24/7 service with day and night shifts, delivering personalised care with compassion and respect to patients and families.

The role requires care experience and good communication; a Care Certificate, NVQ, or hospice setting exposure is encouraged. DBS checks apply and UK work authorization is required.

Qualifications

• Compassionate, patient-focused care experience preferred.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills essential.
• Understand health and safety procedures and work with dignity and respect.

Responsabilités

• Provide high-quality, individualised patient care as part of an integrated team.
• Assist with personal hygiene routines and daily living tasks.
• Take and record clinical observations and report significant changes.
• Create a welcoming, safe environment sensitive to patients’ needs and families.

Connaissances

Compassionate care

Excellent communication

Formation

Care Certificate

NVQ

Description du poste

£24,887.19 to £27,053.52 per annum, working 37.5 hours per week (dependent on experience)

Interviews will be held on Friday 30 October, please ensure you are available on this date

About Us:

St Catherine’s Hospice is a respected local charity providing specialist hospice care alongside statutory service partners (GPs, District nursing etc) across West Sussex and East Surrey.

We provide care in communities across Surrey and Sussex which are richly diverse and we want to reflect that in everything we do. We celebrate and support difference and welcome applications from all backgrounds. If you believe in the importance of what we do, share our values and want to be a part of an outstanding team building something important, we’d love to hear from you.

The Role:

This post is offered on a full time, permanent, basis, working 37.5 hours per week. We operate a 24 hour service, 7 days a week, these hours are worked on a shift basis, including day and night shifts.

About You:

Wouldyou find it rewarding to provide expert personalised care and make a differencewhen it matters most?

We are seeking a compassionate individual with experience delivering care and excellent communication skills. If you have an understanding of health and safety procedures, working with dignity and respect and the ability to work under your own initiative , we would love to hear from you.

Candidates with a Care Certificate, NVQ, or experience in a hospice setting are encouraged to apply, although this is not essential for the role.

Healthcare Assistant role will bring :

• Working as part of an integrated team of nurses and nursing assistants delivering highquality, individualised care to patients
• Assisting with individual personal hygiene routines including washing, dressing, mouth careand toileting
• To take and record agreed clinical observations and to identify and report any significant changes
  
• To promote a welcoming, clean and appropriate environment for the care of patients and theirfamilies, with awareness of individual physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs.
  

Employees at St Catherine’s Hospice can enjoy a variety of benefits including :

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days, rising to 30 days with length of service, plus Bank Holidays, and an opportunity to buy / sell annual leave days. Plus we offer a day off for volunteering & moving house.
• Generous Pension scheme with up to 9% employer contributions or honour of NHS pension.
• Life Assurance Scheme, Counselling Offering, and a range of discounts.
• Enhanced maternity and adoption pay.

We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone and we are proud to be a Disability Confident Level 3 Leader, committed to creating an inclusive, supportive workplace.

Terms & Conditions:

• This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check. By applying you are confirming you have read the Enhanced Check Privacy Policy for applicants https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-privacy-policies and understand how DBS will process my personal data and the options available to me for submitting an application.
• Must be authorised to work in the United Kingdom, please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorships.
• Please note a requirement of all roles at St Catherine’s is to complete mandatory E-learning training and remain compliant with this throughout your employment.

We understand that Artificial Intelligence (AI) may be used to support some applications, whilst we do not discourage this, please ensure any documentation and applications submitted accurately and truthfully reflect your own experience and suitability for this role.

Please note w e operate an internal recruitment function and are not engaging agencies at this time.

We are located in Grace Holland Avenue, Pease Pottage, Crawley, West Sussex RH11 9SL. You can access the Hospice by car, bus, bike or walking, with full transport details on our website.

If you require any additional information or would like to discuss this role further, please email [e-mail] or give us a call on 01293 447353.

£24,887.19 to £27,053.52 per annum (dependent on experience) Grade CA1a-c