Healthcare Assistant

St Catherine’s Hospice; Crawley; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Crawley is seeking a dedicated Healthcare Assistant to deliver personalized care. This full-time role requires excellent communication skills and the ability to work nights and days in a flexible shift pattern. Candidates should have experience in a caring role, ideally in a hospice or similar setting. This position offers a competitive salary ranging from £23,902 to £26,017, depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering care to patients within a hospice or similar environment.
• Awareness of health and safety procedures.
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert personalized care to patients.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Maintain health and safety procedures in the workplace.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Compassionate care

Ability to work under own initiative

Experience of caring

Understanding of dignity and respect

Education

Care Certificate

NVQ 2/3 in Health/Social Care

Job description

Pleaseapply for this vacancy via the St Catherines Hospice Website where you can finda detailed Job Description.

Pleasecopy and paste the information below into your search engine and this will takeyou directly to this vacancy on our website:

https://stcatherineshospice.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=558ce176-861b-4be8-b05a-8c5412814c05

Main duties of the job

Are you an experienced healthcare assistant? Would you find it rewarding to provide expert personalised care and make a difference when it matters most? Then our Healthcare Assistant role might be for you!

About you:

The successful candidate will have experience delivering care, awareness of health and safety procedures and excellent professional communication skills including managing various barriers to communication. An understanding of compassion, dignity and the ability to work under your own initiative are essential.

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

This post is offered on a full time basis, working 37.5 hours per week across nights on a shift basis. Some flexibility will be required including some day shift work. Part time hours (minimum 23 hours per week) will be considered for the successful candidate.

This position is offered on a 6 month fixed term contract until 31 May 2026.

About us

When you join St Catherines, youll be joining a supportive team all working towards abig 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

The successful candidate will have experience delivering care, awareness of health and safety procedures and excellent professional communication skills including managing various barriers to communication. An understanding of compassion, dignity and the ability to work under your own initiative are essential.

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

This post is offered on a full time basis, working 37.5 hours per week across nights on a shift basis. Some flexibility will be required including some day shift work. Part time hours (minimum 23 hours per week) will be considered for the successful candidate.

This position is offered on a 6 month fixed term contract until 31 May 2026.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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

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

Attitude and Behaviours

• Reliable, honest, and trustworthy
• A flexible approach to work and an ability to workday 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

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.

£23,902 to £26,017 a yearDepending on experience