Healthcare Assistant (23 hours)

St Peter & St James Hospice; Piddinghoe; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

St Peter & St James Hospice is seeking Healthcare Assistants to join our inpatient ward team. You will support Registered Nurses in delivering high-quality, person-centred palliative care to patients and families, helping to ensure comfort, dignity and wellbeing throughout their hospice journey.

We value a compassionate approach with opportunities for professional development and education. You will play a key role in maintaining a safe, clean ward and working within a supportive

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare settings.
• Good literacy and numeracy skills.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication.
• Familiarity with the Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR.
• Willingness to study Care Certificate/NVQ Level 2 or 3 and/or further education in palliative care.
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate, person-centred personal care to patients under the guidance of Registered Nurses.
• Support delivery of individualised, patient-centred palliative care and maintain patient comfort.
• Monitor and report changes in patients' conditions to the nursing team.
• Assist patients with meals, nutrition, hydration and mobility needs.
• Undertake extended Healthcare Assistant duties, when assessed as competent, under supervision.
• Maintain accurate patient records and contribute to care evaluations.
• Provide emotional support to patients and those important to them during challenging times.
• Help maintain a safe, clean and supportive ward environment.
• Work collaboratively as part of the wider multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Communication skills

IT literacy

Numeracy skills

Interpersonal skills

English proficiency

Education

Level 2 Apprenticeship or Diploma in a Health-related subject

Job description

Are you a caring and compassionate individual who wants to make a real difference in the lives of people with life-limiting illnesses? Do you have experience working in a healthcare setting and a passion for delivering person-centred care? We're looking for dedicated Healthcare Assistants to join our inpatient ward team at St Peter & St James Hospice. In this rewarding role, you'll support Registered Nurses in delivering high-quality, individualised palliative care to patients and those important to them, helping to ensure comfort, dignity, and wellbeing throughout their hospice journey.

Main duties of the job

Provide high-quality personal care to patients under the guidance of Registered Nurses. Support the delivery of individualised, patient-centred palliative care. Monitor and report changes in patients' conditions to the nursing team. Assist patients with meals, nutrition, hydration and mobility needs. Undertake extended Healthcare Assistant duties, when assessed as competent, under appropriate supervision. Maintain accurate patient records and contribute to care evaluations. Provide emotional support to patients and those important to them during challenging times. Help maintain a safe, clean and supportive ward environment. Work collaboratively as part of the wider multidisciplinary team.

About us

We are a highly regarded hospice team dedicated to delivering outstanding specialist palliative care. We offer a supportive working environment, opportunities for professional development, involvement in education and service improvement projects, and the chance to make a meaningful difference to patients and families when they need it most.

Job responsibilities

Provide compassionate, person-centred care to patients, supporting their daily living needs, comfort, and wellbeing. Assist Registered Nurses in delivering individualised palliative care, monitor and report changes in patients' conditions, maintain accurate records, offer emotional support to patients and their families, and contribute to a safe, clean, and supportive environment while working effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience working as part of a large team in a healthcare
• setting.
• Confidence in use of IT and able to demonstrate good literacy
• and numeracy skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal
• skills and good command of spoken English (assessed at
• interview).
• Understanding of the confidentiality of information about
• patients, staff and other health service business and
• requirements of the Data Protection Act (2018) and General Data
• Protection Regulation (2018).
• Evidence of level 2 Apprenticeship or Diploma in a Health-related
• subject.
• Willingness to study for Care Certificate/NVQ Level 2 or 3 and/or
• undertake further education in palliative care / attend study
• days.
• Understanding of the Code of Conduct for Health Care Support
• Workers and Adult Social Care Workers in England.

Additional Criteria

• Motivation to develop knowledge and skills and to undertake
• self-development.
• Ability to use your own initiative, prioritise workload and
• respond to changing situations
• Ability to identify personal coping strategies to deal with sensitive issues.
• Access to own transport to get to and from hospice due to rural
• location.
• and philosophy.

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.