Healthcare Assistant - Bradford

Integrated Care System; Bradford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable healthcare provider in Bradford is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to join their Early Identification Service. This role involves supporting patients with palliative care needs, making first contact, and arranging follow-ups. The ideal candidate will have relevant community experience and an S/NVQ Level 2/3 qualification. Competitive salary and training opportunities are provided, along with a commitment to inclusivity and diversity.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus public holidays

Competitive parental/sick leave policy

Industry-leading training programmes

Season ticket loan

Pension contribution scheme

Loan schemes for bikes and computers

Marie Curie Blue Light Card

Benefit Hub Discount Scheme

Life assurance for employees

Qualifications

• Relevant community experience with palliative care.
• Ability to have difficult and sensitive conversations.
• Must be a UK licensed driver with access to a car.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct support to patients and families.
• Arrange follow-ups and offer signposting to support services.
• Visit patients in their homes for advance care planning.

Skills

Communication skills

Emotional resilience

Community experience

Driving skills

Education

S/NVQ Level 2/3 qualification

Functional skills level 2 in numeracy and literacy

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to join the Marie Curie team in Bradford in our Early Identification service. By sharing your nursing and palliative care expertise, you will have the chance to significantly influence and shape patient care in Bradford.

Main duties of the job

With experience of palliative care, you're ready and able to make a real difference. You will work in close collaboration and under the line management of the senior nurses in the service to provide direct support to patients and their families who are newly identified as having a palliative diagnosis. The role will include making first contact, arranging follow up and offering signposting to support services and advance care planning discussions so excellent communication skills are a must

About us

Marie Curie is the UK's leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement. Our leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life, and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness, they're likely to die from.

Job responsibilities

We are recruiting for a Healthcare Assistant to join our Early Identification Service in Bradford.

Salary: Marie Curie Clinical Pay Scale, aligned with AFC 2 £24,465 pro rata per annum

Contract/Hours: Full Time and Part Time hours available

Contract Type: Fixed Term 2 years

Based: Bradford

This service will be based in Primary Care within partnered GP surgeries in Bradford, where you will use the NHS early tool to search for patients who are not yet identified as having palliative care but are likely to be in the last year of life. You will be the initial contact with patients, offering support and the opportunity to complete advance care planning, and signposting to other services. You will visit patients in their own homes and refer them to either hospice, voluntary or community services.

With experience of palliative care, you're ready and able to make a real difference. You will work in close collaboration and under the line management of the senior nurses in the service to provide direct support to patients and their families who are newly identified as having a palliative diagnosis. The role will include making first contact, arranging follow up and offering signposting to support services and advance care planning discussions so excellent communication skills are a must. The role will also involve visiting local community hubs to provide awareness, education and information on advance care planning.

What were looking for:

• S/NVQ Level 2/3 qualification or an equivalent certificate/diploma is required
• Relevant community experience, providing care and support for people with life limiting illness or palliative care needs
• Advanced communication skills with the ability to have difficult and sensitive conversations.
• Emotional resilience and the ability to work on your own are crucial, though we will of course provide excellent on-going training and support
• Be a UK licensed driver with access to a car and business insurance is essential

What's in it for you:

• Annual leave allowance 27 days plus 8 public holidays (pro rata)
• Competitive Policy for parental/sick Leave
• Industry leading training programmes
• Season ticket loan for travelling to and from work
• Defined contribution schemes for Pension
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
• Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card
• Entitled to Benefit Hub Discount Scheme
• Life assurance for all employees

To apply, please upload your most recent CV demonstrating how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work for Marie Curie.

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin ourwork. We take stringentsteps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment orvolunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguardingall our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those whouse or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating notjust a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

We believe that diversity makes us stronger. Join MarieCurie and be part of an inclusive and equitable workplace where everyonesunique perspectives and experiences are valued. We welcome candidates from allbackgrounds and walks of life. Apply today to bring your talents to our diverseand inclusive charity.

Were committed to making reasonable adjustments to supportyou throughout the application and selection process. You can request [e-mail]

This role will be subject to receiving an enhanced DBScriminal record check.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Agencies need not apply.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 2 in Health and Social Care OR an equivalent alternative Level 2 Qualification i.e. NCFE level 2 Certificate in Healthcare Support Services, BTEC level 2 Health and
• Social Care.
• Functional skills at level 2 in numeracy and literacy or equivalent
• National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 3 in Health and Social
• Care OR an acceptable, alternative Level 3 Qualification
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Experience

• Recent professional experience of providing care and caring for dying patients.

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.