Healthcare Assistant - Community

Arthur Rank Hospice Charity; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension scheme

Mileage expense rates

Lease car option

Employee Assistance programmes

Long Service Awards

Discounts at onsite bistro

Onsite parking

Ongoing training and development

Job summary

Arthur Rank Hospice Charity is seeking Healthcare Assistants to join the Hospice at Home team in Cambridge. These community roles cover Cambridgeshire and require travel across the county, with a base in Cambridge.

We offer both full-time and part-time arrangements, with a minimum of 22 hours per week. Successful candidates will provide practical and holistic care in patients' homes, supported by a compassionate team.

Qualifications

• Experience as Healthcare Assistant in hospital or community settings.
• Must have a valid driving license and access to a vehicle.
• Ability to travel across Cambridgeshire and work flexible hours.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical and holistic care to patients in their homes on a shift basis.
• Work directly with patients and families in their homes, across Cambridgeshire, 7 days a week.

Skills

Driving license

Healthcare Assistant experience

Flexible hours

Job description

We are looking for Healthcare Assistants to join our Hospice at Home Team! These are Community roles based from our hospice in Cambridge, working in patients’ home across Cambridgeshire. Although these roles are allocated to our base in Cambridge, colleagues work flexibly as one team to meet patient needs and are required to travel across Cambridgeshire .

We have full and part time positions available and would be happy to discuss working hours as part of the interview.

Due to the requirements of the role were unable to offer working hours less than 22 per week, or fixed working days or patterns.

The Hospice at Home service cares for patients across Cambridgeshire who choose to remain in their own home in their last weeks of life. We are holistic in our approach and the care is tailored to each person’s specific needs. The compassionate team of Nurses and Healthcare Assistants provide practical and holistic care supporting patients and their families in their homes.

You will work directly and alone with patients and families in their own homes, on a shift basis over 7 days.

We offer a range of benefits to our staff, including the option to retain membership to the NHS Pension scheme (subject to conditions.) Other benefits include:

• NHS matched annual leave
• Enhancements paid on top of basic salary for unsociable hours
• Family friendly leave
• Access to lease car services
• Employee Assistance programmes
• Long Service Awards
• Discounts at our onsite bistro
• Access to free parking
• Ongoing training and development

Colleagues working within our Hospice at Home (HaH) team cover a wide geographical area, from Tydd St Giles in the North of the county down to Royston in the South, and everywhere in between. Although these roles are allocated to our South team (Cambridge)base, colleagues work flexibly as one team in order to meet patient needs wherever they may be. For this reason, we are pleased to offer mileage expense rates in excess of HMRC as well as a lease car option. Whilst every effort is made to allocate patients close to where you live, this is not always possible we ask all of our colleagues to be flexible and attend patients wherever they are located.

The successful candidate will have previous experience working as a Healthcare Assistant within a hospital or community setting. Due to the requirements of the role candidates must also have a valid driving license and access to a vehicle for work purposes.

Please note that, this role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check with Adult and Child Barred lists.

Starting salary of £25,760with opportunities to progress to £27,476.

Please note that the salary quoted is based on full time hours and will be pro-rata’d for part time posts. As a Charity with limited funds, it is usual practice for new starters to commence on the minimum of the salary band for the role. Exceptionally, and only for candidates demonstrating significant strengths relevant to the role, may we be able to negotiate on this.

We will be reviewing applications and interviewing on a rolling basis; therefore we may close this advert before the stated closing date if we receive sufficient applications.

We are a Disability Confident employer, and welcome applications from candidates with disabilities.

Arthur Rank Hospice Charity does not hold a sponsor license; therefore, we are unable to offer sponsorship to individuals who do not currently have the right to work in the UK, or that require sponsorship as a condition of an existing visa.

We are committed to inclusivity, respect, fairness, engagement and equality of opportunity for our patients and their families, our staff and trustees, our volunteers and our supporters. We value the strength that comes with difference and the positive contribution that diversity brings to our community. Therefore, candidates with a disability that meet the minimum criteria will be guaranteed an interview. We are also working to increase diversity throughout the organisation, and we particularly welcome applications from BAME people who are currently under-represented.

Arthur Rank Hospice Charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults who draw on care and support and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.