Healthcare Assistant - Overnight

Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care; Waterford; In loco; GBP 25.000 - 27.000; Part-time

Descrizione del lavoro

Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care in the United Kingdom is seeking a Healthcare Assistant to cover 19 hours per week in two 9.5-hour night shifts (21:15–07:15) with a 30-minute break. The salary is band 3 £24,937–£26,598 per annum (pro rata).

The role is based in our geographical area with a pro rata salary. You will provide personal care, follow care plans, record care in the electronic patient record, and work under registered professionals with support for development, including Level 3 health

Competenze

• Experience of caring for people, paid or unpaid.
• Care Certificate, or a health and social care qualification at level 2 or above.
• Clear and kind communication with patients, families and colleagues.
• Able to work reliably under direction, report concerns.
• Understand safeguarding, dignity and confidentiality.
• Basic IT skills and willingness to use the electronic patient record after training.

Mansioni

• Provide personal care with dignity: washing, toileting, nutrition and hydration, comfort at end of life.
• Follow patient care plans; report changes promptly to the registered professional.
• Carry out delegated clinical duties: observations, urinalysis, IPOS reviews, basic wound dressings, syringe driver checks.
• Record care accurately in the electronic patient record.
• Work under supervision, with supervision available even when working alone in patients' homes.

Conoscenze

Care experience

Communication

Reliability

Safeguarding awareness

IT literacy

Formazione

Care Certificate or Level 2 H&SC

Strumenti

Electronic Patient Record

Microsoft Office

Descrizione del lavoro

Healthcare Assistant

• Hours: 19 per week (2 x 9.5 hour shifts per week, worked 21:15 – 07:15 with 30 min break)
• Location: Rennie Grove Peace Geographical Area
• Salary: Rennie Grove Peace Band 3 - £24,937 - £26,598 per annum (pro rata)
• Closing date: 17 November 2026 at 12 noon
• Interview date: 25 November 2026

What you’ll do

• Provide personal care with dignity: washing, toileting, mouth and skin care, nutrition and hydration, comfort at the end of life.
• Work to each patient's care plan; notice and report changes in condition or family need promptly to the registered professional.
• Once signed off in the workbook, carry out delegated clinical duties: observations (blood pressure, oxygen saturation, blood glucose), urinalysis, IPOS reviews, simple wound dressings, syringe driver safety checks.
• Record the care you give accurately and promptly in the electronic patient record.
• Work under the direction of a registered professional; act on your own initiative within delegated tasks, with supervision accessible including when working alone in patients' homes, with phone support always available.

What you’ll bring

• Experience of caring for people, paid or unpaid
• Care Certificate, or a health and social care qualification at level 2 or above
• Can communicate clearly and kindly with patients, families and colleagues, including where there are barriers to understanding and where people are distressed
• Can work reliably under direction, carries out delegated duties and reports concerns
• Can understand safeguarding, dignity and confidentiality
• Has basic IT skills and willingness to use the electronic patient record after training
• Can show how they work in line with RGP's values: compassionate, supportive, inclusive and collaborative, with examples that match RGP's behavioural indicators.
• Experience of palliative or end of life care; experience of clinical observations or phlebotomy

What we’ll grow in you

• Level 3 health and social care qualification, or completion of the RGP HCA competency workbook within twelve months with our support

Our commitment to you

Induction, basic life support and moving and handling in your first two months; online mandatory training within twelve weeks; the workbook agreed at your first probation meeting, with each extended duty signed off individually by the registered nurse or practice educator. In return: a named supervisor, the practice educator's support through the workbook, funded completion of the Care Certificate and workbook, and an IPR that looks at your next step every year.

The role will suit someone who

• Is caring and empathetic with a passion to provide excellent personalised care.
• A dedicated team player.

What you will need

• All candidates must have the right to work in the UK
• We do not sponsor for this role and due to the minimal hours required for this role, we cannot progress applications for candidates sponsored by another employer
• Manual handling and/or heavy lifting
• Full, current valid UK driving licence
• Access to a vehicle which can be used for work purposes.
• Car insurance, including business cover
• Disclosure and Barring Services Check: Enhanced Check Adult & Child Workforce with Adult & Child Barring Lists
• A good level of IT literacy is required, including confidence in using Microsoft Office applications, email, and other digital systems relevant to the role

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.

To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate to this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed.

Our commitment to Equality and Diversity

At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care we strive to continuously demonstrate our values. These values are embedded in our recruitment and selection process, and we are fully committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in both our workforce and within our culture.

If you are disabled and best meet the minimum requirements for the job specification, we will invite you to interview. You can contact us to let us know if you need any adjustments during the recruitment process.