Healthcare Assistants - Hospice at Home

NHS; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A registered charity providing palliative care in Tees Valley is seeking Health Care Assistants to join their Hospice at Home team. Ideal candidates will have an NVQ/QCF Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care and experience in delivering palliative care. This role includes working closely with a multi-disciplinary team and providing care to patients in their homes. The position offers a competitive salary of £24,049 - £24,975 per annum, including enhanced rates for unsociable hours.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Continuation of NHS pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted therapies

Free eyetests and flu jabs

Qualifications

• NVQ/QCF Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care or equivalent.
• Experience working in a healthcare setting providing personal and/or clinical care.
• Experience delivering palliative care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver care and support to patients with palliative care needs and their families.
• Collaborate with District Nurses, GPs, and other hospice services.

Skills

Knowledge of caregiving

Experience in a healthcare setting

Experience in delivering palliative care

Education

NVQ/QCF Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care

Job description

StTeresas Hospice, Darlington is seeking Health Care Assistants to join ourHospice at Home team.

Ifyou are passionate about palliative care and want to be part of an effectiveteam that makes a real difference within the community, then this could be theperfect opportunity for you.

Wehave multiple vacancies for applicants looking to work between 2 and 4 x 7.5hour shifts per week on a 7 day rota; usual working pattern 7.5 hour early orlate shifts on a rota basis, 06:45-14:15, and 14:00-21:30.

StTeresas Hospice Band 3, Full time equivalent £24,049.00 - £24,975.00 per annumplus enhanced rates for unsociable hours.

Employer:St Teresas Hospice (independent registered charity)

Successfulapplicants are required to provide an enhanced disclosure with a check of theadult barred list. Disclosure expense will be met by St Teresas Hospice. Allposts are subject to a six-month probationary period.

The closing date forthis job is: Sunday 18 January 2025 or as soon as sufficient applications havebeen received. Please apply as soon as possible to be considered for thisrole.

Please be aware thatwe do not have a sponsor license, and are therefore only able to appointcandidates who are eligible to work in the UK.

Main duties of the job

We are a forwardthinking, inclusive registered Charity with Inpatient, Outpatient and Communityservices, providing care and support to palliative patients and their familiesin their own homes and at St Teresa's Hospice.

In this post, you willwork as a member of the nursing and multi-disciplinary team delivering care andgiving support to patients with palliative care needs and their families,within patients own homes and in the Hospice. Our HCAs work in closecollaboration with the District Nurses, GPs, Marie Curie nurses, Macmillannurses, the Foundation Trust & other hospice services ensuring patientchoice at the end of life.

Essentialqualifications and skills include:

• NVQ/QCF Level 3 qualification in Health & SocialCare or equivalent qualification or experience or prepared to take relevant NVQif not achieved.
• Knowledge of care giving
• Experience of working in a Healthcare setting,providing personal and/or clinical care
• Experience of delivering Palliative Care

For further details,please see the job description and person specification which is available fromour website at https://darlingtonhospice.org.uk/work-with-us/

An induction andongoing training will be provided.

About us

Join an organisationwhere we all work together for a shared charitable goal, based in beautifulgrounds, with a community feel and an inclusive culture.

Benefits ofworking for St T's include:

• Generouscompany annual leave, sick pay, and maternity/paternity/adoption payentitlements
• Continuationof existing NHS pension scheme at Band 5+, and other pension schemes available
• Opportunitiesto attend and participate in fun and exciting fundraising and awareness events
• Workforceevents, including long service awards
• EmployeeAssistance Programme including free counselling/CBT
• Discountedcomplementary therapies including acupuncture & massage
• OnsiteBistro
• Free eyetests for computer users
• Hospice-basedstaff are eligible for free annual flu jabs
• Free will-writing service viaOctopus Legacy
• Discountedlocal leisure centre membership and eligibility for Blue Light discount card

St Teresas Hospicecomplies with GDPR during the recruitment and selection process. Forinformation on how we process your data, please see the NHS Jobs Privacy Noticeand St Teresas Hospice Recruitment Privacy Notice.

St Teresas Hospiceis a Disability Confident Employer. We are committed to employing and retainingdisabled people, and we encourage applications from all sectors of thecommunity.

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

To work as a memberof the nursing and multi-disciplinary team delivering care and giving supportto patients with palliative care needs and their families, within patients ownhomes and in the hospice. Working in close collaboration with the DistrictNurses, GPs, Marie Curie nurses, Macmillan nurses, the Foundation Trust & other hospice services ensuring patientchoice at the end of life.

For further information please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NVQ/QCF Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care or equivalent qualification or experience

Experience

• Experience of working in a Healthcare setting, providing personal and/or clinical care
• Experience of delivering Palliative Care
• Experience of working in the community setting

Personal qualities and Motivation

• Demonstrates enthusiasm for the role
• Willingness to undertake work during the day or evening, during the week and at weekends, and to work across all hospices services as required
• Able to drive for work with full UK driving licence, and accepted by our insurers to drive Hospice vehicles under our driving insurance policy at a cost which is reasonable to the Hospice; NB this is subject to individual underwriting for employees under 21 years of age
• Able to travel for work using own transport (in the event that the company vehicle is unavailable), including carrying a passenger and equipment (business use insurance to be arranged by worker at their expense)

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.

£24,049 to £24,975 a yearWTE, plus enhancements