Palliative Care Support - IPU Team (Rotating Shifts)

St Michaels Hospice; Hereford; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

Life Assurance

Study leave

Discounts with local suppliers

30 days annual leave

Job summary

St Michaels Hospice in Hereford is recruiting two Palliative Care Support Workers to join our IPU team on a 12-month fixed-term basis. One role is 37.5 hours per week and the other 24 hours per week, with shifts rotating across days, nights, weekends and bank holidays.

You will work in a large multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality, individualised palliative care and supporting the nursing staff. The role requires excellent communication and the ability to build supportive relationships

Qualifications

• Must have effective communication skills.
• Ability to establish supportive and working relationships with patients, families and the MDT.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on palliative care to patients in the IPU.
• Support nursing staff and ensure high-quality care delivery.
• Participate in 24/7 IPU care coverage with rotating shifts.

Skills

Effective communication

Empathy

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Job description

St Michaels Hospice in Hereford is recruiting two Palliative Care Support Workers to join our IPU team on a 12-month fixed-term basis. One role is 37.5 hours per week and the other 24 hours per week, with shifts rotating across days, nights, weekends and bank holidays.

You will work in a large multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality, individualised palliative care and supporting the nursing staff. The role requires excellent communication and the ability to build supportive relationships