Senior Healthcare Assistant

Applications are invited from suitably committed and Palliative Care-experienced Senior Healthcare Assistants to join the community team at our client's award-winning hospice based in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire.
This centre of excellence provides specialist palliative care for patients, families and carers facing life limiting illnesses from across North Hertfordshire, Stevenage and towns and villages in Central Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire, serving a population of around 260,000 people and proudly won the Palliative Care Team Award at the Palliative and End of Life Care Awards last year.

Please note:
This is not a training post and applicants must have current or recent Palliative Care or Community/District Nursing team experience in addition to completion of the NVQ Level 3 qualification to be considered for this post. Employer sponsorship is not offered with this post and if not a UK or Irish national you must hold unrestricted and non time-limited leave to remain in the UK.

The salary range is £23,478 - £25,103, plus generous enhancements & travel expenses.
You will be expected to work a full range of shifts between the hours of 08:00 and 21:30 (including some weekends) on a rota basis.

Role Summary:

You will:

1. Assist with patients' personal care, helping to move, position and mobilise patients and observing their general condition in line with the care plan, reporting any changes as required.
2. Assist with patients' nutritional needs and update the patient record system.

Person Requirements:

1. At least 2 years current or recent Palliative Care or Community/District Nursing team experience.
2. Completion of the NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) qualification.
3. Car owner with full UK driving licence.
4. Passionate about providing physical and emotional care needs to patients suffering from a life-limiting illness and those of their relatives and carers.
5. The desire to work in a team and organisation committed to delivering high quality care and have a kind and caring disposition.
6. Independent and non-time-limited leave to remain in the UK (not requiring employer sponsorship).

Benefits:

1. Support of a full multi-professional team.
2. 27 days annual leave in addition to Bank Holiday.
3. Free parking.
4. On-site catering.
5. 5% Employer pension contribution.