Healthcare assistant (palliative care)

• Are you interested in working in a challenging, supportive and rewarding environment?
• Have you got what it takes to support our clinical team in providing holistic care for palliative and end of life patients?
• Do you have compassion, resilience and a strong work ethic?
  
  

If you answered yes, we’ve got the perfect role for you!

We are looking for a caring, resilient and hardworking individual, with a strong work ethic, to join our inpatient team at the Wisdom Hospice. You will be responsible for providing personal care and assisting in supporting the physical and psychosocial needs of patients and their families. This role will also involve providing care for patients after death.

The role will involve night duties and weekend working, on a rotational basis.

We would encourage people not to apply at this time if they have been bereaved within the past 12 months.

We are looking for a caring, resilient and hardworking individual to join our team. You will be responsible for providing personal care and assisting in supporting the physical and psychosocial needs of patients and their families. You will also assist the registered nurse to deliver holistic palliative nursing care to patients on the ward and support to their carers. The post-holder will work with registered nurses in essential patient care, and perform all duties as identified and supervised by the registered nurses.

So what else?

• This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you’ll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
• We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
• We’ll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
• You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.
• Previous applicants need not apply.
  
  

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.

The small print

• Informal visits can be arranged on request.
• We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme.
• MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Roz Yates Job title: Clinical Lead for Palliative Care Services Email address: rosalyn.yates1@nhs.net Telephone number: 01634 830456