Healthcare Assistant (Hospice in your Home)

Job summary

Wigan and Leigh Hospice is a well-established charity which has been operating since 1983. We provide a wide range of palliative care services to people with advancing life-limiting illnesses of any diagnosis and to those people important to them. The support we offer is tailored to meet individuals physical, social, spiritual and emotional needs.

Role: Healthcare Assistant (Hospice in your Home) Hours: 30 hours per week,internal rotation over 7 days a week Contract: Permanent Salary: £18,564 - £21,209 per annum (pro rata of £22,896 - £26,158) Closing date: 24/11/2024 Interview date: 05/12/2024

Main duties of the job

As a Healthcare Assistant you will deliver a high quality, holistic, palliative and end of life nursing care to patients under the direction of a Registered Nurse/Assistant Practitioner. As the successful candidate, you will have previous experience within a care setting and knowledge of palliative care and nursing patients at end of life. Experience of community nursing is advantageous.

You will provide emotional, spiritual and practical support to patients in their normal place of residence and therefore must be able to demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills, hold a full UK driving license and have access to a vehicle for work, which you must have insured for business use.

This role is part of the Hospice in your Home team although whilst working in a patients place of residence you will be working alone, therefore you must possess excellent organisational and decision making skills.Please take an inside look at the Hospice in Your Home team here:https://www.wlh.org.uk/case-studies/working-in-the-hospice-in-your-home-team/

You will hold RQF Level 2 in Health and Social Care or equivalent as a minimum, be required to adhere to the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Workers and we will support your personal development by supporting you through the Care Certificate. Palliative care experience is essential in order to apply for this role, which will need to be demonstrated within your application form.

About us

We are proud to offer a wide range of benefits, including:

• A warm and welcoming working environment,
• Hybrid approach to working,
• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays, increasing with length of service,
• Contributary pension scheme,
• Free car parking,
• Subsidised lunches,
• Cycle to Work Scheme,
• Shopping, leisure and holiday discounts,
• On demand GP,
• Westfield Health Health Cash Plan,
• Life Assurance,
• A range of Wellbeing initiatives.

We have one permanent role available, working 30 hours per week on internal rotation over 7 days a week within our Hospice in your Home Team. Salary: £18,564 - £21,209 per annum (pro rata of £22,896 - £26,158 per annum)

If you don't hear from us within two weeks after the closing date, this will mean the recruitment is completed.

If you do not hear from us within two weeks after the closing date, this will mean the recruitment is completed.

A Disclosure and Barring Services Check (DBS) will be required.Wigan & Leigh Hospice is a wonderful place to work. Our staff are our greatest asset providing the very highest standard of care. All our teams are all part of the Hospice team: working together to make the Hospice the best it can be. We have achieved Outstanding in the last CQC inspection. Our values: Compassion, Accessibility, Respect, Excellence, are at the heart of everything we do.

Employer details

Employer name

Wigan and Leigh Hospice

Address

Wigan & Leigh Hospice

Kildare Street

Hindley

Wigan

Greater Manchester

WN2 3HZ

Employer's website

https://www.wlh.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Wigan and Leigh Hospice

Address

Wigan & Leigh Hospice

Kildare Street

Hindley

Wigan

Greater Manchester

WN2 3HZ

Employer's website

https://www.wlh.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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