Job responsibilities
St Margarets Hospice Care has a fantastic opportunity for a Multi-Disciplinary Team Assistant (MDTA) Community (suitable for physio and OT assistants or HCA)to join their team. This roleis based in Yeovil. You will join us on a full time or part time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £26,337per annum pro rata.
You wont just be joining a fantastic team youllbe part of a welcoming, community minded charity. Our mission is to provide excellent specialist palliative care for patients and support to their families. Everyone here contributes and has a part to play towards our goal. If you speak to any of our staff or volunteers, they will tell you how the patient is at the heart of everything they do. So, if youre looking for a role where you can really make a difference, working as part of a supportive team, we could be a perfect match.
What can you expect to be doing?
Our MDTAs work within the community team to support practitioners (registered nurse, Physiotherapist, Occupational therapist, social worker, Clinical Nurse Specialist), to provide person-centered support, care and treatment to patients, their families and carers across the community who have palliative and end of life care needs.
As part of the MDTA team you will assess non-complex symptoms which may include pain, shortness of breath, mobility, pressure risk, continence and psychological factors. You will be required to analyse this information and carry out non-complex interventions within own scope of practice and refer on to specialists as needed.
The role will require travelling across Somerset including into rural communities and working unsocial hours, evenings, weekends, and bank holidays.
Responsibilities as our MDTA will include:
The ideal candidate for this role will be able to demonstrate experience as a health care assistant or physiotherapy/occupational therapy assistant, within a clinical environment and be confident in contributing to the multi- disciplinary plan of care for patients, families, and carers for whom the post holder has delegated responsibility.
Our Core Competencies for our MDTA:
To help your application, we will also be looking for the following Core Competencies and how you will use these help us put our values into practice. Further details on our competencies are included on the job pack attached to the advert.
- Self-awareness - Understanding and being aware of yourself and how to react and interact with others
- Leading in your area - Regardless of management position, we all lead and take responsibility in our area of work
- Working with others - People working together to achieve team and organisational goals and respecting others
- Outcomes and results - Organising ourselves to get the job done, delivering a high-quality service, and being accountable for the outcomes
Benefits
- Holiday entitlement
- 33 days holiday including bank holidays rising to 35 days after 1 year, and increasing with length of service (pro-rata if part-time)
- Recognise continuous service for clinical staff paid at band 5+ who join directly from the NHS or another hospice
- Ability to buy and sell annual leave
- Pension scheme
- NHS employees eligible to continue with their NHS pension scheme*
- Non-NHS employees will receive 5% employer and 5% employee contribution
- Life assurance cover 2x salary
- Health Cash Plans- help with covering the cost of healthcare needs by providing cashback on a range of health benefits
- Award-winning Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family offering:
- Vitality & wellbeing health portal for non-emergency care
- Unlimited access to 24/7 online GP Consultations for employees, their partners, and dependent children as well as Expert Case Management
- Confidential and free 24-hour Employee Assistance
- Counselling and support
- Legal, financial, and medical information and advice
- Blue Light Card Discounts on retailers and restaurants saving up to 35%
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave*
- Excellent learning and development opportunities
- Free on-site parking in Yeovil and Taunton
- Volunteering and fundraising opportunities
*Eligibility criteria applies
If you want to get to know our team or have a chat before applying, wed love to hear from you.
If you have any questions or are interested in finding out more before applying, please get in touch with Colleen Gagg Countywide team lead. 01823 333822 or 01935 709480 or email:Colleen.gagg@st-margarets-hospice.org.uk
Unfortunately, we are not able to offer visasponsorshipat this time.
For any questions about our recruitment process or to request an application form is sent to you, please contactRecruitment@st-margarets-hospice.org.uk
We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact us for a chat if theres anything you want to talk about before you apply.
If you have all the information you need, just click apply. We cant wait to hear from you!
Closing date:Wednesday 29th May 2024.
