Bank Healthcare Assistant

Darlington & District Hospice Movement

The closing date is 11 May 2025

Job summary

St Teresas Hospice, Darlington is seeking experienced Healthcare Assistants to join our clinical bank team, working with patients in their own homes and in our Inpatient Unit. Driving is essential for this role.

Location: St Teresas Hospice, Woodlands Road

Hours: Bank hours ad hoc

St Teresas Hospice Band 3: £12.81 per hour

An induction and ongoing training will be provided.

Important application info:

Successful applicants are required to provide an enhanced disclosure with a check of the adult barred list. Disclosure expense will be met by St Teresas Hospice. All posts are subject to a six-month probationary period.

The closing date for this job is: 11 May 2025, or as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply as soon as possible to be considered for this role.

Please be aware that we do not have a sponsor license and are therefore only able to appoint candidates who are eligible to work in the UK.

Main duties of the job

We are a forward thinking, inclusive registered Charity with Inpatient, Outpatient and Hospice at Home services, providing care and support to palliative patients and their families in their own homes and at St Teresas Hospice.

To work as a member of the nursing and multi-disciplinary team delivering care and giving support to patients with palliative care needs and their families, within patients own homes and in the Hospice. Working in close collaboration with the District Nurses, GPs, Marie Curie nurses, Macmillan nurses, the Foundation Trust & other hospice services ensuring patient choice at the end of life.

This is a casual/bank appointment with no guaranteed hours of work, and no obligation on the worker to accept work when offered.

Essential Skills / qualities include:

Hold an NVQ/QCF Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care, or have an equivalent qualification or equivalent experience.
Be available to cover morning and evening shifts on Community Hospice and/or long day and night shifts on IPU, during the week and at weekends.
To work in Community Hospice you must be able to travel for work on a day-to-day basis using own transport, including carrying a passenger and equipment (business use insurance to be arranged by worker at their expense).

For further details, please see the job description and person specification which is available from our website at https://darlingtonhospice.org.uk/work-with-us/

About us

Join an organisation where we all work together for a shared charitable goal, based in beautiful grounds, with a community feel and an inclusive culture.

Benefits of working for St T's include:

Training and development opportunities
Opportunities to attend and participate in fun and exciting fundraising and awareness events
Workforce events, including long service awards
Employee Assistance Programme including free counselling/CBT
Discounted complementary therapies including acupuncture & massage
Onsite Bistro
Free eye tests for computer users
Hospice-based staff are eligible for free annual flu jabs
Free yoga classes

Please contact HR for further details.

St Teresas Hospice complies with GDPR during the recruitment and selection process. For information on how we process your data, please see the NHS Jobs Privacy Notice and St Teresas Hospice Recruitment Privacy Notice.

St Teresas Hospice is a Disability Confident Employer. We are committed to employing and retaining disabled people, and we encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Date posted

17 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.81 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

B0481-25-0003

Job locations

The Woodlands

Woodland Road

Darlington

County Durham

DL3 7UA

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ/QCF Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care or equivalent qualification or experience
Knowledge of care giving

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a Healthcare setting
Palliative Care experience
Experience of working as part of a team

Desirable

Experience of working in the community setting
Experience of using SystmOne patient record database

Personal qualities and Motivation

Essential

Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to empathise
Flexible approach to working patterns
Willingness to undertake work during the day and/or evening shifts on Community Hospice and/or long day and night shifts on IPU, during the week and at weekends and ideally to work across all hospices services as required
Motivated to learn and committed to continuing professional development

Desirable

Able to travel for work on a day to day basis using own transport, including carrying a passenger and equipment (business use insurance to be arranged by worker at their expense)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ/QCF Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care or equivalent qualification or experience
Knowledge of care giving

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a Healthcare setting
Palliative Care experience
Experience of working as part of a team

Desirable

Experience of working in the community setting
Experience of using SystmOne patient record database

Personal qualities and Motivation

Essential

Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to empathise
Flexible approach to working patterns
Willingness to undertake work during the day and/or evening shifts on Community Hospice and/or long day and night shifts on IPU, during the week and at weekends and ideally to work across all hospices services as required
Motivated to learn and committed to continuing professional development

Desirable

Able to travel for work on a day to day basis using own transport, including carrying a passenger and equipment (business use insurance to be arranged by worker at their expense)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.