Job summary
Rapid Personalised Care Service - Health Care Assistant
- Hours: 34.5 per week (part-time hours considered)
- Location: Rennie Grove Peace - NW Herts locality
- Salary: Rennie Grove Peace Band 3: £24,625 - £25,674 per annum (pro rata)
- Closing date: 29 April 2025 at 12 noon
- Interview date: 7 May 2025
Main duties of the job
The role of RPCS Health Care Assistant is in place to provide end of life care to patients in their own homes in the final weeks of life.
About us
Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care started formally operating in July 2023, through the merger of two successful organisations, Rennie Grove Hospice Care and Peace Hospice Care. We offer exceptional, specialised and highly valued care, serving our local community of people affected by life-limiting illness or bereavement, across Herts and Bucks.
Our merger is bringing together the best of both organisations so that we can:
- Serve our communities with a wider range of services
- Reach more local people
- Strengthen our ability to secure more resources
To enable every local person to receive the care they need, when they need it, wherever they need it.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will therefore need to demonstrate your abilities in the following areas:
- Competently working alone, as required, with patients and their families in the home environment with remote support and guidance from the RPCS Management in adherence to lone worker policy and procedure.
- Working collaboratively with hospice and community partners.
- Acting as Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care ambassador, actively demonstrating our values and positively promoting the specialist care we provide.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will therefore need to demonstrate your abilities in the following areas:
- Competently working alone, as required, with patients and their families in the home environment with remote support and guidance from the RPCS Management in adherence to lone worker policy and procedure.
- Working collaboratively with hospice and community partners.
- Acting as Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care ambassador, actively demonstrating our values and positively promoting the specialist care we provide.
Person Specification
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Proven experience working effectively in a team
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English, verbal and written
- Ability to work effectively in an emotionally demanding environment
- Drive and enthusiasm
- Ability to work autonomously and as an effective member of the team, using initiative
- Willingness to complete level 2 in Medicine Giving
- Caring and empathetic approach
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Flexible and adaptable to a variety of tasks
- Ability to prioritise effectively and work under pressure
- Commitment to the Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care purpose
- Able to maintain confidentiality
Desirable
- Care certificate/NVQ Level 2 or equivalent
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
- Experience of working within the care setting
- Experience of working within a community setting
- Knowledge of and experience in care at the end of life and after death
- Relevant experience in assisting patients with their personal hygiene
Person Specification
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Proven experience working effectively in a team
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English, verbal and written
- Ability to work effectively in an emotionally demanding environment
- Drive and enthusiasm
- Ability to work autonomously and as an effective member of the team, using initiative
- Willingness to complete level 2 in Medicine Giving
- Caring and empathetic approach
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Flexible and adaptable to a variety of tasks
- Ability to prioritise effectively and work under pressure
- Commitment to the Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care purpose
- Able to maintain confidentiality
Desirable
- Care certificate/NVQ Level 2 or equivalent
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
- Experience of working within the care setting
- Experience of working within a community setting
- Knowledge of and experience in care at the end of life and after death
- Relevant experience in assisting patients with their personal hygiene
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.
