Overview
Job DescriptionWe are recruiting a committed and empathetic Healthcare Assistant to join our In-patient Unit at West Midlands Hospice, with the aim of delivering holistic, person-centred end-of-life care and support to individuals in need. Your responsibilities will include monitoring and assisting with the maintenance of patients' skin integrity and personal hygiene, observing and supporting nutritional needs, attending to comfort requirements to facilitate rest and sleep, providing mobility support, and maintaining a clean and orderly care environment. As a Healthcare Assistant you will practice empathetic communication with the patient and those important to them in a supportive, professional manner and provide high quality personal care and support to enhance wellbeing.
Responsibilities
* Monitor and assist with the maintenance of patients’ skin integrity and personal hygiene.
* Observe and support nutritional needs of patients.
* Attend to comfort requirements to facilitate rest and sleep.
* Provide mobility support and assist with transfers as needed.
* Maintain a clean and orderly care environment.
* Practice empathetic communication with patients and those important to them in a supportive, professional manner.
* Provide high quality personal care and support to enhance wellbeing.
Qualifications
* At least six months of recent experience providing care in a Health or Social Care Environment, including caring for patients at the end of life.
* NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care or equivalent (preferred, not required).
* Be person-centred and compassionate when caring for the person and those important to them.
* Ability to develop and evaluate care management plans that meet the complex needs of the person, and those important to them.
* Emotional resilience and the capacity to work independently.
* A valid driving licence and access to a car for travel to patient homes are required.
Contract and Benefits
* Contract: Permanent Position - 37.5 Hours per Week
* Work Days: Monday to Sunday, including bank holidays
* Shift hours: 07:00-22:00, 22:00-07:30
* Salary: £24,465 per Annum, Plus enhancements
* Based: In patient unit
Company Description
Marie Curie is the UK's leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement. Our leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life, and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness, they're likely to die from. The care and support we provide is highly valued by the people we care for and their loved ones, but at present we are only reaching around 10% of dying people at the end of life. Right now, one in four people in the UK with a terminal illness, do not get the care or support they deserve at the end of their lives. We provide free specialist care and support to patients with terminal illnesses whilst offering vital emotional support for their families. It's all about giving them the best possible quality of life. The support we offer is tailored to meet individuals' medical, social, spiritual and emotional needs. We want a different society than the one we live in now. Our mission for the next five years is to close the gap in the number of people missing out on what they need at the end-of-life, through 3 ways: Growing and transforming our direct care and support; Delivering more practical information and support; Leading in shaping the end-of-life experience.
Additional Information
* Marie Curie Benefits Package:
* Defined contribution schemes for Pension (the charity will match your contribution up to 7.5%)
* Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
* Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
* Help with eyecare cost (T & C's apply)
* Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card
* Entitled to Benefit Hub Discount Scheme
* Life assurance - for all employees
What’s in it for you
* Annual leave allowance - 27 days plus 8 public holidays (pro-rated)
* Competitive Policy for parental/sick Leave
* Continuous Professional development - (Marie Curie supports and encourages personal and professional development)
* Industry leading training programmes
* Mileage allowance of 45p per mile
* Generous Enhancements
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