Community palliative care healthcare assistant
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Canvey, SS80JAView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
29 October 2026
6 days leftJob description
To support the registered nurses to provide care to palliative care patients in their own homes. You will be allocated visits by the registered nurses...
Phlebotomy, continence assessments, equipment ordering, visiting stable patients in their homes, ability to take and record vital signs, accurate record keeping, mandatory training.
To meet daily in the morning with colleagues to plan day and discuss any issues which have arisen. To visit stable palliative patients in their own homes. To take blood, measure blood pressure, pulse etc. To document patient care accurately in electronic record.
Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.
- Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
- Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
- If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
- 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service.
- Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
- Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
- £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
- Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.
Work that wraps around your needs
- Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.
Essential and desirable
Essential: - Previous community experience; - Previous experience in health or social care; - IT literacy
Desirable: - Experience of SystmOne; - Clinical skills such as phlebotomy, wound care; - Experience with palliative care patients
Essential
Essential: - Good communication skills
Desirable: - Lone working experience
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
23 October 2026
Last checked
23 October 2026
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