Health Care Assistant - Band 3 (Hospice at Home)

Our requirements

Level 3 NVQ in health or social care or show a willingness to

work towards.

Experience of

working in a care role in the health care sector and/or other care related

experience, ideally within palliative care

Competent in English

and Maths (up to GCSE level or equivalent)

The ability to work flexibly, use your initiative and prioritise

your workload

Good communication skills both written and verbal

Competent IT skills

including use of databases, email, and Word

You

will need to be a car owner/driver with access to your own vehicle and hold a

current full UK driving licence or have access to a driver.

In

return, we offer the opportunity to be part of an amazing charity, competitive

salary, generous holiday entitlement, wellbeing programmes, comprehensive

training and the opportunity to develop your career through ongoing

professional development and support.

For further information and an

informal discussion about the role please contact Rachel Harrison, Head of Clinical

Services Community by email: rachel.harrison@birminghamhospice.org.uk. Informal discussions

are strongly encouraged

If

this sounds like the role for you then wed love to receive your application.

Please note we cannot provide sponsorship for this role

Happy to talk about Flexible Working

Job Title

Health Care Assistant

Department

Hospice at Home (as part of the integrated community team)

Hospice Band

Clinical Band 3

Reports to

Band 6 sister/ charge nurse

Responsible for

DBS Required

Enhanced

Job Purpose

To carry out and ensure the delivery of a high standard of direct patient care alongside team colleagues and with support from qualified staff.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Key areas of work

Assist the Registered Nurse in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.

Carry out high standard of direct patient care alongside team colleagues

Report verbally (including hand-over) to appropriate team members

Document any care given in patient held notes and/or System One

Contribute to multidisciplinary discussions.

Be sensitive to the spiritual, psychological and social needs of the patients and their families.

To supervise and support all nursing assistants and to assist in the induction of all newly staff.

Birmingham Hospice provides expert palliative and end of

life care for people and their families living with life-limiting illnesses.

We believe that all people in Birmingham should have access

to the best specialist care and support - when, where and how they need it. Our

vision is a future where everyone with a life-limiting illness will live and

die with dignity and in comfort. Our mission is to enable more people from all

communities to access the care of their choice at the end of life.

During a recent CQC inspection our sites have been rated

outstanding, with independent health care regulators highlighting that

colleagues and services are caring, responsive and well-led.

Our outstanding teams are passionate about providing the

very best care, and patients and their loved ones are at the heart of

everything we do.

Our values of kindness, respect, innovation, togetherness,

positivity and openness are at the centre of who we are, what we do and how we

behave. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive, welcoming, caring and

supportive team. We are offering a competitive salary, with generous holiday

allowance, a contribution pension scheme, and a commitment to investing in our

people through employee benefits and ongoing professional development.

Experience

Qualifications

Personal Skills and Attributes