Healthcare Assistant Community Healthcare

Your role as a Healthcare Assistant

At the heart of our patient-centred approach is a simple belief that every moment counts. As an effective member of our clinical team, you will ensure the provision of high-level care (including palliative, end of life, complex care and social) within a multi- disciplinary approach across all North Yorkshire Hospice Care Services.

This Healthcare Assistant role is community based, throughout Harrogate and Hambleton and Richmond. You will be required to have access to your own vehicle and have a current driving license.

In this role, you will-

Providing compassionate care and support for patients daily needs, including palliative and end-of-life care

Good communication and interpersonal skills to work with patients, families, carers, and healthcare professionals

Ability to follow care plans, policies, and procedures, including infection control and safety guidelines

Basic clinical skills (e.g. medication administration, monitoring) within training and competence

Teamwork and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and volunteers

Accurate record-keeping and documentation of care provided

Understanding of patient dignity, hygiene, and safeguarding, including care after death

Manual handling and safe use of equipment to support patient independence

Flexibility to support different teams and tasks, including meals, housekeeping, and general patient comfort

Your role as a Healthcare Assistant

At the heart of our patient-centred approach is a simple belief that every moment counts. Our mission is to deliver exceptional, personalised care that brings comfort, dignity, and support to our patients and those who love them. As an effective member of our clinical team, you will ensure the provision of high-level care (including palliative, end of life, complex care and social) within a multi- disciplinary approach across all North Yorkshire Hospice Care Services.

This Healthcare Assistant role is community based, throughout Harrogate and Hambleton and Richmond. You will be required to have access to your own vehicle and have a current driving license.

In this role, you will

Providing compassionate care and support for patients daily needs, including palliative and end-of-life care

Good communication and interpersonal skills to work with patients, families, carers, and healthcare professionals

Ability to follow care plans, policies, and procedures, including infection control and safety guidelines

Basic clinical skills (e.g. medication administration, monitoring) within training and competence

Teamwork and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and volunteers

Accurate record-keeping and documentation of care provided

Understanding of patient dignity, hygiene, and safeguarding, including care after death

Manual handling and safe use of equipment to support patient independence

Flexibility to support different teams and tasks, including meals, housekeeping, and general patient comfort

See job description attached for further details.

We put the people who use our services at the heart of everything we do

We are caring and compassionate

We are personal and supportive in our approach

We engage positively

We are responsive

We are driven to do better

We are fair

We are professional

We work collaboratively

We are accountable

Living out our values

Our behaviour framework puts our values in the context of our everyday work. See what this includes atsaintmichaelshospice.org/behaviour-framework

We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age, or sexual orientation and from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our communities.

We believe that children, young people and adults should never experience abuse of any kind. Our safer recruitment and safeguarding processes help protect those accessing our services, please see our safeguarding statement on our website:https://saintmichaelshospice.org/safeguarding-statement/

If you require any support or adjustments to be able to apply for this role, please let us know by emailing people@saintmichaelshospice.org.

We will need to complete satisfactory pre-employment checks before appointing you. These include but are not limited to identity checks, DBS clearance at an appropriate level for the role, verification of right to work in the UK, employment references and employment history. We will cover the cost of these.

Qualifications

Essential: - See job description and person specification attached.

Desirable: - See job description and person specification attached.