Bank Healthcare Assistant

  Hospice at Home

About the role

Salary: £11.31 p/h weekday + £11.93 p/h weekend

Hours: Negotiable

Closing date: Tuesday 30th April 2024

Role type: Permanent

Are you looking for a rewarding and fulfilling career where you can make a difference to your community?

We are seeking healthcare assistants with a Level 3 NVQ/diploma in Health and Social Care, for patients with palliative care needs.

Working hours will be night shifts (10pm – 7am) and will include working weekends and bank holidays.

The role is subject to an enhanced check with the Disclosure Barring Service.

Healthcare Assistants will be required to register with Social Care Wales.

Job Summary

  • To care for patients with Palliative care needs as requested by St. David’s Nurses.
  • To provide support and respite care for patients and their families in their own home.

Key Tasks

  • To work in accordance with the policies and procedures of St. David’s Hospice Care and Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW).
  • To maintain confidentiality at all times.
  • To ensure patients’ comfort and dignity at all times.
  • To work alongside patients and carers, whilst also recognising their need for privacy
  • To perform basic nursing procedures in accordance with the District Nurses Care Plan and document any activity.
  • To report any changes in the patient’s condition to the appropriate St. David’s Clinical Nurse Specialist. 
  • To help with patient’s personal hygiene and toilet needs if appropriate.
  • To maintain a safe environment for self, patients and carers at all times.
  • To be familiar with the Care Decisions Tool for the Last Days of Life.

General Responsibilities

  • To recognise and accept the limits of personal knowledge and responsibility.
  • To be aware of ones own responsibilities towards Health and Safety Regulations
  • To verbally report any accident or untoward incident as soon as possible followed by written details.
  • To be aware of procedures in place to contact the St. David’s out-of-hours service, whenever advice is sought.
  • To recognise the need and be willing to undertake any training identified as necessary.
  • To participate in clinical supervision and attend Hospice at Home meetings.
  • To observe a No Smoking policy whilst on duty.
  • To observe a No Sleeping on Duty policy.
  • To log in and out of Guardian to confirm that you have reached the patient's house at the start and end of the shift.
  • To contact the Hospice at Home Nurse in charge in the event of any problems occurring during the shift or the patient dies or condition causes concern.
  • Ensure a verbal handover from CNS prior to shift commencement.
  • To be aware of the risk assessment for each patient and act accordingly.

Person Specification

Essential

  • Possess a minimum of a Diploma in Adult Health and Social Care level 3 or be actively working towards. 
  • Good communication skills.
  • Community nursing experience.
  • To have an open, caring and inclusive manner.
  • Car driver/owner.
  • All up to date mandatory training 

Desirable

  • Community experience
  • Experience in caring for patients/families needing palliative care. 

This job description is not exhaustive and is subject to change as indicated by the needs of SDHC. Due to the volume of applications we receive, we will only contact you if you are shortlisted for an interview. Shortlisting and interviews for roles take place periodically throughout the year.

Other Information

Health and Safety

To ensure that the agreed procedures are carried out and be aware of the responsibilities placed on employees under the Health and Safety at Work Act. To maintain a safe environment for employees and visitors.

Data Protection

If you are required to do so, process and/or use information held on a computer or word processor in a fair and lawful way. To hold data only for specific registered purposes and not to disclose it in any way incompatible with such a purpose. To disclose data to authorised persons or organisations as instructed.

Equal Opportunities

It is the aim of St David's Hospice Care (SDHC) to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, race, colour, nationality or ethnic origins, or is placed at a disadvantage by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable. To this end, SDHC has an Equal Opportunities Policy and it is for each employee to contribute to its success.

No Smoking Policy

SDHC operates a No Smoking policy.

Conditions of Service:

In accordance with SDHC Employment Manual.

Pension Scheme

A Pension Scheme is offered on appointment.  Staff may prefer to make their own arrangements.

Confidentiality

All information concerning patients/clients and staff must be treated as strictly confidential at all times.

Application form

If any parts of this form require an answer but do not apply, please enter 'Not applicable' or 'N/A'.

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If, due to the nature of the work for which you are applying (please refer to Job Description / Person Specification) your application is exempt from the provisions of Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, (Exemptions) Order 1975, you will not be entitled to withhold information about convictions which are for other purposes 'spent' under the provisions of the Act. In the event of employment, any failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal. Successful candidates will be required to complete a Disclosure Application at Standard or Enhanced level, depending on the nature of the post, for submission to the Disclosure Barring Service. St. David's Hospice Care complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice and the Data Protection Act 1998 regarding disclosure information. Any information given will be treated as completely confidential and will only be considered in terms of its relevance to an application for positions to which the order applies. A criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position. If you have any concerns or queries on this matter, please seek advice from the HR Manager.

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We advise a person who has had such a bereavement not to begin employment at St David’s Hospice Care until at least one year has elapsed. If, however, you feel able to begin employment and would like to discuss the possibility of doing so, please contact the Personnel Manager, who will be happy to discuss this with you.

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