Overview
Contract Type: 0
Salary: £24625 – £25674
Partner Org: Woking & Sam Beare Hospice
Woking & Sam Beare Hospice are pleased to announce the following position:
Health Care Assistant
Woking and Sam Beare Hospice In Patient Unit is looking for a passionate dynamic and enthusiastic Health Care Assistant to join our incredible team.
Here at the hospice, we pride ourselves on giving exceptionally high standards of care to patients and their families through some of the most challenging times of their lives. In our IPU, in their own homes and in our Wellbeing Centre. Our charity-based service specialises in palliative and end of life care for patients with complex life limiting illnesses who live in the North-West Surrey area.
Some of the ways we provide such high standards is through fantastic staff to patient ratio’s that leave our patients and families feeling like they are always a priority. As well as our environment which is clean, warm and homely to ensure all that come through our services feel safe and comfortable.
In addition to the wonderful environment, we have a keen focus on education and development. Our education team support excellent training sessions taught by our in-house experts. Furthermore, our staff are encouraged and supported to increase their professional skills through courses and university modules.
Recent examples of our commitment to developing our team include:
- NA to RN apprenticeships
- HCA to NA apprenticeships,
- CNS supported and developed to join our medical team as a Non-Medical Prescriber/ANP
- Staff Nurse to Senior Staff Nurse
- Senior Staff Nurse into Clinical Nurse Specialist positions in our community team.
“” A beautiful setting, warm friendly staff and colleagues, and the gratitude of the patient’s and their families fuel my energies to keep going with a challenging role. What we do is not easy but it’s very worthwhile”.
Clinical Colleague
A successful Health Care Assistant will be:
- Caring and compassionate
- Willing to develop their knowledge and skills
- Experience of palliative care is desirable it is not essential as we can offer support through our training and development programme
- To have excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Have a can-do, enthusiastic attitude.
A successful candidate will have:
- Willingness to work towards Care Certificate or NVQ 3 (QCF Level 3 or equivalent)
- Experience of caring for patients in a health or social care setting
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
This role is Band 2-3 depending on experience and qualification. All successful candidates employed into band 2 are encouraged to complete the Care Certificate within 6-12 months of employment which would offer the opportunity to develop into the Band 3 role.
Clinical Staff Benefits
We are passionate about our colleagues’ careers. Along with our commitment to provide every colleague with a personal development plan to achieve their vocational goals, we provide the following industry leading benefits:
Annual Leave: All staff start with 27 days, increasing to 29 days after 5 years’ service, and 33 days after 10 years’ service.
Bike2Work Scheme: Supports staff to cycle to work through purchasing bikes and accessories with tax savings.
Blue Light Discount Card: Staff can apply for a Blue Light card that offers discounts across 15,000 retailers.
Death in Service: A payment for your family or beneficiaries in the unfortunate event of death whilst employed at the hospice. It’s a way to support your loved ones financially during a difficult time.
Discounted Complementary Therapies: Our Wellbeing Team offer discounted therapies to all members of staff including massages and reflexology and Staff Wellbeing Days.
Employee Assistance Programme: This encompasses comprehensive support for employees’ physical, mental and financial wellbeing, offering a range of services for employees and their families. These include confidential access 24/7 to a helpline and GP service, counselling services and bereavement support.
Enhanced Schemes: including occupational sick pay, maternity, paternity and adoption pay.
Eye Care Vouchers: Specsavers vouchers for annual eye tests and contribution towards glasses if required for screen work.
Flexible Working: We offer flexible working opportunities including working part time depending on the role.
Free Parking: Available in the car park opposite the hospice
On Site Café and Wellbeing Gardens : At the hospice, there’s an-onsite café serving fresh, affordable meals, and you can enjoy our beautifully landscaped gardens lovingly maintained by our volunteer gardeners.
Pension Scheme: Hospice staff can join Royal London with a 4% employer contribution.
Training & Development: We have a dedicated education and training team to support development opportunities across the hospice including apprenticeships, professional qualifications and more.
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
