About this role
Job summary
What will you do?
As a Palliative Care Assistant, you will provide accessible, innovative, and influential care for people living with complex and incurable conditions in our communities as well as supporting their families and carers. You will participate in delivering healthcare to patients and providing emotional and psychological support, working in partnership with the patient and in collaboration with internal colleagues.
Main duties of the job
What we want you to bring.
You will have experience of providing care in a health or social setting and hold an NVQ level 2 in care or equivalent.
You will need to have excellent verbal and written communication skills and be able to demonstrate the ability to be compassionate and sensitive towards our service users and colleagues.
You should also be able to use IT packages such as Word and Excel.
Please refer to the full Job Description for further details and requirements for the role.
About us What we do
Compton Care provide high quality, accessible care and support. For over 40 years we have been providing specialist palliative and end of life care to patients, and support for their families, helping them to navigate every aspect of living with a life limiting condition.
In delivering our mission Compton Care is proud of our standing at the forefront in providing care and support through several dedicated but also interlinked service including our inpatient unit, community care, our living well centre, and supportive care services.
Job description Job responsibilities
Job Advert
Palliative Care Assistant (Health Care Assistant)
Location:Wolverhampton, WV3 9DH
Hours:2 posts at 34.5 hours & 1 post at 30 hours per week (rotational shifts day and night)
Salary: £25,102 pro-rata
For full details of the roles please refer to the job descriptions and person specification.
Person Specification
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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.
Employer details Employer name Compton Care
Address
Wolverhampton
WV3 9DH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.comptoncare.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)