About this role
Job summary
At St Michaels Hospice, we are committed to providing the highest quality of care to our patients and their families. As a member of our clinical team, you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of those we serve.
We are looking for a Health Care Assistant to join our evolving community team who is passionate about palliative care and has transferable skills and experience. You will be able to build a natural and trusted rapport with patients and families and provide compassionate care and support to those who need it most through home visits and telephone advice and support.
Our ideal candidate has excellent communication skills, sound judgement, and a real commitment to patient-centred interdisciplinary team working. You will be able to openly and honestly support people with sensitive topics including loss, grief and dying.
While palliative care experience is desirable, it is not essential to join our Hospice team as a Health Care Assistant.
Main duties of the job
You will work as a key member of the interdisciplinary team to meet the holistic needs of patients, their families and carers including supporting patients to fulfil their personal priorities and goals. You will work as part of the Specialist Palliative Care Telephone Support Line. and provide the highest standard of palliative care including compassionate, dignified care for patients at the end of life and those close to them, in the Hospice or community setting.
About us
St Michaels Hospice supports and enables the community of Hastings and Rother to live well with dying, death and loss. Our services are provided via in-patient beds and at home and we also offer Wellbeing support, both out-patient and virtual.
We want to recruit and retain the most diversely talented people and have a workforce representative of our community. We aspire to be a place where everyone feels welcome; whether you are cared for or supported by us, employed by us, volunteer for us, or support us in any way. We recognise that being a diverse and inclusive organisation will enable us to achieve our vision of a kind, resilient and empowered community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached document which gives a detailed breakdown of the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
General Requirements
Essential
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Desirable
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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
St Michael's Hospice (Hastings & Rother)
Address
St Leonards on Sea
TN38 0LB
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://stmichaelshospice.com/ (Opens in a new tab)