About this role
Job summary
Are you a compassionate and skilled Healthcare Assistant,looking for a meaningful role in palliative care? Do you thrive in working as part of a team to deliver exceptional patient-centred care in the comfort of patients homes?
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate healthcare assistant to join our dynamic team for 24 hours per week.
In return, we offer comprehensive training, a supportive work environment, and opportunities for career growth
Main duties of the job
If this sounds good to you and you are enthused about providing excellent quality palliative care and keen to champion our organisational vision to positively inspire a future in which everyone within our community facing life limiting illnesses, regardless of cause, receives the best possible palliative and end of life care and their families and carers receive the support they need, please get in touch.
About us
Hospice at Homes core service is our skilled team of Registered Nurses and Healthcare Assistants who provide exceptional care and support in peoples last year of life, at end of life, also providing additional services such as Lymphoedema, Bereavement and Family Support, Befriending, Occupational Therapy and Complementary Therapy.
We provide individualised care and support to improve quality of life and our end of life care helps facilitate a peaceful and dignified death in the home and support to those who are bereaved.
Our clinical service area covers a mixture of urban and rural communities, a region of approximately 1,500 square miles and a population of 200,000 throughout North and East Cumbria.
Job description Job responsibilities
Responsibility for Patients, Families, and Carers
Provide direct nursing care to palliative and end of life patients, including catheter care, pressure care, simple dressings, and support with daily living.Implement individualised care plans, monitor changes in patient condition, and escalate concerns to GPs or out of hours services when required.
Accurately document all care delivered during and after each visit. Offer emotional, psychological, and practical support to families and carers, ensuring they feel informed and supported throughout the care process. Provide information on palliative care services, statutory and voluntary support, and Hospice at Home when requested. Instruct carers on the safe use of equipment such as hoists following professional assessment, ensuring correct use and reporting any faults appropriately. Administration and Self Development
Support induction of new staff through shadowing opportunities. Maintain compliance with all mandatory training requirements. Plan and organise home visits effectively.
Participate in supportive conversations throughout the year. Attend monthly team meetings and complete annual appraisals.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Experience working with patients and families/ carers supporting people through palliative and end if life phases.
Desirable
Experience Working in Community
Qualifications Essential
NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care
Desirable
Care Certificate (Or Willingness to work towards)
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 Hospice at Home Carlisle and North Lakeland
Address Valley Court, Barras Lane
Dalston
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA5 7NY
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.hospiceathome.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)