AddressSt Margaret’s Hospice Care has a fantastic opportunity for a Level 2 Healthcare Assistant to join our team. This role is based in Taunton. You will join us on a full time basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £11.61 per hour (£22,400 per annum) plus 14% unsocial hours enhancement. This is an 18 month fixed term position to cover maternity leave within the team.
St Margaret’s philosophy is to keep the patient at the heart of everything we do and we expect staff to uphold our values at all times and fulfill our commitment to providing excellent specialist palliative care for patients and support to their families. We go to great lengths to recruit the right people. We want people with a positive attitude who are willing to go the extra mile, not because they are asked to but because they are passionate about working for St Margaret’s. This extends across our In-Patient unit, Community teams, Physio, therapies and lymphoedema departments bringing the best care possible to those who frequent St Margaret’s Hospice.
About the role:
We currently have a vacancy for a Healthcare assistant qualified to NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care within our In-patient team.
Our Healthcare Assistants provide outstanding patient care to those with a life limiting illness, making each day count for those who rely on our services. As an employer, we hope to nurture and develop all our staff to ensure that you are achieving your full potential and actively encourage all staff in their training and education.
A caring, enthusiastic person, you will thrive on being part of a patient focused team. Our in-patient unit is a 24 hour a day service, and shifts will reflect this working on a rotational basis, so flexibility is required of all staff.
Your day to day work will include:
- Providing specialist palliative care that is patient-centred, holistic and quality driven.
- Providing support and advice for families, carers, and bereaved relatives.
- Working as part of a multidisciplinary team under the direction and leadership of the registered staff, supporting them with operational and clinical activities in order to meet the needs of patients and their families
Our Core Competencies for our Healthcare Assistant:
To help your application, we will be looking for the following Core Competencies and how you will use these help us put our values into practice. for more information on our competencies, please see the Job Description attached to this advert.
- Self-awareness - Understanding and being aware of yourself and how to react and interact with others
- Leading in your area - Regardless of management position, we all lead and take responsibility in our area of work
- Working with others - People working together to achieve team and organisational goals and respecting others
- Outcomes and results - Organising ourselves to get the job done, delivering a high-quality service, and being accountable for the outcomes
Benefits
- Holiday entitlement
- 33 days holiday including bank holidays rising to 35 days after 1 year, and increasing with length of service (pro-rata if part-time)
- Recognise continuous service for clinical staff paid at band 5+ who join directly from the NHS or another hospice
- Pension scheme
- NHS employees eligible to continue with their NHS pension scheme*
- Non-NHS employees will receive 5% employer and 5% employee contribution
- Life assurance cover – 2x salary
- Award-winning Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family offering:
- Vitality & wellbeing health portal for non-emergency care
- Unlimited access to 24/7 online GP Consultations for employees, their partners, and dependent children as well as Expert Case Management
- Confidential and free 24-hour Employee Assistance
- Counselling and support
- Legal, financial, and medical information and advice
- Blue Light Card – Discounts on retailers and restaurants saving up to 35%
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave*
- Excellent learning and development opportunities
- Free on-site parking in Yeovil and Taunton
- Volunteering and fundraising opportunities
- Eligibility criteria applies
St Margaret’s is committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure that all of our staff are vetted, selected, trained and supervised fairly and to a high standard.
If you have any questions or are interested in finding out more before applying, please get in touch with Anna Saunders, Senior Sister, on anna.saunders@st-margarets-hospice.org.uk
Unfortunately, we are not able to offer visa sponsorship at this time.
If you would like to join our team, just click the apply button to submit an application. We look forward to hearing from you!
Closing date - 14th March 2024
