Nursing Assistant

6 days ago

Reading, United Kingdom Sue Ryder Full time

Healthcare Assistant - Inpatient Unit

Duchess of Kent

22 Liebenrood Rd, Reading. RG30 2DX

£20,613 - £21,559 per annum DoE

(£10.54 - £11.03 per hour DoE)

37.5 hours per week

Variable shifts on a mixed rota basis, long days/nights

7:00am - 7:30pm or 7:00pm to 7:30am

Be there when it matters

There has never been a more important time to provide high quality, specialist

end-of-life care to support patients and their families.

About us

At the Duchess of Kent Hospice in Reading, and through our Day Services in Newbury and Wokingham, we look after people living with life
- limiting conditions, and offer support for families too. We provide expert care and support across Berkshire.

Join our award-winning team, honoured with a 2021 Pride of Reading Award for contribution to the community during COVID-19

About the Role

Duchess of Kent is a Sue Ryder hospice, based in Reading. We’re here for people aged 18 and over living with conditions like cancer, heart failure and lung disease. We offer a range of support from our three sites, from inpatient care at the 15-bed Duchess of Kent Hospice in Reading, day services which help patients in earlier stages of their illness, to Wokingham and Newbury community services.

As one of our Nursing Assistants you will:

- Communicate effectively and appropriately with individuals and their families
- Assist individuals with administration of their medication according to policy guidelines
- Carry out any essential domestic duties as agreed in the care plan
- Encourage/support mobility and abide by moving and handling guidelines
- Assist with nutritional needs, as per the nutritional assessment
- Be able to provide observation of temperature and urinalysis. Collection and deliver of specimens for pathological testing
- Work to ensure the standard of infection prevention and control are followed at all times

About you

We want to hear from dedicated Nursing Assistants with sound clinical skills who are keen to make a real difference. We pride ourselves on a team that has been chosen because they’re highly professional, passionate and dedicated to providing incredible end of life care.

To join us as a Nursing Assistant, you’ll need:

- An NVQ and/or QCF Level 2 qualification (or the willingness to gain this)
- Experience of working in a team
- Strong communication skills and an empathetic approach

**Benefits**:
Enhanced pay for unsociable hours

Company pension scheme

27 days holiday - rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Enhanced sick pay

Continuation of NHS pension (T&Cs apply)

For more details please visit our website

While we do not mandate the COVID-19 vaccination, we strongly encourage anyone working closely with vulnerable people to be fully vaccinated. Sue Ryder has a duty to protect those in our care and the vaccination is considered best practice to protect yourself and others from the virus.

If you want more than just a job, we want you.

Join the team and be there when it matters.

Sue Ryder supports people through the most difficult times of their lives. Whether that’s a terminal illness, the loss of a loved one or a neurological condition - we’re there when it matters. Our doctors, nurses and carers give people the compassion and expert care they need to help them live the best life they possibly can.

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