Hospice Rotational Healthcare Assistant

7 days ago

Macclesfield, United Kingdom East Cheshire Hospice Full time

**About Us**:
At East Cheshire Hospice, we provide compassionate, patient-centred care to individuals with life-limiting conditions. Our team is dedicated to ensuring dignity, comfort and quality of life for both patients and their families. We are currently looking for caring and committed Healthcare Assistants to provide support to patients and their families within our inpatient unit and in their own homes throughout the East Cheshire region.

We take the time to see beyond the patient’s condition, to provide holistic care to the whole person, and their loved ones. Our essential and well supported teams work closely with partners in the NHS, as well as other charities, to complement existing local services within our community.

**Salary**: Band 3 (£24,937 to £26,598) plus enhancements for working weekends, bank holidays and nights.

**Hours**: From 22 hours to 37.5 hours per week, including weekends/nights/bank holidays.

**Contract Type**:Permanent.

**The Role**:
As a healthcare assistant, you will provide essential care and support to patients, working closely with nurses and other healthcare professionals. Your responsibilities will include:

- Assisting patients with personal care, including bathing, dressing and toileting.
- Supporting patients with mobility and ensuring comfort.
- Providing companionship and emotional support to patients and their families.
- Assisting with feeding and hydration as needed.
- Monitoring patients’ conditions and reporting any changes to nursing staff.
- Maintaining cleanliness and hygiene within the hospice environment.

**What We’re Looking For**:

- Experience in a healthcare setting, preferably in palliative or end-of-life care.
- A caring and empathetic nature.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills.
- A willingness to work flexible hours, including weekends and nights.
- An NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care (desirable but not essential, training will be provided).
- The ability to travel independently, on a daily basis, within the East Cheshire region.

**What We Offer**:

- A supportive and friendly working environment.
- Training and development opportunities.
- Free parking at the hospice.
- Subsidised meals at the hospice.
- NHS pension for existing members, workplace pension for non-NHS members.
- Employee support and supervision.
- 7 weeks paid holiday increasing upon length of service.
- Mileage paid at 45p per mile when pool car not available.
- Pay across a whole shift including travel between visits.

**Outro**:
**We are inclusive.**

We believe that equality of opportunity and freedom from discrimination is a fundamental right for everyone, and that diversity within our organisation and our community is a strength to be valued, promoted, and developed.

We understand that people perform better when they can be themselves and that by creating an environment that includes everyone, our staff will perform to their full potential.

We do not discriminate against employees or job applicants and select the best person for each job based on relevant skills and experience.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £24,937.00-£26,598.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Sick pay

Work Location: In person

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