MacMillan Health Care Assistant

2 months ago

Scunthorpe, United Kingdom Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

The Macmillan Health Care Team provide a robust and consistent package of care for end of life patients and their families seven days a week over 24 hours. The service can also include afternoon sits and night sits.

The Macmillan Health Care Service is a central point of referral for end of life services. The team works in collaboration with the District Nurses, therapists, General practitioners and Macmillan Nurses. The team are passionate about the service they provide and established a philosophy that underpins their service.

Main duties of the job

We assist with patient's personal care up to 4 visits a day over 7-days a week and also offer night sits.

We care for patients who are at the end of their life journey and choose to remain at home. With compassion, we support those who are rapidly deteriorating and sensitively support the family. We nurture independence where ever possible so that the patient preserves their sense of control and pride and we adapt to their choices.

We care for the individual physically with respect and promote dignity to the end. We respect the individual's wishes and secure consent for our activities. We are motivated to provide a high standard of care, adaptable to the individual and family's needs, resourceful when needed.

This is an exciting opportunity for joining a compassionate team who deliver end of life services. The team works closely with the District Nurses, Community Macmillan Nurses, End of Life Lead Nurse, Unscheduled Care Team and outside agencies when necessary to ensure the best possible care.

About us

NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £ billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at

In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Essential

Must hold NVQ or NQF equivalent Level 2 Training in health care and social care

Desirable

IT skills Has undertaken some recent study

Occupational Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a health or social care setting for 6 months

Personal Qualities

Essential

Holds a driving license

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