Health Care Assistant (Overnight) - Palliative Response Team

Rennie Grove Peace Hospice

Health Care Assistant (Overnight) - Palliative Response Team

£24823

Rennie Grove Peace Hospice, Watford

  • Part time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 20 Sep | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 7240a38c96944943a464a7578f4bd5c9

Full Job Description

The purpose of this role is to deliver care and support to patients, families and carers at home for those identified as requiring care and support at end of life.,

  • Competently working alone, or with a registered health professional (nurse or paramedic), as required, with patients and their families in the home environment with support and guidance from qualified professionals.
  • Respond to all calls and requests for patient visits, speaking with patients and relatives as required.
  • To adhere to the lone worker policy and procedure.
  • Working collaboratively with hospice and community partners.
  • Acting as a Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care ambassador, actively demonstrating our values and positively promoting the specialist care we provide.

    At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care, we're all about making every moment matter for our patients and families, and you can play your part in that. We will support people of all ages who are affected by a progressive life-limiting illness (and those who care for them), to live as well as possible by providing choice and ease of access to a wide range of palliative care and bereavement services across Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire. We provide care and support for adults and children diagnosed with cancer and other life-limiting illness, and their families, visiting day and night. It's important work and, to make it all happen, we need talented and passionate people.