The vacancy
About the role
Ashgate Hospice is currently recruiting for a Clinical & Environmental Assistant to support and assist the IPU staff in delivering a high standard of care, in a welcoming and comforting environment.
We pride ourselves in ensuring that our staff have the time and support to deliver the very highest quality of care to the patients and families we look after. We know this is often a challenge in many settings, but we believe strongly that we only have one chance to get it right for our patients and their loved ones.
At Ashgate, we are privileged to be able to share some truly special moments with our patients and their families, including events from weddings to birthday parties.
Hours: Full-time 37.5 hours per week, Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
The main responsibilities include:
1. Maintaining good housekeeping of treatment and storage areas by replenishing and organising stock as and when required whilst also working with housekeeping staff to ensure a high quality of cleanliness.
2. Liaise with various departments and other members of staff and/or volunteers to ensure the expected standards of cleanliness of the ward is maintained.
3. Contribute to the promotion of a safe working environment, reducing hospice acquired infection and complying with hospice operational policies and procedures.
4. Maintain asset register, prepare equipment/appliances for servicing whilst also completing the required documentation and reporting faulty equipment/appliances.
About you:
Outstanding communication and organisational skills are essential for this post. You will be required to work autonomously and as part of a multi-disciplinary team and be committed to making a positive impact on the lives of patients, families and colleagues alike.
You will need to demonstrate a calm and approachable manner, a caring and sensitive approach with a commitment to the hospice values, vision and strategy.
You should demonstrate personal integrity and have the ability to motivate others.
Skills and experience required:
1. Previous experience within a healthcare setting would be advantageous but not essential.
2. Able to demonstrate an understanding of the needs of terminally ill people.
3. Confident in communicating, documenting and updating records.
4. Motivation and commitment to personal and professional development.
5. A commitment to Ashgate's values.
About Ashgate:
Ashgate Hospice is a registered charity that provides compassionate, specialist palliative and end of life care, free of charge, to patients with a life-limiting illness and their families across North Derbyshire. Our values are at the heart of everything we do at Ashgate. They are grounded in our commitment to being the best we can be for our patients and the people who are important to them, and for each other. We are compassionate. We are a team. We are respectful, open and inclusive.
We are proud of our Outstanding CQC rating and our recent RCN award-winning in-patient unit and have ambitious plans for high quality and sustainable patient care.
We're committed to providing a happy, safe and supportive environment for all our people which is why nearly 4 out of 5 of our staff would recommend us as a place to work. We recognise the need to support our employees' well-being including their work-life balance which is why we are open to, and encourage flexible working arrangements, including job-sharing.
As a valued member of the team, you will have a wide range of training and development available to support your own personal, professional development, opening doors to new career pathways.
What next:
If you would like to find out more about the role, please contact Karen Walker, Ward Manager on 01246 568801 or karen.walker@ashgatehospice.org.uk. You can arrange to visit the Hospice to see what it would be like to work with us.
Please note we only accept applications via the 'Apply now' button on our website. Please do not send your application to HR or the recruiting manager.
Any candidate who identifies themselves as disabled will be shortlisted if they meet the essential criteria for the role. Essential criteria can be found in the job description and person specification for the role. If you require any accessibility adjustments, please contact a member of the HR team at hr@ashgatehospice.org.uk or by calling 01246 568801.
If successful, you will be required to have a DBS check carried as part of the conditional pre-employment checks. For more information, please refer to the candidate assistant notes.
As a healthcare provider, it is very important to us that our staff have the annual flu jab and are fully vaccinated against COVID 19. It is our expectation that all of our staff will have the vaccinations unless there are strong compelling reasons why not. We believe having the vaccination not only protects you but also helps us to keep our patients, staff and visitors safe. #J-18808-Ljbffr