The Health Care Assistant is a key member of the care team that supports Registered Nurses and other health professionals in the delivery of high standards of palliative and supportive care for patients, families, and loved ones. Night Sitter Health Care Assistants play a vital role in providing respite overnight for family carers. This is an awake service; the Night Sitter will provide personal care overnight, including emotional, psychological, and practical support for patients and their carer.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will predominantly work as a Night Sitter but may occasionally be required to work across the In-Patient, Hospice at Home, and Living Well Therapy Services, providing palliative and supportive care to patients living with advancing illness. The role involves care provision on a physical, psychological, spiritual, and emotional level with patients and their families. As a Night Sitter, the Health Care Assistant will usually work on their own in the patient's home, enabling the patient to be cared for and die at home when this is their preferred place of care. Patients will have been assessed by a Registered Nurse prior to a Night Sit being allocated.
About us
St Marys Hospice provides care and comfort for patients living with any life-shortening illness or long-term condition and their family. We support people from the moment of diagnosis and their families for longer.
Job responsibilities
Health Care Assistant - Night Sitter
£12.16 - £13.69 based on qualifications
Are you kind, caring, and compassionate?
For this Health Care Assistant Night Sitter position, we are looking for an experienced Health Care Assistant with a passion for providing a high level of personal care at end of life, delivered with kindness and expertise.
You will be mostly based in patients' homes, providing respite care to help family carers get a good night's sleep.
You will provide personal care and support for the patient overnight, as well as emotional and psychological support for family carers.
The post-holder will need to hold a current driving license and will sometimes be required to work in other services such as the In-Patient Unit.
Join the hospice and make a real difference to patients and families at end of life.
You can bring your NHS Pension with you.
Closing Date 7th September 2024
Interviews 17th September 2024
Person Specification
General Requirements
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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