Community Healthcare Assistant - Palliative
Band 3
Main area: Community Palliative Healthcare Assistant
Grade: Band 3
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week (rotation to nights)
Job ref: 434-CR6941627
Site: Stoke Mandeville Hospital
Town: Aylesbury
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 16/02/2025 23:59
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
* Provide specialist spinal services at our world-renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics.
* Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services.
* Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke, and cardiac services.
* Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals, and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures, and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family-friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact bht.recruitment@nhs.net or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
To work in conjunction with Adult Community Health and Specialist Palliative Care nurse teams to provide hands-on care in the community setting to patients who are nearing the end of their lives.
To provide personal and social care for patients with life-limiting illnesses.
To work with community care to support people to die in the place of their choosing, avoiding unnecessary admission of patients at the end of life.
To provide psychological support for patients and their families/carers.
To work as an effective team member collaborating with the other health and social care teams.
To assist in the timely discharge of patients from the hospital or hospice.
Participate in weekend rotas, 7-day working rotas, and night rotas.
Main duties of the job
Maintain high standards of care and expertise.
Provide practical caring skills and advice to patients who need physical support during their illness.
Provide basic food preparation.
After appropriate training, provide more specialised care (e.g., stoma care, simple lymphatic massage, phlebotomy).
Be aware of various clinical interventions and common drugs and assist patients in taking medication if appropriate.
Work within the care plan and accurately record actions in nursing notes.
Work within agreed guidelines and protocols.
Escalate any safeguarding concerns to the Hospice @ home team leader/Matron and the identified Trust lead.
Be able to communicate effectively at all levels with patients, families, and professionals.
Provide psychological support and empathy to patients, their relatives, and carers during their illness.
Assist in establishing close liaison and communication with all disciplines involved in the care of the patients.
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
* As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
* We offer flexible and agile working opportunities alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension, and access to NHS discount schemes.
* We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
* We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong.
* As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
* Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
* Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities, and be a great place to work.
* Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
* Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect, and enable.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant, there is the option for secondment; all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
Person specification
* Previous experience of working as a carer in a healthcare setting.
* Previous experience of working in a community setting.
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
* Car driver with use of a car.
* Ability to work with patients and families in emotional and distressing circumstances.
* Ability to work alongside other health care providers in a community setting.
Education, Qualifications & Training
* Good general education with sufficient literacy and numeracy skills to record accurate clinical data in nursing notes.
* Commitment to ongoing personal development and to attend all Trust mandatory/ongoing training.
* NVQ level 2/3 or equivalent.
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues, and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings.
If you are successful at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight.
Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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