Healthcare Assistant 

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of the IPU team at St. Rocco's Hospice. We are looking a Healthcare Assistant for our In-Patient Unit, with an opportunity to work across all clinical departments, including the outreach services.

The successful applicant should be an enthusiastic healthcare assistant who strives to deliver a high standard of quality care and is able to work flexibly as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Apply by 27th December 2024

Salary : £11.67 per hour (plus enhancements)

Key Responsibilities:

To assist members of the Nursing Team in providing the highest standard of physical, psychological, social and spiritual care for patients, their relatives and friends in accordance with all St Rocco’s policies, procedures and guidelines.

  • Deliver high quality, person-centred care under the direction of a Registered Nurse or Registered Nurse associate.
  • Outreach Heath Care Assistant to work under direction of outreach team
  • Work as a valuable part of the nursing and outreach team delivering care that focuses directly on the needs of the person
  • Carry out specific delegated tasks to a high standard and competency, under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse or Registered Nurse Associate and Outreach team

Please see job description for more details.

Hours will be worked between Mon to Sun, including days, nights, evenings and weekends, these will be communicated by your line manager.

Unsociable Hours Enhancement

Hours worked at the following times will be paid as follows: Monday to Friday from 8pm until 8am - £15.55 per hour, Saturday - £15.55 per hour, Sunday and Bank Holiday - £19.44 per hour - Unpaid Breaks, T&Cs apply.

Please note if we receive a high volume of applications this advert may close early.

About us

St. Rocco's hospice is a local hospice based in Warrington, Cheshire. We are here to support people in our community and their families from the moment they are diagnosed with an illness that is no longer curable.

We aim to be with them every step of the way, helping them to make every moment count and to stay as well as possible for as long as possible. Our specialist care extends to the very end of life.

Benefits T&C's Apply:

The post is not a salary incremental post and pay reviews are at the discretion of the Hospice.

St. Rocco's Hospice is an Equal Opportunities Employer. All offers of employment are subject to 2 references & DBS.

A referral to Occupational Health in relation to Health and Safety aspects of the role may be made prior to employment, however the offer of employment will not be conditional upon this.

St. Rocco's Hospice is not part of the NHS and is not licensed to sponsor foreign nationals. All offers of employment are subject to / conditional upon satisfactory documentary proof of right to work in the UK.

To view our privacy notices, visit St. Rocco's website.

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.