Health Care Assistant IPU (Twilight)
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The Vacancy
- Hours - 30 hours per week
- Location - Peace Hospice, Watford
- Salary - £23,615 per annum (pro rata)
- Closing date - 3 December 2024 at 12:00 midday
- Interview date - 11 December 2024
The post holder will be required to work from 6pm to midnight. This services is required over a 7-day period. You will need to support the effective management of out of hours calls for our community services.
You will therefore need to demonstrate your abilities in the following areas:
- Proactively contribute to the delivery of high-quality safe evidence-based care.
- Deliver high quality specialist palliative and end of life care as part of the Inpatient Unit multidisciplinary team.
- Under the direction of a multi skilled team, support the assessment, planning, and evaluation of individualised patient centred care, ensuring a holistic approach that is sensitive and responsive to the patients' ever-changing needs.
- To support the smooth running of a shift, ensuring staff and patients are safe.
- To support the management of calls (call handling service) for all our community services.
- As a member of the wider organisation, demonstrate delivery of the agreed vision and values.
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 West Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. 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.
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If successful, you'll join on the first working Monday of the month so we can best support you with our structured induction programme.
For an informal chat about this role please contact Erin Beer, Head of IPU & Coordination Centre - erin.beer@renniegrovepeace.org
Applications will be reviewed and invited to interview as received. We reserve the right to close the advert at any time, therefore we encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible.
Our commitment to equality and diversity
At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care we strive to continuously demonstrate our values. These values are embedded in our recruitment and selection processes and we are fully committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in both our workforce and within our culture.
The Company
The Company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few years. We have a vast number of employees, and provide support to clients from all over the country.
The Company
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 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.
Employee benefits overview
At Rennie Grove Peace, we are committed to creating a workplace where our staff can develop their careers and make a real difference.
A summary of benefits is below:
We offer competitive salaries
All roles are benchmarked against the external market and against the NHS pay structure for Clinical employees.
Plan your future with our Pension scheme options
Standard Life scheme with matched contributions; up to 7% (with a min of 4% employee contribution) or options for continuation in the NHS pension scheme for eligible staff.
Protected with Life Assurance
2x salary paid in the event of death for eligible employees up to age 75.
Family friendly policies
Including enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay. Pro-rata for part time roles.
We pay professional registration fees for eligible employees in clinical roles
We reimburse your travel expenses
Eligible employees can claim travel expenses for mileage that qualifies for payment (subject to HMRC rules).
Additional employee discounts available
Including retail, entertainment and services discounts, including the Blue Light Card (subject to purchase of membership).
Achieving a work-life balance is important. We want you to enjoy your work and take valuable time out to relax and be with your loved ones. We enable this through the following:
Flexible working
Including hybrid, part time, job share (depending on role requirements).
Generous holiday entitlement
27 days per annum, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 30 days at 5 years and 33 days at 10 years’ service. (Pro-rata for part-time roles)
Birthday leave
Pro-rata for part-time roles
Religious holidays
We are mindful of individual requests.
Your health and wellbeing is important, and we offer you options to support you in maintaining your health.
Health Cash Plan
- Rennie Grove Peace funded membership for you and up to four children.
- Membership can be extended to include your partner, at the employee’s expense.
- Including financial support for health screening, prescriptions, dental/optical, diagnostic tests/consultations, physiotherapy, chiropody, complementary/alternative therapies, as well as virtual GP services and discounted health club membership (subject to eligibility).
- Employee Assistance Programme – free 24/7 confidential service, offering unlimited access to advice, information, coaching and counselling, where appropriate.
Additional rules apply, these can be discussed with you.
We are committed in supporting your personal growth and development and we provide a range of opportunities, including:
- Comprehensive induction programme to help you settle in quickly.
- Regular development conversations with your Line Manager.
- Training and development opportunities including externally funded courses and coaching, where appropriate.
- Specialist palliative training for clinicians and non-clinicians.
- Clinical supervision training and mentoring for clinicians.
- Protected and dedicated time given to learning and developing.
- Employee Voice – fantastic opportunities to join collaborative focus groups.
- Opportunity to develop through our exciting programme of fundraising events and social occasions.
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