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Healthcare Support Worker - Palliative Care / Macmillan Unit
| Posting date: | 10 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,071 - £25,674 pa/pr |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 10 October 2024 |
| Location: | Christchurch, BH23 2JX |
| Company: | Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6566160/153-SP03609 |
Summary
A Vacancy at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Health Care Assistant to join the nursing team at the Macmillan Unit.
The inpatient ward at the Macmillan Unit provides palliative and End of Life Care to patients with life limiting disease. The successful candidate would need to be compassionate and demonstrate a keen interest in Palliative care. They would also demonstrate the ability to provide a high standard of quality care to our patients. The candidate needs to have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to work flexible hours. Previous NHS experience of working in a care environment is essential.
New starters to the trust will have to undertake a numeracy and literacy test.
This post is being advertised as a Band 3, however applicants that do not meet the required care certificate competencies will initially be employed as a Band 2. Applicants who hold a care certificate accreditation will start in post at Band 3
Base Location: Christchurch Hospital
Interview Date: TBC
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
This advert closes on Tuesday 24 Sep 2024
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Health Care Assistant to join the nursing team at the Macmillan Unit.
The inpatient ward at the Macmillan Unit provides palliative and End of Life Care to patients with life limiting disease. The successful candidate would need to be compassionate and demonstrate a keen interest in Palliative care. They would also demonstrate the ability to provide a high standard of quality care to our patients. The candidate needs to have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to work flexible hours. Previous NHS experience of working in a care environment is essential.
New starters to the trust will have to undertake a numeracy and literacy test.
This post is being advertised as a Band 3, however applicants that do not meet the required care certificate competencies will initially be employed as a Band 2. Applicants who hold a care certificate accreditation will start in post at Band 3
Base Location: Christchurch Hospital
Interview Date: TBC
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
This advert closes on Tuesday 24 Sep 2024
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