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Hospice Community Carer/HCA
| Posting date: | 26 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | £10,737.6 per month |
| Additional salary information: | Based on £22,370 FTE p.a. |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 06 October 2024 |
| Location: | Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | The Hospice of St Francis |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | HCC-HCA |
Summary
We are looking for enthusiastic dedicated health-care workers to join our team, providing care at home in our local catchment area. In this role you will make a lasting difference to the lives of people through care that will have a positive impact on the patient, and the community for many years to come.
The Rapid Personalised Care Service (RPCS) is designed to offer care for a period of up to 12 weeks to enable patients with specialist palliative care needs to be cared for at home.
One of our current Community Carers said about the role:
“It is such a privilege to support patients to stay at home towards the end of their life. To have a peaceful, pain-free death at home, surrounded by family, is what many wish for and I feel blessed to be a part of a team that makes this possible”.
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You will be delivering a high standard of compassionate care to patients in their own home, providing personal care and support to help to keep them at home, and allows us to reach more patients, helping them to achieve their preferred place of care, and death at home with the peace, dignity and serenity we know we can provide, giving family and friends support, and time to be together. As a palliative care provider we reduce pain symptoms and discomfort for patients, and support their welfare with an individually agreed plan, at a difficult time in their lives.
To work as a member of the team, delivering a high standard of compassionate personal care to patients in their own home including, supporting with washing, dressing, mouth care and medication administration.
For our staff we place great importance on practice development, clinical supervision and ongoing education. We are also committed to giving you more flexibility and control over your working life.
You will work covering rostered visits 7 days a week between 8am and 10pm.
We are passionate and committed to providing free care to over 2000 local people and their families. We have been inspected and rated ‘outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission and you could be a part of this too.
The team comradery throughout the organisation, along with our hospice values, makes for a truly inspiring and supportive place of work. We offer a broad range of education and training opportunities and we always encourage personal development.
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For an informal discussion, or to find out more please contact Caroline Wheeldon (Head of Community Team) or Kathy Davis (RPCS Care Coordinator) on 01442 869550. To contact HR please email recruitment@stfrancis.org.uk.
This list of tasks and responsibilities is not exhaustive and the job holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as required by the Manager. This Job Description can be amended by agreement with the Post Holder and Manager.
Please note; applicant shortlisting will take place as and when suitable individuals apply. As such, we would strongly encourage early applications. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate be appointed. Interview arrangements will be communicated via email, so please check your email regularly. If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, unfortunately, your application has been unsuccessful.
Please visit our website via the link provided to apply and for more details.
The Rapid Personalised Care Service (RPCS) is designed to offer care for a period of up to 12 weeks to enable patients with specialist palliative care needs to be cared for at home.
One of our current Community Carers said about the role:
“It is such a privilege to support patients to stay at home towards the end of their life. To have a peaceful, pain-free death at home, surrounded by family, is what many wish for and I feel blessed to be a part of a team that makes this possible”.
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You will be delivering a high standard of compassionate care to patients in their own home, providing personal care and support to help to keep them at home, and allows us to reach more patients, helping them to achieve their preferred place of care, and death at home with the peace, dignity and serenity we know we can provide, giving family and friends support, and time to be together. As a palliative care provider we reduce pain symptoms and discomfort for patients, and support their welfare with an individually agreed plan, at a difficult time in their lives.
To work as a member of the team, delivering a high standard of compassionate personal care to patients in their own home including, supporting with washing, dressing, mouth care and medication administration.
For our staff we place great importance on practice development, clinical supervision and ongoing education. We are also committed to giving you more flexibility and control over your working life.
You will work covering rostered visits 7 days a week between 8am and 10pm.
We are passionate and committed to providing free care to over 2000 local people and their families. We have been inspected and rated ‘outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission and you could be a part of this too.
The team comradery throughout the organisation, along with our hospice values, makes for a truly inspiring and supportive place of work. We offer a broad range of education and training opportunities and we always encourage personal development.
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For an informal discussion, or to find out more please contact Caroline Wheeldon (Head of Community Team) or Kathy Davis (RPCS Care Coordinator) on 01442 869550. To contact HR please email recruitment@stfrancis.org.uk.
This list of tasks and responsibilities is not exhaustive and the job holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as required by the Manager. This Job Description can be amended by agreement with the Post Holder and Manager.
Please note; applicant shortlisting will take place as and when suitable individuals apply. As such, we would strongly encourage early applications. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate be appointed. Interview arrangements will be communicated via email, so please check your email regularly. If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, unfortunately, your application has been unsuccessful.
Please visit our website via the link provided to apply and for more details.