Senior Healthcare Assistant
| Posting date: | 22 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £26,530.00 to £29,114.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £26530.00 - £29114.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 September 2025 |
| Location: | Watford, WD17 3PH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B0525-25-0031 |
Summary
Weekend triage of new referrals across the RPCS service. Weekend point of contact for patients, their families and internal and external healthcare professionals. Out of hours contact for patients, their families and internal and external healthcare professionals. Out of hours and weekend monitoring and updating of HCA rotas and patient visits. Out of hours and weekend liaison with Patient Services Manager on Call when agency may be required to ensure adequate workforce in place. Support the RPCS Management by completing risk assessments as required. Provide cross cover for the coordinator role during periods of annual leave and sickness or if activity requires this. Support the service by completing initial patient assessments as requested and liaising with band 5 RPCS nurse as required. With Senior manager support, complete new staff competency assessments in line with the RPCS competency framework to ensure high quality delivery of care across the team. Complete visits to patients home as required. Deliver agreed personalised care and support patients, families and carers at home for those identified as requiring care and support at end of life. Competently work alone, as required, with patients and their families in the home environment and with remote support and guidance from the RPCS Management. Work collaboratively with hospice and community partners. Promote the Rennie Grove Peace philosophy within the local community. Work within the RPCS competency framework