Healthcare Assistant Bradford IPU Bradford, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dedicated Healthcare Assistant to join us our dynamic team in Marie Curie Bradford Hospice
Title: Health Care Assistant
Salary: Marie Curie Clinical Pay Scale, aligned with AFC BAND 2 £21,318 per annum, pro rata, plus enhancements
Hours/Contract: 37.5 Hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Based: Bradford Hospice IPU
Closing date: 9th April 2023
Interview date: 13 th April 2023
Marie Curie provides free specialist support and care for patients with cancer and other life limiting conditions, and their families. We aim to give patients the best possible quality of life, meeting their medical, spiritual, and social needs, while also providing their families with the emotional support they need.
To join our dedicated, caring team, you'll need an S/NVQ Level 2/3 qualification or an equivalent certificate/diploma, or be willing to work towards it, and relevant experience – ideally within a care setting. Emotional strength and the ability to work on your own are crucial, though we will of course provide excellent on-going training and support. We expect you to have a talent for forging strong empathetic relationships with all kinds of people, whilst providing palliative care. Due to the nature of the role a flexible approach including the ability to work nights and weekends
What we are looking for:
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work within a team.
- Flexible approach to working patterns
- Recent experience in a health/social care setting
- An empathy and understanding of issues encountered by patients with palliative care needs
What’s in it for you:
- Continued access to NHS Pension Scheme (subject to eligibility)
- Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
- Continuous development
- Industry leading training programmes
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Flexible Working
- Plus enhancements
41% x your basic salary per hour paid for Saturdays & weekday night duty (8pm to 6am)
83% x your basic salary per hour paid for Sundays and Public Bank Holidays
For more information or an informal chat please contact our ward manager Frances Mulley via email at [email protected]
Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.
We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.
This role will be subject to receiving a satisfactory enhanced criminal record check.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Agencies need not apply.
