MacMillan Health Care Assistant

MacMillan Health Care Assistant Scunthorpe, England

Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Full Time Scunthorpe, England 22383 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

The Macmillan Health Care Team provide a robust and consistent package of care for end of life patients and their families seven days a week over 24 hours. The service can also include afternoon sits and night sits.

The Macmillan Health Care Service is a central point of referral for end of life services. The team works in collaboration with the District Nurses, therapists, General practitioners and Macmillan Nurses. The team are passionate about the service they provide and established a philosophy that underpins their service.

We assist with patient’s personal care up to 4 visits a day over 7-days a week and also offer night sits.

We care for patients who are at the end of their life journey and choose to remain at home. With compassion, we support those who are rapidly deteriorating and sensitively support the family. We nurture independence where ever possible so that the patient preserves their sense of control and pride and we adapt to their choices.

We care for the individual physically with respect and promote dignity to the end. We respect the individual’s wishes and secure consent for our activities. We are motivated to provide a high standard of care, adaptable to the individual and family’s needs, resourceful when needed.

This is an exciting opportunity for joining a compassionate team who deliver end of life services. The team works closely with the District Nurses, Community Macmillan Nurses, End of Life Lead Nurse, Unscheduled Care Team and outside agencies when necessary to ensure the best possible care.

We’re a large organisation with three hospitals located in Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Goole. We also provide community services in North Lincolnshire. Our 6,500 members of staff care for and support a population of more than 400,000 people.

We encourage all our staff to innovate and adopt ‘best practice’ so we can deliver excellent care to our patients. We ask staff to live our values; kindness, courage and respect.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. You could be one of them.

To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://joinnlag.co.uk/

Should we receive a high volume of applications for this vacancy, the advert may be closed earlier than stated. To view a full job description and person specification please see attachments on this advert.

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“We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers”.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

There will be an expectation to drive your own vehicle to access patient homes and the mileage claims can be submitted for recuperating the costings.

MacMillan Health Care Assistant
Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust

www.nhs.uk
London, United Kingdom
Amanda Pritchard
$5 to $25 million (USD)
10000+ Employees
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1946
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