Healthcare Assistant (IPU)
Job Description
Southern Hospice Group combines Chestnut Tree House, Martlets and St Barnabas House Hospice. This role is based at St Barnabas House, Worthing.
Main duties of the job
You Will Bring With You
- Excellent Communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work within a large team.
- Ability to use own initiative.
- Ability to respond to changing situations.
- Ability to identify personal coping strategies.
- NVQ 3 or equivalent experience
In return, we provide education and support to develop your career as well as a collegiate multi-professional team environment of support & experience.
About Us
St Barnabas House provides specialist palliative care to adults in the Worthing, Adur, Arun and Henfield areas through a range of services, including in-patient care and community living well services. Our sister hospice, Chestnut Tree House, is the childrens hospice for East and West Sussex and South East Hampshire, providing specialist palliative care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions. Martlets Hospice in Hove provides specialist in-patient and community palliative care to adults in the East Sussex area.St Barnabas Hospices and Martlets Hospice have now merged becoming the Southern Hospice Group. Bringing our teams and resources together, as one organisation means we can focus on new and exciting visions and plans for our people and patients and provide even greater opportunities for our workforce.
We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer various family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums, facilities and services to support staff from different backgrounds.
Date posted
24 February 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£23,400 to £24,277 a year depending on depth and variety of experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
B0265-25-0009
Job locations
Titnore Lane
Worthing
West Sussex
BN12 6NZ
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for a full list of duties and responsibilities for the post-holder.
Responsibilities
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for a full list of duties and responsibilities for the post-holder.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
- Experience working as a Healthcare Assistant in other settings
Qualifications Essential
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work within a large team
- Ability to use own initiative
- Ability to respond to changing situations
- Able to identify personal coping strategies
- Able to demonstrate a good insight into palliative care principles and philosophy
Person Specification Experience Essential
- Experience working as a Healthcare Assistant in other settings
Qualifications Essential
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work within a large team
- Ability to use own initiative
- Ability to respond to changing situations
- Able to identify personal coping strategies
- Able to demonstrate a good insight into palliative care principles and philosophy
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
St Barnabas Hospices
Address
Titnore Lane
Worthing
West Sussex
BN12 6NZ
Employer’s website
https://www.stbarnabas-hospice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)