Healthcare Assistant

We are looking for a new team member to join the dynamic team in London, Community Based as a Healthcare Assistant.

ob title: Healthcare Assistant – Rapid Response & Overnight 1:1 Service

Salary: Marie Curie Clinical Pay Scale, aligned with AFC BAND 2 £21,318 basic pay plus High Cost Area Allowance £4,888 per annum, pro rata with generous enhancements. (41% of basic salary – Sat & weekday nights | 83% of basic salary – Sun & Public holidays)

(A typical annually Salary including High cost Area allowance will be £26,206 pro rata plus enhancements)

Hours : Full time / Part time / Bank hours

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: London area

Closing date: 6th July 2023

Interview date: Shortlisting and Interviews will happen on a rolling basis so early application is encouraged. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Agencies need not apply.

Must have Right to Work in the UK!

Overnight 1:1 Service – Available Positions are;

South West: (Merton, Sutton, Croydon, Wandsworth, Kingston, Richmond): 10pm – 7am
North West: (Ealing, Hounslow, Harrow, Brent, Hillingdon, Hammersmith & Fulham, Westminster, Kingston & Chelsea, Enfield & Haringey): 10pm – 7am
North East : (Barking, Dagenham, Redbridge, Hackney, Havering, Newham, Tower Hamlets): 10pm –7am
South East : (Greenwich, Bromley, Lewisham, Lambeth, Southwark, Bexley): 10pm – 7am

Rapid Response service – Available Positions are;
North East: ( Barking, Dagenham, Redbridge, Hackney, Havering, Newham, Tower Hamlets): 10pm – 8am
North West: (Ealing, Hounslow): 6pm – 7am
South East: (Greenwich, Bromley, Lewisham, Lambeth, Southwark, Bexley): 10pm – 8am

Must have a full UK Driving Licence – Car will be provided at base (for Rapid Response staff only)

Do you care about making a difference in someone’s life? Join Marie Curie, the UKs leading end-of-life charity - We give our patients the best possible quality of life!

In Marie Curie, you will have the time to provide one-to-one patient-centred care throughout the night in an environment that the patient feels most comfortable in

What’s in it for you?

• Additional accrued Annual Leave when overtime is done.
• Providing individualized care. Ours is a one-to-one approach to care, so you're sure to enjoy plenty of meaningful contact with patients and their families - usually in their own homes.
• Working autonomously (Overnight 1:1 service), you'll have the opportunity to use your own initiative in line with the patient's established care plan.
• Opportunity to work as part of a team alongside other community teams (Rapid response)
• Extra pay! Enhancements on weekends, weeknights, and public holidays
• Paid mileage
  

Job responsibilities

• Providing vital psycho-social & emotional support to patients and their families
• Monitoring symptoms and assisting with medication
• Keeping detailed patient records
• Assisting patients in the performance of daily activities
• Providing end of life and immediate after death care

There has never been a more important time to provide high quality, end of life care. If you want to be a part of this patient-centered palliative care service, please apply below.

What we are looking for:

• S/NVQ Level 2/3 qualification or an equivalent certificate/diploma is desirable
• Interpersonal/Communication skills
• Emotional strength, patience, and the ability to work on your own are crucial, though we will of course provide excellent on-going training and support.
• Continued access to NHS Pension Scheme (subject to eligibility)
• End-of-life care experience is advantageous, but not essential as training will be provided and opportunity to learn on the job
  

Other benefits:

• Flexible working
• 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
  

For more information about the role, contact our Clinical Nurse Manager Adebusola Olalekan-Sule on adebusola.olalekan-sule@mariecurie.org.uk

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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 are in 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.

Every day of your life matters – from the first to the last. When you work for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever. We’re a passionate, committed and diverse team of more than 4,400 staff and 12,000 volunteers, here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance and support, to help them get the most from the time they have left.

Everyone knows our daffodil, but it’s our warmth, creativity and care that touch lives. Here, we take the time to really get to know the people we care for and those who love them. And we do whatever it takes to give them the final days and hours they deserve.