We are calling on Nursing Assistants to join our amazing in-patient team based at Nettlebed Hospice and our palliative care community team who provide home based end of life support across South Oxfordshire.
*Competitive benefits*
• Up to £17,648 depending on experience
• £1,000 recruitment and retention bonus paid monthly
• Mileage allowance 45p pence per mile
• Salary enhancements - weekends 45% and public holidays 60%
• 25 days holiday rising to 30 plus bank holidays
• Option to buy and sell holiday up to five days
• Private pension scheme matched at 5%
• Enhanced maternity benefits
• Referral scheme up to £1000
• Carers leave policy
• 24 hour employee assistance line for free advice on work, family and personal life
• PeoplePerks - discounts with hundreds of retailers and services that can amount to an average annual saving of GBP 350
• Staff discount of 15% on new goods at the online Sue Ryder shop
• Childcare vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing centre
• Free Will writing service
• Staff loan
• Company car loan
• Free parking and subsidised meals
• Development opportunities and training through our structured development framework
This is an exciting service providing support to palliative patients at our Nettlebed hospice and within their own homes. It’s a great opportunity to be part of a team that provides expert and compassionate care to people in their last weeks of life.
Sue Ryder provides hospice and neurological care for people facing a frightening, life-changing diagnosis. We do whatever we can to be a safety net for our patients and their loved ones at the most difficult time of their lives. We see the person, not the condition.
As one of our amazing Nursing Assistants you will:
• Implement the agreed care plan to help individuals to be cared for and remain at home safely and independently
• Communicate effectively and appropriately with individuals and their families
• Undertake simple dressings as required, according to the care plan
• Assist individuals with administration of their medication according to policy guidelines
• Carry out any essential domestic duties as agreed in the care plan
• Encourage/support mobility and abide by moving and handling guidelines
• Assist with nutritional needs, as per the nutritional assessment
• Be able to provide observation of temperature and urinalysis. Collection and deliver of specimens for pathological testing
• Monitor syringe drivers, reporting any concerns
• Work to ensure the standard of infection prevention and control are followed at all times
To join us as a Nursing Assistant, you’ll need:
• An NVQ and/or QCF Level 2 qualification (or the willingness to gain this)
• Experience of working in a team
• Strong IT skills, including proficiency in MS Word, the internet and email
• A full driving licence and access to your own vehicle
• Strong communication skills and an empathetic approach
Shifts are flexible and you can work on a full time or part time basis. Twilight shifts are also available and there are opportunities for night shifts. Shifts will be spread over seven days. We aim to be flexible and are happy to discuss your needs and requirements.
To learn more about joining this amazing team, please apply now or contact Gurdeep Timana, our Recruitment Business Partner or our Nettlebed Hospice team.
Other organisations may call this role Care Assistant, Healthcare Assistant, Trainee Care Worker, Health & Social Care Worker, Social Care Worker, or Carer.