Hospice at Home Health Care Assistant
Location: Based in Ashfield with travel across North Nottinghamshire to meet organisational needs
Salary: £12.90-£13.53 per hour depending on qualifications
Hours: Part-Time- multiple contracted hour options available (approximately 25–35 hours per week).
Role Context
We are expanding our Hospice at Home service and are seeking compassionate, committed people to join our growing team. This role offers the opportunity to support patients and families in their own homes as the service extends across North Nottinghamshire.
The Hospice at Home service provides care for palliative patients seven days a week, from 7am to 9pm. Shifts include a mix of shorter shifts and 12-hour shifts.
We offer a range of established part time contracts of 25.5, 26.25, 27, 27.75, 28.75, 30.12, 30.54, 30.62, and 34.5 hours per week. Applicants should state their preferred contracted hours as part of the application process.
Beaumond House
Beaumond House Hospice supports patients and their loved ones to live as fully as possible across North Nottinghamshire. Ensuring our communities receive the care and comfort they need, free of charge, when every moment matters. Our Care is provided in people's homes across our communities and at the Hospice in Newark.
We treat every person with respect. We deliver compassionate, professional care that supports physical, psychological, and spiritual needs. We look for staff and volunteers who protect dignity, safety, and confidentiality.
Beaumond House Hospice Care is a registered charity. We provide four In-patient beds, Day Therapy, and Hospice at Home Care. Hospice at Home supports people with palliative and end of life care needs, often in the last weeks and months of life. Our nurses and health care assistants provide assessment, personal care, emotional support, advice, and advance care planning in the person’s preferred place of care.
We are contactable 24 hours a day, 7 days per week, to provide a friendly ear, general information or to signpost patients, relatives and carers to appropriate resources and services.
‘Outstanding Hospice Care, enabling our local communities to live well and die well’
About the Role
To provide individual high-quality care for patients in their own homes, including appropriate support for families, in line with hospice policy and agreed care plans. Care may include supporting patients while symptoms are assessed and brought under control, caring for the dying, supportive psychosocial and spiritual care in line with any agreed plan, enabling patients’ independence and supporting discharge home.
Working under the direction of a registered nurse and as part of the Beaumond House team and the End-of-Life Care Together Integrated Hub you will help maintain the standard of excellence, so the philosophy and values of Beaumond House Hospice Care are met.
Skills, Experience and Attributes Required
Desirable
- At least two years working in a similar role.
- NVQ or equivalent or a commitment to work towards a qualification in care or end of life care.
- Experience in caring for palliative patients or relevant transferrable experience.
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a team and respect for all individuals.
- Flexibility, excellent listening skills and ability to build rapport with others, with a friendly and sensitive approach.
- Willingness to complete medicines support training and food hygiene training and to work within clear competency frameworks.
- Ability to communicate effectively in spoken and written English to support safe care, accurate record keeping, and sensitive communication with patients and families.
- Driving licence and access to a suitable vehicle with business insurance.
Our Benefits
- 30 days holiday, (increasing with service up to 32 days) plus Bank Holidays and the option to buy or sell annual leave
- Company Nest pension
- Blue Light Card discounts (with membership)
- Free DBS check and uniform
- Occupational health services with pre-employment screening and Hep B vaccination
- Access to Mental Health First Aiders & Freedom to Speak Up Champions
- Ongoing training and mandatory updates during working hours
- Clinical supervision and access to senior clinical support
- Clear role boundaries and realistic caseloads
- Mileage reimbursement for community work travel
- Access to wellbeing support and counselling services
- Supportive leadership with regular check ins
We can offer
- A supportive environment
- Passionate teamworking with quality at the heart of everything we do
- Personal development - paid induction and ongoing training
- Opportunities to volunteer and engage with the wider hospice community
- A supportive and inclusive working environment
- Access to clinical supervision and senior support
- Opportunities for personal development
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Beaumond House Hospice Care, please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application
