• Job Description

  Req#: B0105-25-0003?language=en&page=1141&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Looking for a new challenge? Join our multidisciplinary team as a Health Care Assistant and make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and their families. In this rewarding role, youll have the opportunity to develop and expand your clinical skills while caring for children with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions.

  Main duties of the job

  As a valued member of our team, youll work both in the hospice and out in the community, including in family homes, helping to deliver compassionate, high-quality care.

  About us

  Benefits of working with Demelza include: 36 days holiday which includes an allowance for bank holidays and increases with long service Paid travel time and mileage allowance Flexible working patterns Keep your NHS pension or join our contributory pension scheme Training and career development You will have a Level 2 qualification in a care related subject, or a willingness to complete, and experience of working with children and young people with complex medical needs. You will need to have excellent communication skills with the capability to interact with teams and families at all levels with the ability to work in collaboration with other professionals. This role requires a flexible approach to working and will be led by the needs of the case load. There will also be potential opportunities to work in the community as the Demelza Care at Home service expands. Shifts will include rotation onto days, nights, weekends and public holidays, for which additional enhancement payments will be made.

  Details

  Date posted

  04 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  £25,400 to £27,092 a year

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time

  Reference number

  DEM1111047

  Job locations

  Rook Lane

  Sittingbourne

  ME9 8DZ

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To provide care and support for children and young people with life threatening and/or life limiting conditions and their families and carers. This will involve working collaboratively with the family, internal and external multi-disciplinary teams and colleagues. To use skills, knowledge and expertise in a variety of situations which will include working within the hospice as well as out in the community, including the family home of children being care for. To work in the community the HCA must be competent, experienced and able to work as a lone worker. The post holder must adhere to policies and procedures at all times, underpinned by competency in clinical skills, and will be supervised by a Registered Nurse. Shift pattern will include weekend, bank holidays, early morning/evening and nights which are an integral part of service delivery. To safeguard all children and young people accessing services, by responding to concerns raised in a timely and appropriate manner and effectively escalating these in accordance with policies and procedures

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To provide care and support for children and young people with life threatening and/or life limiting conditions and their families and carers. This will involve working collaboratively with the family, internal and external multi-disciplinary teams and colleagues. To use skills, knowledge and expertise in a variety of situations which will include working within the hospice as well as out in the community, including the family home of children being care for. To work in the community the HCA must be competent, experienced and able to work as a lone worker. The post holder must adhere to policies and procedures at all times, underpinned by competency in clinical skills, and will be supervised by a Registered Nurse. Shift pattern will include weekend, bank holidays, early morning/evening and nights which are an integral part of service delivery. To safeguard all children and young people accessing services, by responding to concerns raised in a timely and appropriate manner and effectively escalating these in accordance with policies and procedures

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Demonstrate close alignment to all Demelza values
  • Previous experience of working with children and/or young people
  • Previous experience of working in a care setting
  • Evidence of a formal qualification (NVQ/QCF or Care Certificate, or willingness to
  • complete)
  • Able to adopt a can do approach in a team environment
  • Able to prioritise and innovate to meet the children and familys needs
  • Ability to work all aspects of a rotating shift pattern including early and late shifts, long
  • days, nights, weekends and public holidays
  • Positive approach to all aspects of continuing professional development
  • Ability to openly share information and experience with team members
  • Ability to work as a lone worker in the home and community
  • Full driving licence and access to own vehicle for business use or access to reliable
  • transport arrangements

  Desirable

  • Evidence of working with children and young people with complex medical needs
  • Bereavement experience
  • NNEB, BTEC or NVQ Level 3 in a care related subject, or equivalent

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Demonstrate close alignment to all Demelza values
  • Previous experience of working with children and/or young people
  • Previous experience of working in a care setting
  • Evidence of a formal qualification (NVQ/QCF or Care Certificate, or willingness to
  • complete)
  • Able to adopt a can do approach in a team environment
  • Able to prioritise and innovate to meet the children and familys needs
  • Ability to work all aspects of a rotating shift pattern including early and late shifts, long
  • days, nights, weekends and public holidays
  • Positive approach to all aspects of continuing professional development
  • Ability to openly share information and experience with team members
  • Ability to work as a lone worker in the home and community
  • Full driving licence and access to own vehicle for business use or access to reliable
  • transport arrangements

  Desirable

  • Evidence of working with children and young people with complex medical needs
  • Bereavement experience
  • NNEB, BTEC or NVQ Level 3 in a care related subject, or equivalent

  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

  Demelza Hospice Care for Children

  Address

  Rook Lane

  Sittingbourne

  ME9 8DZ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.demelza.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Demelza Hospice Care for Children

  Address

  Rook Lane

  Sittingbourne

  ME9 8DZ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.demelza.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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