• Job Description

  Req#: B0525-NTX1108197?language=en&page=172&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Health Care Assistant (Twilight) Inpatient Unit

  • Hours: One full time role of thirteen 11.5 hours shifts across a 4 week rotaand one part time role of three 6 hour shifts a week
  • Location: Watford Peace Hospice
  • Salary: £24,169 per annum (pro rata)
  • Closing date: 16 June 2025 at 12 noon
  • Interview date: 23 June 2025

  The post holder will be required to work shifts covering the period from 6pm to midnight. This service is required over a 7-day period. You will need to support the effective management of out of hours calls for our community services.

  Main duties of the job

  • Proactively contribute to the delivery of high-quality safe evidence-based care. Deliver high quality Specialist Palliative and End of Life care as part of the In-Patient Unit multidisciplinary team.
  • Under the direction of a multi skilled team, support the assessment, planning and evaluation of individualised patient centred care, ensuring a holistic approach that is sensitive and responsive to the patients ever-changing needs.
  • To support the smooth running of a shift, ensuring staff and patients are safe.
  • To support the management of calls (call handling service) for all our community services.
  • As a member of the wider organisation, demonstrate delivery of the agreed vision and values.
  • Acting as a Rennie Grove Peace ambassador within the community.

  About us

  Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care started formally operating in July 2023, through the merger of two successful organisations, Rennie Grove Hospice Care and Peace Hospice Care.

  We offer exceptional, specialised and highly valued care, serving our local community of people affected by life-limiting illness or bereavement, across Herts and Bucks. Our merger is bringing together the best of both organisations so that we can:

  • Serve our communities with a wider range of services
  • Reach more local people
  • Strengthen our ability to secure more resources

  To enable every local person to receive the care they need, when they need it, wherever they need it

  Details

  Date posted

  22 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  £24,169 a year

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time

  Reference number

  NTX1108197

  Job locations

  Peace Hospice

  Peace Drive

  Watford

  Hertfordshire

  WD17 3PH

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  • To provide care that meets the holistic needs of individual patients and their carers/families, including physical, emotional, spiritual, practical and if appropriate, pre- and post- bereavement needs.
  • To work in accordance with the individual patients care plans, observing and promptly reporting any identified patient or family needs.
  • Under the direction of the Registered Nurse participate in the assessment, admission, discharge and handover of patients.
  • Participate in team working and maintain effective communications between members of the multidisciplinary team both in the inpatient unit team, and wider Hospice teams.
  • Assist with the smooth running of the clinical area by carrying out other duties such as tidying, stock checking, and monitoring and cleaning of equipment and patient areas.
  • Participate in team working and maintain effective communications between members of the multidisciplinary team both in the inpatient unit team, and wider Hospice teams.
  • Assist with the smooth running of the clinical area by carrying out other duties such as tidying, stock checking, and monitoring and cleaning of equipment and patient areas.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  • To provide care that meets the holistic needs of individual patients and their carers/families, including physical, emotional, spiritual, practical and if appropriate, pre- and post- bereavement needs.
  • To work in accordance with the individual patients care plans, observing and promptly reporting any identified patient or family needs.
  • Under the direction of the Registered Nurse participate in the assessment, admission, discharge and handover of patients.
  • Participate in team working and maintain effective communications between members of the multidisciplinary team both in the inpatient unit team, and wider Hospice teams.
  • Assist with the smooth running of the clinical area by carrying out other duties such as tidying, stock checking, and monitoring and cleaning of equipment and patient areas.
  • Participate in team working and maintain effective communications between members of the multidisciplinary team both in the inpatient unit team, and wider Hospice teams.
  • Assist with the smooth running of the clinical area by carrying out other duties such as tidying, stock checking, and monitoring and cleaning of equipment and patient areas.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Care certificate/NVQ qualified level 2 or evidence of working at equivalent or apprenticeship standard in health or social care.
  • Previous experience in a health / social care work setting.
  • IT experience and willingness to input into an electronic record system following induction training.
  • Willing to undertake direction and delegated duties reporting concerns.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective communications at all times.
  • An understanding of the importance of Safeguarding adults.
  • Sensitivity and understanding to the needs of your team and customers, many of whom may have experienced Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care services or be bereaved.

  Desirable

  • Experience of supporting palliative / EOLC patients and their families.
  • An understanding of palliative and hospice care.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Care certificate/NVQ qualified level 2 or evidence of working at equivalent or apprenticeship standard in health or social care.
  • Previous experience in a health / social care work setting.
  • IT experience and willingness to input into an electronic record system following induction training.
  • Willing to undertake direction and delegated duties reporting concerns.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective communications at all times.
  • An understanding of the importance of Safeguarding adults.
  • Sensitivity and understanding to the needs of your team and customers, many of whom may have experienced Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care services or be bereaved.

  Desirable

  • Experience of supporting palliative / EOLC patients and their families.
  • An understanding of palliative and hospice care.

  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

  Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care

  Address

  Peace Hospice

  Peace Drive

  Watford

  Hertfordshire

  WD17 3PH

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://renniegrovepeace.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care

  Address

  Peace Hospice

  Peace Drive

  Watford

  Hertfordshire

  WD17 3PH

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://renniegrovepeace.org/ (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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