Healthcare Assistant Cardiff IPU

We have an excellent opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant to join the IPU at our Marie Curie Hospice in Cardiff and the Vale! If you're looking to gain experience on the ward register your interest and apply now!

Main duties of the job

Salary: Marie Curie Clinical Pay Scale Band 2 (aligned with AFC) £23,970 per annum + Enhancement

Hours: Full Time 37.5 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Cardiff and the Vale Hospice

Interview date: TBC

This is an exciting opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant to join our team and help deliver care and support to people with life-limiting illnesses whilst also offering vital emotional support for their families. 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.

About us

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.

Job responsibilities

• Help with hygiene needs
• Monitor symptoms
• Assist with medications
• Keep detailed records
• Provide emotional support to patients and their families

Whats in it for you:

• Continued access to NHS Pension Scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Season ticket loan
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
• Industry leading training programmes
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible Working
• 44% x your basic salary per hour paid for Saturdays & weekday night duty (8pm to 6am)
• 88% x your basic salary per hour paid for Sundays and Public Bank Holidays

What we are looking for:

• Relevant community or palliative care experience
• S/NVQ Level 2/3 qualification or an equivalent certificate/diploma or willing to work towards this
• Willing to register with Social Care Wales
• Emotional strength and the ability to work on your own are crucial, though we will of course provide excellent ongoing training and support

This role will be subject to receiving a satisfactory Enhanced criminal record check.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualifications

Experience

• Experience

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.