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Job Description
Rapid Personalised Care Service (RPCS) Health Care Assistant
- Hours: Full time or Part time
- Location: In the community within the Rennie Grove Peace Locality Hertfordshire Area (Tring Harpenden St Albans Watford and surrounding areas)
- Salary: Rennie Grove Peace Bandper annum (pro rata)
- Closing date: 29 June 2025 at 12 noon
- Interview date:Rolling interviews
- The role of RPCS Health Care Assistant is in place to provide end of life care to patients in their own homes in the final weeks of life.
- We are looking for caring staff who could provide personal care to patients in their last weeks of life.
- If you think this is you then we can offer a variety of shift patterns to suit you working across a 7 day week.
- Your normal hours of work will be a varied shift pattern (between 7am-11pm) on a rota basis from Sunday to Saturday.
- You will be visiting patients living in your local area who wish to be cared for in their own home.
- You will provide support with washing dressing nutrition and skin care.
- During your visit you will spend time talking to patients and their relatives using your skills to ascertain the best possible care for the individual.
- Visits are mainly provided by two carers but there are times when you will visit alone so you must have access to your own car.
- Experience is not essential as training will be given but ideally you will have had some experience of prior caring i.e. for a dying relative childcare etc.
If you would like to get more of an understanding of what we do or would like to have an informal chat please contact the RPCS Manager - Sharon Parkinsat
Please note we do not sponsor for this role and due to the minimal hours required for this role we cannot progress applications for candidates sponsored by another employer.
To ensure fairness and consistency in selecting the best candidate for the role all applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed.
Applications will be reviewed and invited to interview as received. We reserve the right to close the advert at any time therefore weencourageapplicants to apply as soon as possible.
If successful youll join on the first working Monday of the month so we can best support you with our structured induction programme.
Our commitment to Equality and Diversity
At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care we strive to continuously demonstrate our values. These values are embedded in our recruitment and selection process and we are fully committed to equality diversity and inclusion in both our workforce and within our culture.
The Company
The Company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few years. We have a vast number of employees and provide support to clients from all over the country.
The Company
At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care were all about making every moment matter for our patients and families and you can play your part in that. We will support people of all ages who are affected by a progressive life- limiting illness (and those who care for them) to live as well as possible by providing choice and ease access to a wide range of palliative care and bereavement services across Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire. We provide care and support for adults and children diagnosed with cancer and other life-limiting illness and their families visiting day and night. Its important work and to make it all happen we need talented and passionate people.
Employee benefits overview
At Rennie Grove Peace we are committed to creating a workplace where our staff can develop their careers and make a real difference.
A summary of benefits is below:
We offer competitive salaries
All roles are benchmarked against the external market and against the NHS pay structure for Clinical employees.
Plan your future with our Pension scheme options
Standard Life scheme with matched contributions; up to 7% (with a min of 4% employee contribution) or options for continuation in the NHS pension scheme for eligible staff.
Protected with Life Assurance
2x salary paid in the event of death for eligible employees up to age 75.
Family friendly policies
Including enhanced maternity adoption and paternity -rata for part time roles.
We pay professional registration fees for eligible employees in clinical roles
We reimburse your travel expenses
Eligible employees can claim travel expenses for mileage that qualifies for payment (subject to HMRC rules).
Additional employee discounts available
Including retail entertainment and services discounts including the Blue LightCard (subject to purchase ofmembership).
Achieving a work-life balance is important. We want you to enjoy your work and take valuable time out to relax and be with your loved ones. We enable this through thefollowing:
Flexible working
Including hybrid part time job share (depending on role requirements).
Generous holiday entitlement
27 days per annum plus bank holidays. Increasing to 30 days at 5 years and 33 days at 10 years service. (Pro-rata for part-time roles)
Birthday leave
Pro-rata for part-time roles
Religious holidays
We are mindful of individual requests.
Your health and wellbeing is important and we offer you options to support you in maintaining your health.
Health Cash Plan
- Rennie Grove Peace funded membership for you and up to fourchildren.
- Membership can be extended to include your partner at theemployees expense.
- Including financial support for health screening prescriptionsdental/optical diagnostic tests/consultations physiotherapychiropody complementary/alternative therapies as well as virtualGP services and discounted health club membership (subject toeligibility).
- Employee Assistance Programme free 24/7 confidential serviceoffering unlimited access to advice information coaching andcounselling where appropriate.
Additional rules apply these can be discussed with you.
We are committed in supporting your personal growth and development and we provide a range of opportunities including:
- Comprehensive induction programme to help yousettle in quickly.
- Regular development conversations with your LineManager.
- Training and development opportunities includingexternally funded courses and coaching whereappropriate.
- Specialist palliative training for clinicians and non-clinicians.
- Clinical supervision training and mentoring forclinicians.
- Protected and dedicated time given to learning anddeveloping.
- Employee Voice fantastic opportunities to joincollaborative focus groups.
- Opportunity to develop through our excitingprogramme of fundraising events and social occasions.
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