Senior Healthcare Assistant
Senior Healthcare Assistant
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Job Description
Senior Healthcare Assistant (Rapid Personalised Care Service - RPCS)
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Hours:working flexible shifts of 7.5/11 hour shifts Monday - Sunday (minimum 23 hoursper week) (part-time hours considered)
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Location: Based in Watford or Tring and cover the whole RPCS service in the role
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Salary: Rennie Grove Peace Bandper annum (pro rata)
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Closing date: 05 September 2025 at 12 noon
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Interview date: 15 September 2025
The role of Senior Healthcare Assistant is in place tosupport the team of Healthcare Assistants (HCA) to provide high standards of personalised care to
patients in their final weeks of life in the community under guidance from the RPCS Management.
You will therefore be responsible for:
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Weekend triage of new referrals across the RPCS service.
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Weekend point of contact for patients their families and internal and external healthcareprofessionals.
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Out of hours contact for patients their families and internal and external healthcare professionals.
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Out of hours and weekend monitoring and updating of HCA rotas and patient visits.
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Out of hours and weekend liaison with Patient Services Manager on Call when agency may berequired to ensure adequate workforce in place.
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Support the RPCS Management by completing risk assessments as required.
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Provide cross cover for the coordinator role during periods of annual leave and sickness or if activity
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Complete visits to patients home as required.
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Deliver agreed personalised care and support patients families and carers at home for those.
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Identified as requiring care and support at end of life.
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All candidates must have the right to work in the UK.
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.
Ifsuccessful youll join on the first working Monday of the month so we can best support you with our structured induction programme.
For an informal chat about this role contact Sharon Parkins RPCS Manageron
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.
To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate to this role all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed.
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
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.
Documents
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
