HEALTHCARE ASSISTANT

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A HEALTHCARE ASSISTANT

Reporting to the Senior Nurse, you can expect your working day to include the following:

• Support the nursing and wider multi-disciplinary team, to provide excellent holistic, patient centred palliative care.
• Be part of a highly skilled and driven team including nurses, doctors, physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Social worker, Chaplain and volunteers.
• Daily duties supporting patients with their physical and emotional needs.
• Assisting with personal care, toileting, bathing, dressing and meals.
• Working within a friendly, dynamic, positive and vibrant environment.

What We Need From You

To succeed in the role of Healthcare Assistant you will need the following qualities and skills:

• Be a people person, that strives to provide exceptional person-centred care
• Have a respectful, sensitive and empathetic approach
• Takes great pride in what you do
• Loves working as part of a team

What We Offer

We believe our people are our biggest assets and understand the value in putting them first. Our approach to diversity in the workplace, health & wellbeing, innovation, and individuality is one of the reasons we are a first-choice health employer in the Highlands!

• Access to The Blue light discount scheme giving access to fifteen thousand discounts across well-known retailers and local businesses across a large span of categories
• Free access to our employee assistance program that provides you with counselling services, financial advice, mental health support and more to help overcome any personal or workplace challenges.
• Continuation of SPPA pension contributions and reckonable service for employees coming to the Hospice within 12 months of leaving the NHS
• Generous holiday entitlement with a buy more or sell some option
• Flexible working arrangements
• Pension with additional matching employer contributions and Death in Service Benefit
• Discounted meals in our cafe prepared freshly every morning
• Free access to Inverness Tennis Court Gym Facilities
• Plus access to many more schemes and enhanced benefits.

Equal Opportunities

Highland Hospice is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We accept and celebrate our team for who they are and welcome people of all races, disabilities, sex, gender identities and reassignment, sexual orientation, ages, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We keep our recruitment process simple and consider applicants on their abilities alone to ensure a fair interview process.

If at any point throughout our process you require reasonable adjustments, please contact Recruitment@highlandhospice.org.uk