Job Description
Salary: £24,250 to £27,350 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: B0035-25-0005
Job locations: United Kingdom — Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice, Easter Way, Coventry, CV7 9JG
Job Description:
£1200 Welcome Bonus after 12 months service
Health Care Assistants will work as part of a team to support the clinical team and outside agencies in providing specialised short break and palliative care. The postholder will ensure that all care and interactions are of the highest standards. Following robust competency assessments, the postholder will carry out clinical care, and provide holistic individualised care and support to children and their families.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
Maintain high standards that reflect best practice guidelines, organisational policies, and hospice values.
Actively encourage a family atmosphere within the hospice.
Take charge on clinical shifts, ensuring that staff are supported and competent to carry out workload.
Ensure good time management and punctuality and maintain a professional appearance at all times. Conduct yourself at all times in a professional manner.
Adhere to Zoes Place policies and procedures, guidelines and standards at all times and promote these to others.
Ensure that all patient notes are accurate and thorough in accordance with professional and organisational standards
Attend and participate in an annual appraisal and regular reviews of performance and objectives, identifying gaps in knowledge and skills and developing a plan to enhance service and self development.
Encourage and promote the philosophy of Zoes Place and present a good public image.
Co-operate with all staff in maintaining good relationships with outside agencies in order to uphold the Charitys image and win increased support for our work.
Report any incidents and accidents to the Nurse in charge in a timely manner and ensure that they are recorded in the appropriate documentation.
Promote and maintain dignity, privacy and confidentiality at all times.
About us
Zoes Place Baby Hospice is nurse led, providing 24 hour short breaks and end of life support for babies and children up to the age of six who have life limiting and life threatening complex needs