Palliative Care Assistant - Wolverhampton, United Kingdom - Compton Care

Compton Care

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Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Job Advert

Role:
Palliative Care Assistant - Community

Hours:30 hours per week (10 hours per night, worked as part of a 7 day service)

Salary:
Band 2 £21,311 - £21,982 per annum Pro rata

Location:
Compton, Wolverhampton

In delivering our mission Compton Care is proud of our standing at the forefront in providing care and support through several dedicated but also interlinked service including our inpatient unit, community care, our living well centre, and supportive care services.

Compton Care are looking to recruit experienced Palliative Care Assistants Nights to provide one to one care. You will be providing care and support for patients within their usual place of care.

You will be there to offer specialist knowledge, expertise and support to the patient are carer, enabling the patient to stay in their home if that is there wish by helping to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions.

Essential Criteria

Care certificate or a willingness to work towards during induction
The ability to work alone and within a team
Excellent communication skills
Car owner/driver with a clean UK driving licence
As real passion and commitment to proving high quality palliative and end of life care
An ability to place the patient at the heart of all actions
The ability to receive and share learning with colleagues
The ability to recognise and report risk
The ability to work flexibly
The ability to use IT such as Word and Excel

Benefits

Excellent competitive salary up to £21,982 per annum, pro rata
Excellent benefits including generous Annual Leave, Life Assurance, Contributory pension scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, free car parking in our beautiful surroundings and gardens.
Career progression and development opportunities and training

Location in Compton