Healthcare Assistant

At Trinity Hospice, we believe every person deserves compassionate, dignified and individualised care at the end of life. We are looking for a caring and dedicated Health Care Assistant to join our Community Nursing Team, supporting patients and their families in their own homes.

As part of a multidisciplinary health and social care team, you will provide practical, personal and emotional support to patients in the last year of life. Working alongside specialist nurses and other healthcare professionals, you will play a vital role in helping patients remain comfortable, safe and well supported in their preferred place of care.

This role is working 34 hours per week.

• Deliver high-quality personal and practical care to patients in their own homes.
• Support admissions, discharges and ongoing care packages.
• Assist patients with washing, dressing, mobility and continence care.
• Monitor patients' wellbeing and report any concerns or changes promptly.
• Provide comfort, reassurance and support to patients, families and carers.
• Contribute to care planning, handovers and multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Support patients and families through difficult conversations and bereavement.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and uphold the highest standards of confidentiality and dignity.

• Compassionate, kind and patient-focused.
• A confident communicator with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Able to work independently and as part of a wider team.
• Organised, reliable and adaptable.
• Committed to delivering person-centred care.
• Respectful of individual beliefs, values and preferences.
• Passionate about making a difference during one of the most important times in a person's life.

A car and current UK driving license are essential.

This is more than a healthcare role. It's an opportunity to make a genuine difference every day, helping patients and families navigate challenging circumstances with dignity, comfort and compassion.

You'll join a supportive and experienced team committed to delivering outstanding palliative and end of life care, with access to ongoing training, development opportunities and a culture that values kindness, respect and teamwork.

If you're looking for a rewarding role where your care, compassion and commitment can have a lasting impact, we'd love to hear from you.

• 38 days annual leave each year, pro rata (inclusive of Bank Holidays)
• Various Health and Wellbeing benefits including access to complementary therapy and counselling.
• Free car parking on site
• Pension scheme or NHS Pensions can be transferred
• Maternity/Paternity benefits

OVERALL

PURPOSE:

To utilise specialist skill and knowledge in providing a high level of practical and emotional care. Provide support to patients and their families who are in the last year of life and whose preferred place of care is home.

The HCA will assist in the identification of health needs and participate in the delivery and evaluation of care that meets the needs of the designated patient caseload. Working in partnership with a range of health care professionals they will undertake a range of delegated tasks that include:

• Supporting admission/discharge of patients
• Provide care to enable patients to remain at home
• Bereavement support

• Under the direction of the healthcare professional, participate in the assessment, admission and discharge and handover of patients.
• Assist in the management of continence including catheter drainage, stoma care and incontinence garments.
• Provide support and assistance to professionals in the implementation of plans of care for individual patients.
• Assist with washing, bathing, showering,…