Senior Healthcare Assistant
Hours: 37.5 per week (part time considered)-
Location: Rennie Grove Peace Geographical Area
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Salary: Rennie Grove Peace Band 4 - £27,485 - £30,162 per annum (pro rata)
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Closing date: 07 August 2026 at 12 noon
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Interview date: 18 August 2026
What you will do
The purpose of this role is to:
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To support the team of Health Care Assistants (HCA) to provide high standards of personalised care to patients in their final weeks of life in the community under guidance from the Rapid Personalised Care Service (RPCS) Management.
This means you’ll 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 healthcare professionals.
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Out of hours and weekend monitoring and updating of HCA rotas and patient visits.
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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 requires this
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Support the service by completing initial patient assessments as requested and liaising with band 5 RPCS nurse as required.
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With Senior manager support, complete new staff competency assessments in line with the RPCS competency framework to ensure high quality delivery of care across the team.
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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 identified as requiring care and support at end of life.
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Competently work alone, as required, with patients and their families in the home environment and with remote support and guidance from the RPCS Management.
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Work collaboratively with hospice and community partners.
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Promote the Rennie Grove Peace philosophy within the local community.
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Work within the RPCS competency framework
What you will need
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All candidates must have the right to work in the UK.
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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.
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Manual handling and/or heavy lifting.
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Full, current valid UK driving licence.
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Access to a vehicle which can be used for work purposes.
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Car insurance, including business cover
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Disclosure and Barring Services Check: Enhanced check
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A good level of IT literacy is required, including confidence in using Microsoft Office applications, email, and other digital systems relevant to the role
For an informal chat about this role contact Sharon Parkins, RPCS Manager at [email protected]
Please click on the attached link for further information about Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care - https://renniegrovepeace.org/our-care-and-support/
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We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.
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.
If you are disabled and satisfactorily meet the job specification, we will invite you to interview. You can contact us to let us know if you need any adjustments during the recruitment process.
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.
Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care. Registered Charity no. 1201713
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