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North London Hospice
About
North London Hospice is a registered charity that has been caring for local people since 1984. We help those with a potentially life-limiting illness who have specialist needs.
We welcome people from all faiths and communities within the boroughs of Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. We provide physical, emotional and spiritual care to patients and families, friends and carers.
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Overnight Service Healthcare Assistant
Closed for applications on: 5-Jul-2025 00:00
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 5-Jul-2025 00:00
Key details
Location
- Site
- North London Hospice
- Address
- 47 Woodside Avenue
- Town
- North Finchley
- Postcode
- N12 8TT
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 27 hours per week (Monday to Sunday rota, covering 20:00 until 08:00am)
Salary
- Salary
- £28,786 - £30,491 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NLH: NLH 3)
Specialty
- Main area
- Healthcare Assistant
Job overview
North London Hospice is a registered charity that has been caring for local people since 1984. We are committed to empowering patients with life limiting illnesses, supporting them to achieve the best quality of life possible. As well as our inpatient unit at Woodside Avenue, we work within the wider community including our Outpatient and Wellbeing services; our support to patients in their own homes; our Community Specialist Palliative Care services; and our Patient and Family Support teams, providing emotional and practical support to patients, their families, and carers.
The Palliative Care Teams provide holistic, skilled, high-quality, patient centred palliative care to patients in the community. Care is delivered in their usual place of residence, at home or in a care home.
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The post holder will work as part of the North Central London Palliative Advice Team (NCLPAT) which provides telephone support, advice and signposting to other services; and is available for patients, carers and fellow community professionals.
· To provide appropriate emotional and spiritual care, for named patients with palliative care needs, enabling them to be supported in their preferred place of care / preferred place of death and preventing unwanted / unnecessary admissions to hospital. Work collaboratively with other health care professionals, such as District Nurses, Paramedics and Out of Hours GP’s, offering a holistic approach to individual patient care; and ensuring patients and families feel well supported during the night when they are often at their most vulnerable.
Working for our organisation
Every person at North London Hospice plays a role in supporting people to live their lives as well as they can for as long as they can. From our nursing, medical and clinical staff, patient and family support and health and wellbeing teams, cleaners & caterers to communications, finance, HR, retail and fundraising support - we all work to ensure exceptional care.
As an organisation, we are committed to offering a healthy work/life balance, with accessible mental health support, an extensive range of lifestyle and health benefits and excellent training and development opportunities, and hence, we offer the following range of competitive benefits:
- Competitive rates of pay
- Generous annual leave
- Transfer of NHS pension scheme
- Pension - Employer contribution pension scheme
- Access to clinical supervision
- Fully funded Health Cash Plan
- Life Assurance cover
- Flexible/Hybrid Working
- A range of opportunities for professional learning and development
- Access to our 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Travel incentives
- Family friendly and special leave
- A supportive and collaborative work environment
- Blue Light Scheme membership and carers’ discounts
- Social events throughout the year and much more…
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please review the attached job description and person specification for more details on the role and type of individual who would suit the post.
We reserve the right to interview candidates who are most suited to this post before the closing date.
North London Hospice is an equal opportunities employer and a proud member of the Disability Confident Employer Scheme. We value diversity, and we acknowledge that we currently have an underrepresentation from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people. North London Hospice job opportunities are open to all, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- NVQ in related topic or similar
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience in a healthcare setting
- Experience caring for patients at the end of life
Personal Qualities and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Able to work without direct supervision and use initiative
- Excellent communication and empathy skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma Hayden
- Job title
- Head of Care Coordination Centre
- Email address
- [email protected]
No longer accepting applications
Sorry, this vacancy is no longer accepting applications.
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