Job Description
Do you have experience working with babies, children, or young people with complex needs? Are you seeking to start or develop your career in healthcare in a rewarding role where no two days are the same? Do you hold an NVQ in care? If so, this role could be for you! Here at Rainbows Children’s Hospice, we provide specialist palliative care and end-of-life support to over 750 Babies, Children, and Young People living with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions, as well as approximately 3,000 people, including families, siblings, and carers, across the East Midlands. Simply put, we’re here to brighten short lives and support families, wherever they are. We are currently seeking a Hospice at Home Care Assistant to support our nurses on home visits. As a Hospice at Home Care Assistant, you will be an integral part of Rainbows' Hospice at Home Team, delivering high-quality clinical care to babies, children, and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions in the comfort of their own homes. Your role will include supporting families by providing respite care and emotional support, as well as assisting in the delivery of palliative and end-of-life care. This is a truly meaningful position where you will make a real difference to the lives of families at the most difficult times, working closely with our nursing team to ensure compassionate, person-centred care.Within this role you will receive on the job training, working alongside an experienced Nurse, learning clinical skills as well as non-clinical skills of memory making, providing families with keep sakes of their baby, child or young person.
