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Bank Healthcare Assistant
Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care
Inner London, Greater London
GBP 13 - 14 per year
GP/General Practitioner
Job summary Bank Healthcare Assistant Hours: bank Location: Rennie Grove Peace Geographical Area Salary: £13.
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Bank Healthcare Assistant
Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care
Inner London, Greater London
GBP 13 - 14 per year
GP/General Practitioner
Job summary Bank Healthcare Assistant Hours: bank Location: Rennie Grove Peace Geographical Area Salary: £13.
20 hour(s) ago
In-Patient Unit Nursing Associate
Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care
Inner London, Greater London
GBP 27,485 - 30,162 per year
GP/General Practitioner
Job summary In-Patient Nursing Associate Hours: 37.5 per week (part time hours considered) Location: Peace Hospice, Watford Salary: Rennie Grove Peace Band 4 -…
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In-Patient Unit Nursing Associate
Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care
Inner London, Greater London
GBP 27,485 - 30,162 per year
GP/General Practitioner
Job summary In-Patient Nursing Associate Hours: 37.5 per week (part time hours considered) Location: Peace Hospice, Watford Salary: Rennie Grove Peace Band 4 -…
1 day(s) ago
Bank Healthcare Assistant
Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care View all jobs
Posted 20 hour(s) ago
Reference: NTX1241083
Job summary
Bank Healthcare Assistant
- Hours: bank
- Location: Rennie Grove Peace Geographical Area
- Salary: £13.21 per hour
- Closing date: 15 October at 12 noon
- Interview date: 27 October 2026
- Is caring and empathetic with a passion to provide excellent personalised care
- A dedicated team player
Main duties of the job
- The role of Healthcare Assistant is in place to provide end of life care to patients in their own homes in the final weeks of life.
- We are looking for caring staff who could provide personal care to patients in their last weeks of life.
- If you think this is you then we can offer a variety of shift patterns to suit working across a 7 day week.
- You will be visiting patients living in your local area, who wish to be cared for in their own home.
- You will provide support with washing, dressing, nutrition, and skin care.
- During your visit you will spend time talking to patients and their relatives, using your skills to ascertain the best possible care for the individual.
- Visits are mainly provided by 2 carers, but there are times when you will visit alone, so you must have access to your own car.
- Experience is not essential as training will be given but ideally you will have had some experience of prior caring i.e. for a dying relative, childcare etc.
About us
At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care, our unique care provides a lifeline of compassion and support to patients, carers, and families facing progressive life-limiting illness. We provide palliative and end of life care support, including bereavement services, within Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire and our patient services are available to adults, as well as patients transitioning into adult services (16 to 25 years.) Bereavement support is offered for all ages to families of patients and those around them, as well as throughout the community, in schools and workplaces.
We are proud to offer care in the place that best suits the individuals needs, whether that's at home, in a care home, in a short stay in our inpatient unit, out in the community, or in our purpose-built Living Well Centre facilities. As a hospice care charity, we have offered this support, free of charge, for over 40 years.
Our staff team of 340+ includes a wide range of patient-facing disciplines plus operational support based in Watford, Tring, St Albans, Chalfont St Giles and Berkhamsted. The Charity is now one of the larger UK hospice charities, reaching a GP population of 797,037 of whom 75% live in Hertfordshire and 25% in Buckinghamshire.
Details
Date posted
02 October 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£13 to £14 an hour
Contract
Bank
Duration
1 days
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
NTX1241083
Job locations
Peace Hospice
Watford
WD17 3PH
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Demonstrate and maintain consistently high standards of individualised personal care and support under guidance of Management.
- Work alongside the patients families and/or health care professionals, maintaining an approach that incorporates physical, psychological, social and spiritual aspects of care in accordance with the Rennie Grove Peace philosophy.
- Observe and report changes in the patients symptoms, conditions and circumstances to the management and notify other healthcare professionals as necessary.
- Work in accordance with the patients agreed care plan.
- Responsible for identifying and acting on any risk of safeguarding to patients and their families in accordance with the Rennie Grove Peace policies.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Demonstrate and maintain consistently high standards of individualised personal care and support under guidance of Management.
- Work alongside the patients families and/or health care professionals, maintaining an approach that incorporates physical, psychological, social and spiritual aspects of care in accordance with the Rennie Grove Peace philosophy.
- Observe and report changes in the patients symptoms, conditions and circumstances to the management and notify other healthcare professionals as necessary.
- Work in accordance with the patients agreed care plan.
- Responsible for identifying and acting on any risk of safeguarding to patients and their families in accordance with the Rennie Grove Peace policies.
Person Specification
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Proven experience working effectively in a team
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English, verbal and written
- Ability to work effectively in an emotionally demanding environment
- Drive and enthusiasm
- Ability to work autonomously and as an effective member of the team, using initiative
- Willingness to complete level 2 in Medicine Giving
- Caring and empathetic approach
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Flexible and adaptable to a variety of tasks
- Ability to prioritise effectively and work under pressure
- Commitment to the Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care purpose
- Able to maintain confidentiality
Desirable
- Care certificate/NVQ Level 2 or equivalent
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
- Experience of working within the care setting
- Experience of working within a community setting
- Knowledge of and experience in care at the end of life and after death
- Relevant experience in assisting patients with their personal hygiene.
Person Specification
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Proven experience working effectively in a team
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English, verbal and written
- Ability to work effectively in an emotionally demanding environment
- Drive and enthusiasm
- Ability to work autonomously and as an effective member of the team, using initiative
- Willingness to complete level 2 in Medicine Giving
- Caring and empathetic approach
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Flexible and adaptable to a variety of tasks
- Ability to prioritise effectively and work under pressure
- Commitment to the Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care purpose
- Able to maintain confidentiality
Desirable
- Care certificate/NVQ Level 2 or equivalent
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
- Experience of working within the care setting
- Experience of working within a community setting
- Knowledge of and experience in care at the end of life and after death
- Relevant experience in assisting patients with their personal hygiene.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care
Address
Peace Hospice
Watford
WD17 3PH
United Kingdom
Employer's website
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WD17 3PH
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In-Patient Unit Nursing Associate
Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care View all jobs
Posted 1 day(s) ago
Reference: NTX1240475
Job summary
In-Patient Nursing Associate
- Hours: 37.5 per week (part time hours considered)
- Location: Peace Hospice, Watford
- Salary: Rennie Grove Peace Band 4 - £27,485 - £30,162 per annum (pro rata)
- Closing date: 19 October 2026 at 12 noon
- Interview date: 09 November 2026
- Works under pressure with the ability to meet deadlines.
- Can quickly build trusting, empathetic and caring relationships with volunteers, customers, employees and head office teams, not forgetting local traders and the community.
- Is flexible and enjoys the variety of work in a fast-moving environment.
- Has good interpersonal skills.
- Has strong organisational skills.
Main duties of the job
- Work 13 x 11.5 hour shifts on a monthly rota basis, with a 1-hour unpaid break
- Deliver high-quality Specialist Palliative and End of Life nursing care as part of the In-Patient unit multidisciplinary team.
- To support the Registered Nurse in ensuring the delivery of high-quality patient centred care, ensuring a holistic approach that is sensitive and responsive to the patients ever changing needs.
- To ensure Rennie Grove Peace organisational vision and values are integral to the care delivered and role undertaken.
- As the named nurse provide and monitor the holistic nursing care for an allocated number of patients each shift.
- As a registered, associate nurse take responsibility and be accountable for your own actions or omissions, and to act in the best interests of your patients at all times.
- Recognise and work within the limits of their competence as defined by the NMC Code of Conduct for Nurses, Midwives and Nursing Associates.
- Acting as a Rennie Grove Peace ambassador within the community.
About us
At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care, our unique care provides a lifeline of compassion and support to patients, carers, and families facing progressive life-limiting illness. We provide palliative and end of life care support, including bereavement services, within Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire and our patient services are available to adults, as well as patients transitioning into adult services (16 to 25 years.)
Bereavement support is offered for all ages to families of patients and those around them, as well as throughout the community, in schools and workplaces. We are proud to offer care in the place that best suits the individuals needs, whether that's at home, in a care home, in a short stay in our inpatient unit, out in the community, or in our purpose-built Living Well Centre facilities. As a hospice care charity, we have offered this support, free of charge, for over 40 years.
Our staff team of 340+ includes a wide range of patient-facing disciplines plus operational support based in Watford, Tring, St Albans, Chalfont St Giles and Berkhamsted. The Charity is now one of the larger UK hospice charities, reaching a GP population of 797,037 of whom 75% live in Hertfordshire and 25% in Buckinghamshire.
Details
Date posted
01 October 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£27,485 to £30,162 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
NTX1240475
Job locations
Peace Hospice
Watford
WD17 3PH
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To undertake a holistic needs assessment that explores individual patients, and their carers/families physical, emotional, spiritual, practical, welfare rights and, if appropriate, the families pre and post bereavement needs, using a variety of tools to support the process.
- To be responsible for patient assessment, planning of care, giving and supervising safe and compassionate care, and evaluating the effectiveness of care under the supervision of the registered nurse you are working with.
- To work with the registered nurse to develop, update and monitor the individualised care plans ensuring they are patient centred and support the individual identified patient needs.
- To be able to deliver basic and complex specialist palliative and nursing care interventions that are responsive to the individual patients requirements.
- Have knowledge of common palliative and EOLC symptoms and management strategies with experience to anticipate changes and knowledge of when to seek advice.
- To participate fully in team working and maintain effective communications between members of the multidisciplinary team both internally and with community teams to maintain seamless coordination of care.
- To follow all agreed clinical procedures and statutory regulations related to Medicine management. Reporting omissions and incidences promptly.
- To follow all agreed policies for manual handling, infection control, health and safety, ensuring a safe environment for patients, visitors and staff visiting and within the service.
- To ensure the PHC agreed patient information pathway is implemented, signposting and informing patients and their families/carers of the range of services information available to them, recording their accessible information needs,
- Demonstrate the knowledge, skills and ability required to meet peoples needs related to safe care undertaking and documenting the required skin, mobility, nutrition & hydration, and mouthcare, nursing risk assessments.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To undertake a holistic needs assessment that explores individual patients, and their carers/families physical, emotional, spiritual, practical, welfare rights and, if appropriate, the families pre and post bereavement needs, using a variety of tools to support the process.
- To be responsible for patient assessment, planning of care, giving and supervising safe and compassionate care, and evaluating the effectiveness of care under the supervision of the registered nurse you are working with.
- To work with the registered nurse to develop, update and monitor the individualised care plans ensuring they are patient centred and support the individual identified patient needs.
- To be able to deliver basic and complex specialist palliative and nursing care interventions that are responsive to the individual patients requirements.
- Have knowledge of common palliative and EOLC symptoms and management strategies with experience to anticipate changes and knowledge of when to seek advice.
- To participate fully in team working and maintain effective communications between members of the multidisciplinary team both internally and with community teams to maintain seamless coordination of care.
- To follow all agreed clinical procedures and statutory regulations related to Medicine management. Reporting omissions and incidences promptly.
- To follow all agreed policies for manual handling, infection control, health and safety, ensuring a safe environment for patients, visitors and staff visiting and within the service.
- To ensure the PHC agreed patient information pathway is implemented, signposting and informing patients and their families/carers of the range of services information available to them, recording their accessible information needs,
- Demonstrate the knowledge, skills and ability required to meet peoples needs related to safe care undertaking and documenting the required skin, mobility, nutrition & hydration, and mouthcare, nursing risk assessments.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
Additional Criteria
Essential
- IT experience and ability to input into the electronics record system following induction training
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and refer to a registered health or care professional
- A good understanding of technology with a working knowledge of Microsoft office packages i.e. Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Able to build good working relationships.
- Able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Good administrative and record keeping skills and able to work with good attention to detail.
- Strong organisational skills.
- Sensitivity and understanding to the needs of the volunteers and customers, many of whom may have experienced Rennie Grove Peace services or be bereaved themselves.
- One year post qualification experience.
- Be a perfect match with our values:
- - Caring and compassionate
- - Engage and empower.
- - Strive for excellence.
- - Develop and innovate.
- - Respect and value.
Desirable
- NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or Care Certificate
- Experience of working within a Palliative Care/long-term condition setting
- Experience of working with volunteers
- Strong problem-solving skills and able to implement new initiatives.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
Additional Criteria
Essential
- IT experience and ability to input into the electronics record system following induction training
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and refer to a registered health or care professional
- A good understanding of technology with a working knowledge of Microsoft office packages i.e. Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Able to build good working relationships.
- Able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Good administrative and record keeping skills and able to work with good attention to detail.
- Strong organisational skills.
- Sensitivity and understanding to the needs of the volunteers and customers, many of whom may have experienced Rennie Grove Peace services or be bereaved themselves.
- One year post qualification experience.
- Be a perfect match with our values:
- - Caring and compassionate
- - Engage and empower.
- - Strive for excellence.
- - Develop and innovate.
- - Respect and value.
Desirable
- NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care or Care Certificate
- Experience of working within a Palliative Care/long-term condition setting
- Experience of working with volunteers
- Strong problem-solving skills and able to implement new initiatives.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care
Address
Peace Hospice
Watford
WD17 3PH
United Kingdom
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care
Address
Peace Hospice
Watford
WD17 3PH
United Kingdom
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