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Shine & Dine Services
Eden Valley Hospice is a dynamic and responsive specialist care provider for people with palliative and end of life care needs. We have an exciting op... Role: Healthcare Assistant, Category: Health & Medicine, Size: 1-10
HEALTHCARE ASSISTANT: Shine & Dine Services
Eden Valley Hospice is a dynamic and responsive specialist care provider for people with palliative and end of life care needs. We have an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic, flexible and committed Healthcare Assistants to join our friendly specialist palliative care team.
Position: Healthcare Assistant
Location: Sutton Coldfield
Hours: Full Time
Salary Guide: £17,000 – £25,000
Last Updated: 26 May 2025
Job Category: Health & Medicine
Healthcare Assistant Role:
Nursing Assistants, or Healthcare Assistants, assist patients with their day-to-day care. Duties include helping patients to bathe and get dressed, repositioning wheelchair- and bed-bound patients and accompanying patients for activities and appointments.
Other Duties:
- Taking patients’ vital signs such as temperature and blood pressure and reporting any changes to a supervisor
- Supporting Registered Nurses with their duties by checking, sterilising and setting up equipment
- Serving meals and helping feed patients
- Assisting patients with performing basic tasks such as eating, dressing and going to the toliet when necessary
- Taking blood samples and submitting them for testing
- Performing household duties such as changing sheets and cleaning
