Vacancy – Bank Hospice at Home Registered Nurse
Alnwick
HospiceCare North Northumberland is a local independent palliative charity. We provide high-quality end–of-life-care in patients’ homes to the communities of North Northumberland. We also provide emotional and practical care and support to adults and their families, who are living with a life-limiting illness requiring palliative input, through our hospice at home, bereavement support, and dementia support services. Our care is delivered free at the point of need.
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We are looking to expand our dedicated Bank Hospice at Home team, so if you are able to work flexibly, commit to a minimum of 20 hours’ availability per month and are passionate about person-centred end-of-life care, we would love to hear from you. The post holder will have a key role in providing support to patients and families in their own homes who have palliative and end-of-life care needs. They will also contribute to planning, assessing, implementing and evaluating patient care in partnership with Primary Health Care Teams and Social Services
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In return, we offer a competitive salary, a generous sick pay scheme, paid for DBS checks, one NMC revalidation fee, payment into NHS pension scheme, funded training and development.
Vacancy – Bank Hospice Support Worker
Alnwick
HospiceCare North Northumberland is a local independent palliative care charity. We provide high-quality end–of-life-care in patients’ homes to the communities of North Northumberland. We also provide emotional and practical care and support to adults and their families, who are living with a life-limiting illness requiring palliative input, through our hospice at home, bereavement support, and dementia support services. Our care is delivered free at the point of need.
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We are looking to expand our dedicated Bank Hospice at Home team, so if you are able to work flexibly, commit to a minimum of 20 hours’ availability per month and are passionate about person-centred end-of-life care, we would love to hear from you. The Hospice Support Worker will work as part of a palliative care team, to care for a patient and their families within their own home in Northumberland.
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The role will be to deliver clinical and personal care, and support patients with palliative/end-of-life care needs. Previous care experience essential, although the post holder will receive support and supervision from registered nurses the post holder will be expected to work unsupervised in the patient’s usual place of residence complying with all relevant Hospice and Clinical guidelines
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Hospice Support Workers are integral members of HospiceCare and the community nursing team providing clinical and personal care to patients with complex palliative care/ end of life needs.
Vacancy – Retail Volunteers
Amble, Berwick and Wooler Stores
We are recruiting volunteers to assist our team with the day-to-day running of our charity stores in Amble, Berwick, and Wooler]. Duties will include sorting and selling donations, keeping our shops tidy and safe, greeting customers, and helping raise awareness of HospiceCare North Northumberland in your local community​ Typically, our volunteers cover either a morning or afternoon shift (approximately 4 hours) in-store.
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Benefits of Volunteering
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Meet new friends
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Build your confidence
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Learn new skills
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Improve your confidence
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Enhance your CV or Personal Statement
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Working in a friendly, sociable environment
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The feel-good factor of giving back to your local community
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Satisfaction from knowing that, by volunteering you are directly contributing towards the delivery of our clinical services
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Flexible hours to fit around your lifestyle
​Who We Are Looking For
We are looking for people from all walks of life for example a student looking to enhance their CV for a work placement or perhaps a Personal Statement for a University application. You might be a retired person who wants to give a little of their time to help a local good cause whilst socialising with others. We are also keen to help people looking to get into a structured routine in preparation for their future careers. Above all, we are looking for people who enjoy meeting new people, like to have fun, and can engage with customers.
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​Training and Support
We ask each volunteer to attend one of our induction sessions held throughout the year. This includes important information about the work of HospiceCare, that includes our history, our values and behaviour, as well as an overview of our clinical services and how we are funded. You will be supported by our Shop Manager who will provide you with ongoing training and regular charity updates during your time with us.
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If you are interested in joining the retail volunteer team at any one of our stores, please contact Mark Peters, Retail Operations Manager on T. 01665 606515 or T. 01289 309997 or email: mpeters@hospicecare-nn.org.uk. Alternatively, you can enquire or apply online via the link below. Thank you.
Vacancy - Dementia Support Volunteers
We are looking to recruit additional volunteers to support our Dementia services in Alnwick and Berwick. You will be required to help at our Dementia Drop-In Cafe to support staff with activities such as music, bingo, and art, as well as serve tea and coffee.
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If you are into more sporting activities, we have our regular Dementia Walking Football sessions at Alnwick and Berwick, and seated exercise classes for the person with a dementia diagnosis and their carer.
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Full training will be given and you will work alongside one of our Dementia team.
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If you have a few hours to spare each month and would like to donate your time to HospiceCare, please give us a call in the strictest confidence at T. 01665 606515 or T. 01289 309997 or email our Specialist Dementia Nurse Amy, at: aholtom@hospicecare-nn.org.uk. Alternatively, complete our online volunteer application form and someone will reply.
