Healthcare Assistant - IPU

The postholder will support the Registered Nurses in providing evidence based, individualised specialist palliative nursing care to inpatients adhering to statutory regulations and Southern Hospice Group (SHG) policies. You'll be

• All hospice clinical and corporate teams
• Registered Nurses, Senior Registered Nurses, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Healthcare Assistants and Student Nurses
• Medical team
• Multi-disciplinary team
In conjunction with Safeguarding Leads and your line manager, ensure that robust, effective Safeguarding systems and processes are embedded within your team and role, seeking expertise and support where required ensuring that the organisation executes its responsibilities to safeguard children and adults.

We warmly welcome applications from all sections of our community. We also invite applications from suitably experienced people for all industry sectors who can demonstrate the skills, ability and enthusiasm to work with a people-centric organisation like ours.

Southern Hospice Group is the largest group of hospices in Sussex and one of the largest in the UK. We are committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to adults, children and their families across Sussex. Bringing our teams and resources together as one organisation means we can focus on new and exciting visions and plans for our people and patients and provide even greater opportunities for our workforce. Martlets provides essential care to people affected by terminal illness in Brighton and Hove and surrounding areas. Our expert teams provide the very best care and support, helping patients and their loved ones to live life to the full during the precious time they have together. St Barnabas House provides specialist palliative care to adults in the Worthing, Adur, Arun and Henfield areas through a range of services, including in-patient care and community living well services. Chestnut Tree House is the children's hospice for East and West Sussex and South East Hampshire, providing specialist palliative care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions.


• Company pension scheme or NHS pension scheme for eligible employees
• Up to 35 days' annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• On-site education support and study leave opportunities
• Option to access Medicash and cover your everyday cost of healthcare for less
• Free parking, subsidised meals and various social activities
• Corporate rate gym membership, discounts with local complementary therapies and Blue Light Card
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Death in Service