Health Care Assistant

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Zoe's Place Baby Hospice in Coventry as a Health care Assistant, or Senior Health Care Assistant, dependent on experience. Zoes Place Baby Hospice is a home from home and provides 24 hour short breaks, palliative and end of life care for babies and children up to the age of five years with life-limiting and life threatening complex needs. We are a small team consisting of nurses, health care assistants, play specialists, play leaders, fundraisers, holistic therapists and counsellors. We are looking for a health care assistant with experience looking after children with complex health needs. If you would like to make a difference everyday then this is the job for you.

As a health care assistant we expect a high level of care for our children. You will need experience with looking after children with complex health needs for example tracheostomy care. You must have excellent communication needs and a passion for working in a team. Full and part time hours available. Guaranteed to be off for Christmas and new year

There are 3 Zoe's Place Baby Hospices in the UK, in Coventry, Middlesbrough and Liverpool. All 3 hospices work together to provide the best possible quality of care for the children. We are a small team and provide a home from home environment, with a strong emphasis on play and emotional support for families and siblings. We are a flexible organisation and promote a good work life balance

£22,308 to £23,872 a year £1000 Welcome Bonus (£500 paid at completion of 6&12 mnt service)