Job summary
An exciting opportunity
has arisen for dedicated health care professionals to join the team to help
deliver specialist palliative care to patients at Mary Stevens Hospice.
PERSONSPECIFICATION
1.Experienceofprovidingdirectpatientcare.
2.Goodcommunicationskills
3.NVQLevel3orequivalentexperience.
4.Goodnumeracyandliteracyskills.
Main duties of the job
Plan, deliver
and evaluate holistic
care to meet the needs of patients within the
inpatient unit under supervision of the registered nurses on duty.
About us
Our vision
Every day, we strive to achieve our vision of providing a safe, compassionate environment, with highly-skilled staff with time to listen, advise and create personalised holistic programmes of care.
Our care provides emotional and practical support, helping to reduce symptoms of illness and the side effects of treatment.
It is our intention to continue, where possible, to identify and take advantage of opportunities to expand on the work that we do and offer our support to more and more people in our community.
One daywed like to be able to offer our support to everyone who needs us.
Our values
Our values are simple: care, compassion and kindness. It is these values, that makeourvision a reality every day.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assist patients with their holistic
care needs as identified in their care plan.
- To conduct aspects
of patient care within their
competency level (as identified in Higher Level HCA Competency Document)
unsupervised but with the advice of qualified nursing staff e.g., simple
dressings, observations, urinalysis.
- To communicate relevant
information regarding patients
to members of the
multidisciplinary team as required to meet the patients care needs.
- To assess patients nutritional requirements and deliver
care to meet them including the assistance with patients meals, making drinks
as required to meet patients individual needs.
- To escort patients
within the hospice
and to their locations were considered safe to
do so and to undertake patient
moving and handling
in line with hospice policy.
- Guidelines for aspects of patient care which may be carried
out byHealth Care Assistants (Band 3) following successful completion of palliative
care competencies developed to support the role.
- Assessment of patients needs and priorities of care by using the Holistic Assessment tool.
- Engage in active
communication with patients
to facilitate advanced
care planning.
- Developing plans of care with patients and with the advice of
qualified staff, delivering care within
their level of competency and evaluating care during each shift.
- May be required
to change patients
dressings in line with their
established wound care plan
under the instructions of the qualified nurse.
- Assisting patients with personal care and elimination needs, including care of in- dwelling catheters.
- Assisting with patients nutrition, ensuring individual needs are met in terms
of diet, preferences, and
clinical condition and to be actively involved with use of the nutrition risk
assessment tool.
- Giving reassurance and comfort by establishing a good relationship
with patients, carers and other healthcare staff
whilst maintaining dignity,
privacy, and confidence always.
- To support patients in the expression of their spiritual care needs,
completing a spiritual care assessment and liaising with the hospice
chaplains where appropriate and with patients consent.
- To share responsibility for one of the following areas along with
the relevant registered nurse: Nutrition; Infection Control: Tissue Viability; Manual
Handling and Patient
Experience. (This may be on a rotation basis if more than one person is
interested in each area).
- To undertake the role of second
checker of medication, including controlled drugs, working alongside a
qualified nurse for the symptom management of patients to be optimized.
- To be actively involved
with audit throughout the hospice.
- Answer the telephone and take messages
in accordance with the hospice
standards.
- Organise storage and maintenance of the hospice
equipment as directed
by the registered nurses and collect
and deliver equipment within the hospice, as necessary.
- Promote the effectiveness of the hospice
team, maintaining harmonious working relationships.
- Be aware of and comply with all hospice
policies.
- Have an awareness of cost effectiveness and budgets.
- Attend mandatory annual training
and ensure all online training is undertaken in a timely manner to ensure
compliance and to maintain knowledge and skills.
- Patient and/or
staff information is confidential. It is a condition of The Mary Stevens
Hospice employment that you will not use or disclose any confidential
information obtained.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assist patients with their holistic
care needs as identified in their care plan.
- To conduct aspects
of patient care within their
competency level (as identified in Higher Level HCA Competency Document)
unsupervised but with the advice of qualified nursing staff e.g., simple
dressings, observations, urinalysis.
- To communicate relevant
information regarding patients
to members of the
multidisciplinary team as required to meet the patients care needs.
- To assess patients nutritional requirements and deliver
care to meet them including the assistance with patients meals, making drinks
as required to meet patients individual needs.
- To escort patients
within the hospice
and to their locations were considered safe to
do so and to undertake patient
moving and handling
in line with hospice policy.
- Guidelines for aspects of patient care which may be carried
out byHealth Care Assistants (Band 3) following successful completion of palliative
care competencies developed to support the role.
- Assessment of patients needs and priorities of care by using the Holistic Assessment tool.
- Engage in active
communication with patients
to facilitate advanced
care planning.
- Developing plans of care with patients and with the advice of
qualified staff, delivering care within
their level of competency and evaluating care during each shift.
- May be required
to change patients
dressings in line with their
established wound care plan
under the instructions of the qualified nurse.
- Assisting patients with personal care and elimination needs, including care of in- dwelling catheters.
- Assisting with patients nutrition, ensuring individual needs are met in terms
of diet, preferences, and
clinical condition and to be actively involved with use of the nutrition risk
assessment tool.
- Giving reassurance and comfort by establishing a good relationship
with patients, carers and other healthcare staff
whilst maintaining dignity,
privacy, and confidence always.
- To support patients in the expression of their spiritual care needs,
completing a spiritual care assessment and liaising with the hospice
chaplains where appropriate and with patients consent.
- To share responsibility for one of the following areas along with
the relevant registered nurse: Nutrition; Infection Control: Tissue Viability; Manual
Handling and Patient
Experience. (This may be on a rotation basis if more than one person is
interested in each area).
- To undertake the role of second
checker of medication, including controlled drugs, working alongside a
qualified nurse for the symptom management of patients to be optimized.
- To be actively involved
with audit throughout the hospice.
- Answer the telephone and take messages
in accordance with the hospice
standards.
- Organise storage and maintenance of the hospice
equipment as directed
by the registered nurses and collect
and deliver equipment within the hospice, as necessary.
- Promote the effectiveness of the hospice
team, maintaining harmonious working relationships.
- Be aware of and comply with all hospice
policies.
- Have an awareness of cost effectiveness and budgets.
- Attend mandatory annual training
and ensure all online training is undertaken in a timely manner to ensure
compliance and to maintain knowledge and skills.
- Patient and/or
staff information is confidential. It is a condition of The Mary Stevens
Hospice employment that you will not use or disclose any confidential
information obtained.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 3 direct care or equivalent experience.
- NVQ Level 2.
Desirable
- Palliative care training relevant to the role.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of caring for patients holistic needs.
- Good communication skills.
- Good numeracy and literary skills.
Desirable
- Working within a specialist palliative care setting.
- Communication skills training.
Interests and Motivation to the job
Essential
- Knowledge of hospice care and palliative care.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- The ability to work as part of a team and able to self-direct, working without direct supervision.
Special Aptitudes
Essential
- Experience of supporting individuals throughout, or preparing for, loss and grief.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 3 direct care or equivalent experience.
- NVQ Level 2.
Desirable
- Palliative care training relevant to the role.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of caring for patients holistic needs.
- Good communication skills.
- Good numeracy and literary skills.
Desirable
- Working within a specialist palliative care setting.
- Communication skills training.
Interests and Motivation to the job
Essential
- Knowledge of hospice care and palliative care.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- The ability to work as part of a team and able to self-direct, working without direct supervision.
Special Aptitudes
Essential
- Experience of supporting individuals throughout, or preparing for, loss and grief.
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.
