Job responsibilities
The role entails but is not limited to: -
Providing
direct patient care in accordance with the District Nurse care plan and/or
instructed by an appropriate healthcare professional. Liaising with other health care
professionals involved in the patients care is therefore an integral part of
this role
To work
within the integrated St Giles Community team to facilitate early discharge
from hospital or hospice
To work
within the integrated team St Giles Community Team to prevent unnecessary
admission to hospital
Assist
patients to maintain all aspects of daily living activities in accordance
with individual programmes of care, ensuring physical care is delivered with
dignity and respect for the individual, always ensuring their safety
Ensure
patient held records are completed for each visit on SystmOne, maintaining High standards of record keeping ensuring
accurate, clear, and contemporaneous documentation is made as close to the
event as possible
Ensuring clinical records are factually correct and reflect
precisely what was done or observed
Communicate
any change in the patients general appearance and condition as appropriate
to a registered nurse to contribute to care plans for patients
Monitoring,
recording, and reporting a patient's vital signs and other physical
indicators to assess their overall health status
Clinical duties will also include: (competencies
in bold are required at taking up the post, training can be provided in
others)
Blood glucose testing, urinalysis, catheter care,
collection
of urine specimens, Simple Wound Care, Venepuncture
Demonstrate
dexterity, co-ordination when undertaking treatment of patients where
accuracy is important e.g. taking blood sugars and venepuncture (this list
isnt exhaustive)
Providing
support and guidance to family and carers to enable them to gain knowledge to
care for the patient and to access relevant services, as they approach end-of
life
Maintain
excellent communication with patients, relatives and members of the MDT
regarding all aspects of care demonstrating a variety of communications
skills in accordance with the client group
Respecting
the persons home as a working environment (classed as a no smoking area)
To
prioritise patient visits based on location and urgency to ensure all
patients receive expected visits in a timely manner
Maintaining
IT competency to make full use of mobile phones, e-mail, the internet and
on-line training
Accessing
patient information via SystmOne to ensure up-to-date knowledge of the
patients needs
Always
protecting the patients dignity and right to confidentiality
Ensuring
compliance with the Data Protection Act, Freedom of information Act and
ensure patient confidentiality
The
post holder will have the skills to undertake or assist with patients in
emergency situations by providing basic life support.
Contribute
to the reduction of healthcare acquired infection by ensuring a high standard
of infection control practice in the light of research, current best evidence
and legislation
In the
absence of the Clinical Lead or deputy clinical lead, take responsibility for
relevant administration and co-ordination of visits and deal with any issues
or concerns that may occur and escalate as appropriate
Exercising
responsibility by accessing and accepting opportunities for debrief sessions,
peer support or clinical supervision
Supervise,
where appropriate, less experienced Healthcare Assistants to maintain Core
competencies
Ensuring
regular communication and liaison with line manager as part of delivering an
appropriate and high quality service including attendance at team meetings
Be aware of the health, safety and
wellbeing of self, staff, patients and all others on hospice property and
comply with the St Giles Hospice Health and Safety Policy
To attend all mandatory training and other
education and training programmes to maintain competencies of relevant
procedures and for self-development as required. Learn new skills associated
with the role deemed necessary by the Clinical Lead
Utilise educational opportunities to
facilitate learning in the clinical environment. Participate in education and
training activities as required
Be aware of, and comply with all manner of
St Giles Hospice policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines alongside
observing a personal duty of care when using equipment or handling patients
valuables
Undertake other duties as may be required,
and which are consistent with the responsibilities of the post
Just so you know:
We may review applications before the application
review date, however, if you apply after the application review date, your
application may not be considered. We will accept applications until we have
successfully filled the role, this may be earlier than the closing date.
If you have not heard within 14 days of the
application close date, then please consider that your application has been
unsuccessful at this time.
As part of your application your data will be
managed in line with St Giles Hospice Privacy Policy and kept for 6 months. If
you would like to see this in full, please visit https://www.stgileshospice.com/privacy-policy/
