Job summary
Post: Hospice at Home Healthcare Assistant
Salary: £11.93 p/h for weekday shifts + £12.95 p/h for weekend shifts
Hours: Negotiable - 2 to 4nightshifts per week
Responsible to: Senior Manager for Hospice at Home
Accountable to: Director of Nursing, St David's Hospice Care
Location: Home-based. The post holder will be required to visit patients in any of the boundaries that we operate in (one patient visit per night shift)
Key Working Relationships:
- Clinical Nurse Specialists in Palliative Care
- District Nurses
Main duties of the job
Job Summary:
- To care for patients with Palliative care needs as requested by St. Davids Nurses.
- To provide support and respite care for patients and their families in their own home.
About us
St Davids Hospice is a charity providing high quality
palliative care in and around Gwent. Our mission is to provide and continue to
develop a free and comprehensive palliative care service of excellence
throughout Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport, Torfaen and within South and Mid
Powys for people, their families and carers facing a progressive life-limiting
illness which is no longer curable. This service recognises the need of the
whole person and is given in co-operation with other agencies.
Working for St David's you will become part of a much wider team
all working collaboratively to ensure the best care for our patients. Our
mission is to provide and continue to develop a free and comprehensive
palliative care service of excellence for people facing a progressive
life-limiting illness which is no longer curable.
As part of the CNS team you will working in one of the four
boroughs Caerphilly, Torfaen, Newport or Monmouthshire.
You will benefit from a salary in line with Agenda for Change
pay scales and will enjoy a generous annual leave entitlement. We can offer the
continuation of the NHS pension scheme if already a member as well as honouring
any additional annual leave or sickness entitlements and you will have free on-site
parking at any of our office locations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Tasks:
- To work in accordance with the policies and procedures of St. Davids Hospice Care and CIW (Care Inspectorate Wales).
- To maintain confidentiality at all times
- To ensure patients comfort and dignity at all times.
- To work alongside patients and carers, whilst also recognising their need for privacy
- To perform basic nursing procedures in accordance with the District Nurses Care Plan and document any activity.
- To report any changes in the patients condition to the appropriate St. Davids Clinical Nurse Specialist.
- To help with patients personal hygiene and toilet needs if appropriate.
- To maintain a safe environment for self, patients and carers at all times.
- To be familiar with the Care Decisions Tool for the Last Days of Life.
General Responsibilities:
- To recognise and accept the limits of personal knowledge and responsibility.
- To be aware of ones own responsibilities towards Health and Safety Regulations
- To verbally report any accident or untoward incident as soon as possible followed by written details.
- To be aware of procedures in place to contact the St. Davids out-of-hours service, whenever advice is sought.
- To recognise the need and be willing to undertake any training identified as necessary.
- To participate in clinical supervision and attend Hospice at Home meetings.
- To observe a No Smoking policy whilst on duty.
- To observe a No Sleeping on Duty policy.
- To log in and out of Guardian to confirm that you have reached the patient's house at the start and end of the shift. (one patient allocated per night shift).
- To contact the Hospice at Home Nurse in charge in the event of any problems occurring during the shift or the patient dies or condition causes concern.
- Ensure a verbal handover from CNS prior to shift commencement.
- To be aware of the risk assessment for each patient and act accordingly.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Tasks:
- To work in accordance with the policies and procedures of St. Davids Hospice Care and CIW (Care Inspectorate Wales).
- To maintain confidentiality at all times
- To ensure patients comfort and dignity at all times.
- To work alongside patients and carers, whilst also recognising their need for privacy
- To perform basic nursing procedures in accordance with the District Nurses Care Plan and document any activity.
- To report any changes in the patients condition to the appropriate St. Davids Clinical Nurse Specialist.
- To help with patients personal hygiene and toilet needs if appropriate.
- To maintain a safe environment for self, patients and carers at all times.
- To be familiar with the Care Decisions Tool for the Last Days of Life.
General Responsibilities:
- To recognise and accept the limits of personal knowledge and responsibility.
- To be aware of ones own responsibilities towards Health and Safety Regulations
- To verbally report any accident or untoward incident as soon as possible followed by written details.
- To be aware of procedures in place to contact the St. Davids out-of-hours service, whenever advice is sought.
- To recognise the need and be willing to undertake any training identified as necessary.
- To participate in clinical supervision and attend Hospice at Home meetings.
- To observe a No Smoking policy whilst on duty.
- To observe a No Sleeping on Duty policy.
- To log in and out of Guardian to confirm that you have reached the patient's house at the start and end of the shift. (one patient allocated per night shift).
- To contact the Hospice at Home Nurse in charge in the event of any problems occurring during the shift or the patient dies or condition causes concern.
- Ensure a verbal handover from CNS prior to shift commencement.
- To be aware of the risk assessment for each patient and act accordingly.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Good communication skills
- To have an open, caring and inclusive manner
- Full UK License and access to a car
- All up to date mandatory training
Desirable
- Community nursing experience
- Experience in caring for patients/families needing palliative care.
Qualifications
Essential
- Possess a minimum of a Diploma in Health and Social Care level 3 (or be actively working towards level 3)
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Good communication skills
- To have an open, caring and inclusive manner
- Full UK License and access to a car
- All up to date mandatory training
Desirable
- Community nursing experience
- Experience in caring for patients/families needing palliative care.
Qualifications
Essential
- Possess a minimum of a Diploma in Health and Social Care level 3 (or be actively working towards level 3)
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
