Healthcare Assistant

3 months ago


Cambridge, United Kingdom Arthur Rank Hospice Charity Full time

**Main Responsibilities**: Contribute to the delivery of a planned programme of care under the direct supervision of the Registered Nurse To carry out tasks involving direct patient care and support to patients and families To act within the limits of your competency and authority Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by participating in the multi disciplinary team working to support individuals in the hospice. Promote the privacy, dignity and confidentiality of patients at all times Clinical Intervention: Report general observations and feedback to the Registered Nurse both verbally and in written formats if required, including any significant changes in the patients condition Undertake specific duties that contribute to the assessment of patients as requested by the Registered Nurse Seek appropriate advice and support from the Registered Nurse during occasions when patients or their carers become distressed Adhere to Arthur Rank Hospice Charity Infection Prevention and Control Policy Maintain the dignity of the patient at all times whilst dealing with aspects of personal care Communicate effectively with patients, carers, staff and other professionals. Use a variety of verbal and non-verbal skills to overcome communication barriers presented by patients due to their cognitive or impaired sensory deficits. Support individuals and carers to cope with their emotional, psychological and spiritual well-being Maintain accurate patient records in accordance with the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity Record Keeping policy Plan with registered professionals activities, interventions or treatments to achieve specified goals and care plans Contribute to care planning by monitoring and evaluating therapeutic interventions within an overall programme of care Help individuals to retain, regain and develop the skills to manage their lives and environment including enabling individuals to use assistive technology Work in collaboration with family/carers to enable them to support individuals Extra skills that can be used on the In Patient Unit must be competency assessed yearly and can only be carried out under the Arthur Rank Hospice Delegation Policy and under the guidance of a Registered Nurse, such as wound care.

Demonstrate the ability to use basic listening skills with patients and their relatives/carers when appropriate Under the guidance of a Registered Nurse, maximise physical comfort and well-being of patients in terms of hygiene, mobility, toileting and nutritional needs To exercise care and economy in the use of stores Participate in the cleaning of clinical areas within the In-Patient Unit Support volunteers, students and colleagues. Special feature of the job The service provides care 24/7, 365 days a year and clinical roles are rostered to provide this coverage. Whilst the rosters are created 6- 8 weeks in advance, there may be exceptional circumstances in which the job holder will need to be flexible to change a scheduled rota at short notice in times of clinical staffing crisis. Personal Development Develop your own knowledge and practice and reflect on and evaluate your own values, priorities, interests and effectiveness.

Monitor your own work practice. With the support of the team leader take responsibility for attending clinical supervision and staff de briefing sessions. All staff are encouraged to contribute to identifying and meeting their own job-related development needs. This will be achieved through a variety of processes including 1-21s with line managers or senior colleagues, annual appraisal and development reviews.


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