Palliative Care Respite Carer

2 months ago

Stockport, United Kingdom Stockport NHS Foundation Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a kind, caring and compassionate individual to join our established team providing prescribed care to patients with palliative care needs, in their own homes. The post holder will work collaboratively with other members of the integrated care teams, primarily District Nurses in the supporting the family carers in aspects of personal, social, emotional and spiritual care as set out in the care plan within the home.

A key skill incorporated into the role of Respite Carer is the ability to listen and show empathy to patients and family carers during disease progression and have a good knowledge of Palliative Care and End of Life Care issues.

Responsibility for Patient Care

To provide prescribed care to patients and family members as requested in the nursing care plan. This will be in the form of personal care i.e. oral hygiene, pressure relief and continence care.

To offer social and psychological support to patients and their family carers by being good listeners, being supportive of their individual concerns and worries and by empathising with their personal need.

Awareness of spiritual need is important in the form of recognising patient’s different cultures and beliefs and preferences that individuals hold close to their hearts to be able to be at peace with oneself.

To assist patients taking their medications as prescribed and authorised by General Practitioner.

To maintain confidentiality of patient information.

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

**Benefits we offer to you**:
Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
NHS pension scheme membership
Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
NHS Staff discounts
Cycle to work scheme
Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
Stockport Credit Union
- for local financial advice

**Main Duties and Responsibilities**:
Respite Carers are actively encouraged to complete Patients Individualised Plan of Care Documentation following each visit in the Nursing notes. This will be using an electronic tablet and will be in electronic medical record.

It is important to telephone Palliative Care Coordinator and District nurses following visits to identify level of care given, change in patient condition and any identified care needs.

Respite Carers need to demonstrate excellent communication skills with patients, relatives, carers and team members. This is also important when liaising with health or social care professionals.

They are encouraged to actively communicate with other members of the Palliative Care Respite Team to share individual preferences of patients and carers. This provides a valuable form of informal learning for each individual team member as different team members have different strengths and weaknesses.

Respite Carers are encouraged to communicate with family carers following the death of a patient when relationships are forged. This provides a great deal of sensitivity and discretion at difficult and emotional times.

To provide prescribed care to patients and family members as requested in the nursing care plan. This will be in the form of personal care i.e. oral hygiene, pressure relief and continence care.

To offer social and psychological support to patients and their family carers by being good listeners, being supportive of their individual concerns and worries and by empathising with their personal need.

Awareness of spiritual need is important in the form of recognising patient’s different cultures and beliefs and preferences that individuals hold close to their hearts to be able to be at peace with oneself.

To assist patients taking their medications as prescribed and authorised by General Practitioner.

To maintain confidentiality of patient information.

To be prepared for duty as arranged on off-duty.

Are responsible for arriving on time to a patients’ home.

To make themselves aware of the environment e.g. location of patient, access to bathroom and who to contact if patients condition changes.

To maintain professionalism at all times, they are representatives of the Palliative Care Respite at Home Service.

Responsible to report sickness appropriately and to fill in return to work forms.

Responsible for completing EASY, mileage claims on line at appropriate times to ensure finance has the means of handling payment of these.

Responsible for the use

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