Health Care Assistant

2 weeks ago


Derby, United Kingdom Treetops Hospice Full time

Job summary

Are you someone who feels passionate about looking after people at the end of their lives?

Do you have the drive and energy to care for an individual in their own home over night, whilst also supporting their families, friends, and carers.

Do you want to self-roster to ensure a good life work balance is maintained?

We are looking for individuals with exceptional caring and interpersonal skills with an empathic and compassionate nature to join our team. We work predominantly across the Derbyshire, Derby City and Nottinghamshire area.

As a Health Care Assistant in our team, you will deliver care and support to people with terminal illnesses in the last few months and weeks of life. We carry out a range of care duties including helping patients meet their hygiene needs, monitoring symptoms and keeping detailed records and emotional support to the patient and their families.

Our approach is predominantly one to one, so you will often be working independently using your own initiative in line with patient need and Registered Nurse support.

What we are looking for individuals with:

Relevant palliative care experience

S/NVQ Level 2 or above.

UK driving licence & access to a vehicle are essential.

Main duties of the job

TreetopsHospice provides a nursing service, which is available 7 nights a week, forpeople with a limited life expectancy, to enable them to remain at home if thatis their wish. It is intended to be complementary to existing communityservices.

Wework in co-operation with the Primary Health Care Team and other care agenciesto provide support and skilled nursing care to those in the terminal phase oftheir illness, or with chronic incurable conditions.

Our key role within the department is to provideindividualised palliative care to patients as part of the Hospice at Home nightservice, either through the provision of one-to-one night support in apatients home or as part of a roaming team of two covering the SouthernDerbyshire geographical area.

To providerespite, help and support to the families and carers of individual patients.

To attendteam meetings on a regular basis, undertaking clinical supervision, mandatoryand on-going training and education sessions as required.

Toparticipate in team peer review and support through reflective practice.

About us

Ourvision is that everyone living withinthe communities we serve has access to end-of-life care of the highest qualityand we need you, our best, most valued asset, to deliver our mission of making everydaycount through giving the highest quality support and care to our patients andcarers.

Inreturn you will have access to a comprehensive training and education programmeto help develop your skills and knowledge. You will also benefit from anoccupational pension scheme (NHS Pension Scheme rights are preserved), socialevents, a health & wellbeing package, free parking, a free Will service,flexible working approach, generous annual leave entitlement and beautifulgrounds and many more wellbeing benefits such as complementary therapies, Yogaand Tai Chi. Treetops Hospice is an amazing organisation to work for and yourhealth and wellbeing is important to us. Our employees are passionate, caringpeople who believe in and are driven by our vision and values. Staff describeTreetops as a family rather than a place of work and feel valued andfulfilled; they are proud to be part of Treetops.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Weare looking for individuals with exceptional caring and interpersonal skillswith an empathic and compassionate nature to join our team. We workpredominantly across the Derbyshire, Derby City and Nottinghamshire area.

Asa Health Care Assistant in our team, you will deliver care and support topeople with terminal illnesses in the last few months and weeks of life. We carryout a range of care duties including helping patients meet their hygiene needs,monitoring symptoms and keeping detailed records and emotional support to thepatient and their families.

Please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Knowledge & Skill Ability

Essential

Experience of delivering palliative care Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Good record keeping Willing to attend clinical supervision to reflect on practice. IT literate Understands the importance of confidentiality. Basic needs assessment skills

Desirable

Experience of delivering palliative care Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Good record keeping Willing to attend clinical supervision to reflect on practice. IT literate Understands the importance of confidentiality. Basic needs assessment skills

Qualities & Attribute

Essential

Experience of delivering palliative care Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Good record keeping Willing to attend clinical supervision to reflect on practice. IT literate Understands the importance of confidentiality. Basic needs assessment skills

Desirable

Proactive in supporting colleagues

Qualifications

Essential

We are looking for individuals with exceptional caring and interpersonal skills with an empathic and compassionate nature to join our team. We work predominantly across the Derbyshire, Derby City and Nottinghamshire area. As a Health Care Assistant in our team, you will deliver care and support to people with terminal illnesses in the last few months and weeks of life. We carry out a range of care duties including helping patients meet their hygiene needs, monitoring symptoms and keeping detailed records and emotional support to the patient and their families.

Desirable

We are looking for individuals with exceptional caring and interpersonal skills with an empathic and compassionate nature to join our team. We work predominantly across the Derbyshire, Derby City and Nottinghamshire area. As a Health Care Assistant in our team, you will deliver care and support to people with terminal illnesses in the last few months and weeks of life. We carry out a range of care duties including helping patients meet their hygiene needs, monitoring symptoms and keeping detailed records and emotional support to the patient and their families.

Other Requirement

Essential

Full current driving licence with ability and willingness to use own vehicle. Willingness and confidence to travel across our catchment area. Be able to drive provided work vehicle when required. Be able to work night shifts over a 7-day period and work flexibly according to the needs of the service.

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