Health Care Assistant

3 months ago


Hereford, United Kingdom St Michael’s Hospice Full time

Job summary

Are you a compassionate and skilled healthcare professionallooking to make a meaningful impact? Join our dedicated Community Services teamat St Michael's Hospice as a Senior Health Care Assistant.

In this role, you'llprovide personalized, holistic palliative care to patients and their familiesin their own homes, helping to enhance their quality of life during challengingtimes.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

Deliver individualized care based on detailed care plans. Provide emotional support and maintain patient dignity. Participate in clinical assessments and ensure safety protocols are followed. Assist in the induction and mentoring of new team members.

Please note we currently do not have a sponsorship licence and are unable to sponsor any visas, therefore candidates must have the right to work in the UK prior to applying for this position.

About us

St Michael's Hospice is nestled in the stunning Herefordshire countryside, in a state-of-the-art facility. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, a transferrable NHS pension or you can enrol onto our own Hospice pension.

We offer Life Assurance, a superb working environment and facility, generous study leave allowance, discounts with local suppliers, individualised training needs analysis, advanced communication skills training, employee counselling service, free tea & coffee, a friendly & welcoming work environment and 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays.

We are one of the top 100 best not for profit organisations to work for and have been caring to make a difference, to patients living with a terminal illness and their families, across Herefordshire and beyond for nearly 40 years.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Spinal Point Range : 5,6,7

Hours: 30 hours per week - Nights Only

Department: Community Services

Location: Base at St Michael's Hospice, with travel around County

Reports to: Senior Community Registered Nurse

Job Purpose: To deliver individualised, holistic palliative nursing care to patients and their families in their own homes to enhance their quality of life.

Care Provision

To provide individualised care to the patient and family members under the delegated direction of registered nurses, following care plans and risk assessment. Following appropriate training to undertake a range of clinical care interventions stoma care. To develop and utilise skills in decision-making to enhance patient care, working in an autonomous environment. Contribute to clinical and health and safety risk assessments. Using discretion and judgement in emergency situation. To escalate changes in condition of patients/relatives to the hub senior nurse. Provide emotional/psychological support to the patient and their family, identifying referrals to the wider hospice services. Ensure patients privacy and dignity are maintained at all times. Provide final care for the deceased patient and verification of expected death (being the extension of GPs arm) Understand the complications/harm falls, pressure sores that can be caused by patient immobility and contribute to the prevention of such complications. To provide medication management level one. Induction of new members, sharing knowledge and skills.

Communication

To create and promote a positive image for the organisation Communicate in a professional and effective manner with internal and external health care professionals, patients, relatives and carers. Recognise own limitations when offering emotional support. Maintain patient confidentiality at all times. To be a team player, following guidelines and policies. To keep accurate records of the care provided.

Health and Safety

Act at all times to promote the safety and wellbeing of patients, relatives and carers Be aware of patients that are at risk of falling and ways to prevent falls. Contribute to health and safety risk assessments and actions as required. Follow the incident reporting process.

Education

Attend mandatory training and service training opportunities. Develop and maintain own knowledge and skills in palliative care. To undertake an appraisal and personal development review annually. Act as a role model to new staff members. Person Specification

Other

Essential

Basic IT skills In possession of a full UK driving licence, be over 21 and have held a full licence for 12 months Have full right to work in the UK, we do not offer sponsorship

Experience

Essential

Experience of delivering hands on care for people requiring palliative care Experience of dealing with challenging situations

Desirable

Previous experience of providing care in the community

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level 3 in care or equivalent

Desirable

Care Certificate
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