At Mountbatten, we understand home is where the heart is. That’s why most people prefer to receive care in the comfort of their own space—be it a house, flat, nursing or care home.
Care at home team
Mountbatten needs kind, caring, committed and dynamic individuals like you to help us achieve our vision and make every moment matter.
You will work as part of the Care at Home Team to provide care and support to our patients with life limiting illness, and to their families and carers.
Please note: a full clean UK manual driving licence is essential for this role.
Overview of Role
As a Mountbatten Carer, you will work in accordance with individual care plans written by a named nurse to provide care and support to patients with life limiting illness, their families and carers. You will work flexibly across all care services provided by Mountbatten which will involve working in patients’ own homes or other places of care. As a Mountbatten Carer you will be required to work unsocial hours as required, including weekends/nights and bank holidays.
Key Tasks
* To deliver direct care, treatment and emotional support for patients as required within set protocols/policies in accordance with the patients individual care plan.
* To contribute to the assessment, implementation and monitoring of patients and carers, identifying physical and/or psychological problems and liaising with the appropriate health and social care team members.
* Work in collaboration with colleagues to ensure the delivery of high quality, safe and compassionate care and support.
* To promote and maintain effective liaison with care team and other health and social agencies involved in the patients care.
* To assist in the day to day organisation of the service of carrying out duties as delegated by the Care at Home Team Leader, CNS or Sister Inpatient Unit.
* To promote Mountbatten services through good communication with health care providers and the general public of the Isle of Wight.
***Please refer to the attached Job Description, which includes the Person Specification, for the full duties and responsibilities of this role***
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