BankContract (Day and Night Shifts available)
Clinical Band 3: £24,793 - £26,444 per year pro ratafor hours worked
Are you a Health Care Assistant looking for a role where you can providecompassionate care?
Avariety of shift patterns
Part of a well-established team
Enhanced pay for unsociable hours
Free Parking
We are seeking individuals to fulfil a variety of shifts on an adhoc basis at our Inpatient Unit, Dorchester. Our bank team are essential to ourservice, ensuring that we can deliver exceptional palliative care 24 hours aday, seven days a week.
At Weldmar, we deliverspecialist care in patients homes, through day services, as well as at ourInpatient Unit. Supported by professionals and volunteers, we ensure patientsand their families receive unparalleled support during lifes most challengingmoments, working closely with the NHS to maintain the highest standards ofcare.
Main duties of the job
As a Health CareAssistant at our Inpatient Unit, youll assist Registered Nurses in thedelivery high-quality patient care, offering emotional support, and maintaininga safe environment. Using your interpersonal skills when providing personalcare, youll gain an understanding of patients personal needs and willcomplete documentation to ensure accurate records.
Youll have healthcare experience, preferably in a palliative caresetting, and will have obtained a Diploma in Care (or working towards), and a willingness and interest in acquiring new skills.
An Enhanced plus barred listDisclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check is required.
About us
AboutWeldmar Hospicecare: RatedOutstanding by the CQC, Weldmar Hospicecare providesspecialist care to adults in Dorset with a life limiting illness, and supportto their loved ones. This care is given in the comfort of patients own homes,in the community, and at our Inpatient Unit in Dorchester. All care is providedfree of charge and mainly funded by the continued support of our localcommunity, via fundraising initiatives and events, our retail chain, and giftsleft in wills, enabling us to raise the £27,500 we need every day to keep ourservices going.
Job responsibilities
Job Description and Person Specification
Job Title: Health Care Assistant
Hours of work: As and when required (Bank Support Team)
Grade: Band 3
Reports to: Staff Nurse or Sister
Responsible for: N/A
Job Context
Weldmar Hospicecare is an independent charity that provides specialist end of life care to patients and those that are important to them throughout Dorset. This care is given in the comfort of patients own homes by Weldmars Specialist Hospice at Home service, and via Wellbeing Services held across the county or as inpatients at our hospice in Dorchester. Our team of dedicated staff and volunteers ensure that we can continue to support patients through one of lifes most difficult journeys. We work closely with other health care providers including the NHS to ensure that our patients receive the highest possible care.
We do receive some funding from the NHS but the majority of our income is generated by our fundraising and retail teams, which plays a vital part in securing income to fund our care, both now and in the future.
Our Inpatient Unit is a 14 bedded palliative care unit, caring for patients in the last year of life. The unit has a multidisciplinary team approach to patient care with an emphasis on providing high standards of care.
Job Purpose
To work as member of the nursing team with supervision from a Registered Nurse and contribute to maintaining the inpatient unit as an environment conducive to providing high standards of palliative care.
Scope and Limits of Authority
* Always act within the limits of your competence, reporting to a Registered Nurse if unsure
* Work within relevant policies, protocols and standards
* There will be no direct budget responsibility but must have an awareness of cost implications and make effective use of resources
Job tasks
Clinical Care Responsibility
Acts as an assistant in the delivery of high-quality care to patients, including:
* Observing and reporting any significant changes in a patients physical or psychological condition
* Assists with patient personal care including bathing and toileting, urinary catheters, ileostomy and colostomy care.
* Delivering patient nursing care as delegated by the RN, including dressing of minor wounds
* Provides emotional support allowing time for patients and family/carers to talk, using listening and empathic skills
* Providing death and bereavement care and family support.
* Participates in patient reporting and documenting of care
* Ensure patient area environment and equipment is clean, tidy and in working order
* Develops and complies individual patient care pathways with guidance of RN
* Supports admission procedures, including taking patient details
* Undertakes specific observation and monitoring tasks as delegated by RN, and reports back, including blood sugar levels, blood pressure, temperatures, CSU samples and sending samples for testing
* Applies relevant standard to care nursing practice, reporting all incidents, errors, falls and accidents
* Attends monthly nurse team meetings (when on duty) for updating of all aspects of clinical and the Weldmars information, and for support of colleagues. Also attends meetings called by the Chief Executive Officer
* Maintains a safe environment within the hospice, and to ensure that all equipment is clean, safe and maintained in goof the Weldmars policies, procedures and competencies
Development of Knowledge and Skills
* Attends mandatory training provided by the hospice
* Attends appropriate in-house and external education sessions, conferences and seminars in order to develop understanding of palliative care
* Attending and adhere to standards as set by appropriate course (eg NVQ, Diploma in care, apprenticeship programme) if applicable
* Participates in individual performance review and appraisal giving and receiving feedback about clinical practice and developmental needs
* Participates in clinical supervision (optional)
* Undertakes induction and mentoring support to new care staff
* Participates in and reports back from delegated corporate projects (eg Clinical Governance Working Groups)
* Participates in agreed audit or relevant research
* Reports all acquired knowledge from training and education sessions back to the multidisciplinary team at in house education sessions or by way of written reports
* Maintain own physical health in order to fulfil the physical effort demanded of the care role
* Self - awareness to maintain own and others emotional wellbeing and seek support and guidance from colleagues and peers as required
* Resilience to handle the emotional impact of working within death and dying
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience of working within healthcare setting
* Experience and understanding of team working
* Experience of working in palliative care or a related specialist area (desirable)
Skills and Abilities
* Good interpersonal skills, including empathy and open-minded A
* approach to patients
* Ability to understand the importance of boundaries in relationships with patients and their families
* Emotionally able to work within the field of palliative care
* Flexible approach to changing workload and unpredictable requirements, and adaptable to change
* Willingness to and interest in acquiring new skills
* Ability to write simple notes and maintain required records
* Commitment to team working and willingness to assist and support colleagues flexibly
* Demonstrable interpersonal skills, including listening, negotiating, communication of ideas
* Ability to contribute to corporate change and development projects with confidence in own contribution
* Ability to induct and mentor newer members of staff
* Ability to undertake work without direct supervision
* Ability to work a variety of shifts including evenings, weekends, public holidays and nights
Qualifications
* Some knowledge of care requirements and understanding of patients personal needs
* Obtained or working towards the Care Certificate (within Probationary period)
* Some understanding of the emotional needs of patients and their families
* Understanding of importance of confidentiality
* Basic literacy and numeric skills
* Possess or willing to work towards Diploma in Care Level 3
* Developed knowledge of a range of patient care requirements within a specialist healthcare environment and ability to apply this within own work, including care plans
* Understanding of the physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual needs of patients and their families/carers
* Knowledge equivalent to NVQ/QCF level III (either gained through qualification or several years effective experience)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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