Trinity Hospice has been at the heart of the Fylde coast for more than 38 years, providing compassionate care for people on their journey towards the end of life. Our dedicated specialist nursing teams touch the lives of thousands of patients and families each year, with one vision for the future that everyone across Blackpool and the Fylde coast has access to high-quality end-of-life care. Would you like to work for an award-winning charity that is striving to ensure that all the residents of the Fylde Coast have access to the best of end of life care available?
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an experienced health care assistant who has an NVQ3 qualification to join our in-patient team. As part of this role, you will be required to work alternative shift patterns over the 24 hour period to support the needs of the service with an increment being paid for nights worked.
You must be a committed individual who wants to provide excellent care to our patients and families, demonstrating our values to provide the best end of life care. You must be a team player, have good communication skills, and a positive, friendly and professional attitude.
About us
Trinity Hospice is a great place to work and has achieved an outstanding rating with the Care Quality Commission and Investors in People Gold accreditation. If you are looking to join a thriving, innovative organisation which puts passion and care at the heart of all its services then this may well be the post for you.
Job responsibilities
The Healthcare assistants will work as part of a multidisciplinary health and social care team. The Healthcare assistant will work at a level above the health care assistants and have additional skills to support management plans implemented by registered health and allied healthcare professionals.
JOB PURPOSE
The Healthcare assistant will assist in the identification of health needs and participate in the delivery and evaluation of care that meets the needs of a designated patient caseload. Working in partnership with a range of health care professionals they will undertake a range of delegated tasks that include:
1. Supporting the admission/discharge of patients
2. Facilitating rehabilitation programs
3. Clinical interventions
4. Medications management
5. Patient Centred Care
6. Provide excellent customer care skills to ensure patients come first.
7. Ensure that patients receive high quality clinical and personal care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.
8. Recognise the patients right to privacy, dignity and confidentiality, showing due regard for the patients property.
9. Act as an advocate for patients within the department, to ensure a patient-orientated approach to the delivery of care
10. Lead the what matters to me conversations with patients and families daily
Clinical Care
1. Under the direction of the Healthcare Professional, participate in the assessment, admission, discharge and handover of patients.
2. Undertake a range of delegated clinical care duties to deliver agreed plans of care, acting on own initiative.
3. Provide support and assistance to professionals in the implementation of plans of care for individual patients.
4. As directed, collect specimens from patients and to record routine observations of weight, blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiratory rate. Report any abnormalities and concerns to a Registered Nurse.
5. Assist with washing, bathing, showering, hair and oral care, dressing and undressing.
6. Recognise when patients are symptoms or general wellbeing has changed and report to nurse in charge.
7. Monitor and report pressure area concerns.
8. Under the direction of trained staff, maintain and develop own skills, including: monitoring and recording of vital signs to include blood pressure, monitoring and recording of blood glucose levels, oxygen saturations.
9. Be responsible for the management of delegated wound care, undertaking dressings using an aseptic technique ensuring appropriate documentation is completed and updated and any variance reported to the registered health care professional.
10. Assist in the management of continence undertaking delegated duties to catheterise patients following assessment by a registered health care professional (Bladder scans), catheter care drainage and stoma care and incontinence garments.
11. Respond appropriately to clinical emergencies to ensure the patient receives appropriate care.
12. Ensure the safe handling and mobilization of patients and when necessary to assist in the transportation of patients.
13. Chaperone patients to and from home/hospital/hospice, following assessment by a registered nurse, to maintain patient safety.
14. Care for the body after death and support family members/carers appropriately.
15. Respond to patient requests for non-clinical information to improve communication.
16. Provide comfort and support to patients, carers and family.
Medications Management
1. Administer medication under the direction of a Registered health care professional and in accordance with Hospice policy and procedure.
2. Monitor the administration of medication via syringe drivers and undertake first line troubleshooting when problems occur.
3. Complete all relevant documentation appropriate to medication and administration including syringe driver monitoring sheet.
Caseload Management for designated cohort of patients
1. Support the transfer of information via team leader, MDT and ward rounds regarding patients progress. Attend and actively participate in care planning meetings, case conferences and MDT Meetings.
2. Undertake referrals to appropriate health care professionals.
3. Ensure all essential information is collated on EMIS for your designated cohort of patients, updating this information as patients choices and preferences change.
4. Record a summary of care at agreed designated times.
Extended roles- Rehabilitation
1. Demonstrate knowledge and skill to use and teach others how to use a range of mobility and therapeutic equipment including wheelchairs, standing frames, hoists and exercise programs.
2. Take responsibility for the organisation and planning of designated patients in your caseload group, including basic evaluation and progression of treatments, reporting changes and responses to treatments in a verbal and written format to the qualified staff.
3. Facilitate individual treatment plans under the direction of the physiotherapist.
4. Monitor and report progress.
5. Complete relevant assessments chart.
6. Undertake falls risk assessment reviews and complete relevant documentation and fall risk warnings.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* English language GCSE Grade C or above or Equivalent
* NVQ 3 or equivalent experience
* ECDL or other basic IT competency qualification
Personal Attributes
* Pleasant, warm personality with a kind and sympathetic attitude
* Self motivated
* Demonstrate a commitment to caring for people
* Ability to adjust to change
* Flexibility regarding working rota
* UK Driving license and access to car
* Commitment to the vision, values and objectives of Trinity Hospice
* Ability to work unsociable hours
* Willingness to work unsocial hours including nights
Experience
* Three years experience in health care setting
* Have ability to establish good working relationships and works well in a team
* Community experience
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
* Able to communicate well verbally and in writing
* Ability to follow instructions
* Basic IT skills including Word (e.g. able to log-in, use email, check calendars etc., and log out)
* Able to physically carry out duties of this role (see Job Description)
* Able to follow instructions and also use own initiative
* Willingness to learn new tasks, procedures or methods
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.
£23,662 to £26,407 a year Pro Rata with an additional increment for nights worked
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