Health Care Assistant IPU (Twilight) in Watford inWatford PUBLISHED TUE 7 JAN 2025 Jump to job information section

The post holder will be required to work from 6pm to midnight. This service is required over a 7-day period. You will need to support the effective management of out of hours calls for our community services.

Proactively contribute to the delivery of high-quality safe evidence-based care. Delivery high quality specialist palliative and end of life care as part of the Inpatient Unit multidisciplinary team.

Under the direction of a multi skilled team, support the assessment, planning, and evaluation of individualised patient centred care, ensuring a holistic approach that is sensitive and responsive to the patients ever-changing needs.

To support the smooth running of a shift, ensuring staff and patients are safe.

To support the management of calls (call handling service) for all our community services.

As a member of the wider organisation, demonstrate delivery of the agreed vision and values

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To provide care that meets the holistic needs of individual patients and their carers / families, including physical, emotional, spiritual, practical and if appropriate, pre and post bereavement needs.

To work in accordance with the individual patients care plans, observing and reporting promptly any identified patient or family needs.

Under the direction of the registered nurse participate in the assessment, admission, discharge, and handover of patients.

Under the direction of the registered nurse, provide general nursing care to allocated patients. This includes bathing, toileting, personal hygiene (i.e. eye, mouth, nail care) and basic observations. Under the direction and observation of the registered nurse, and following training and achievement of the Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care agreed competency framework, undertake delegated and agreed extended HCA roles, including:

o Integrated Palliative Care Outcomes (IPOS) reviews,

o Monitoring and recording of blood glucose levels,

o Blood pressure,

o Oxygen saturations,

o Urinalysis,

o Medicine management awareness practice including syringe driver checks,

o Phlebotomy and other pathology specimens,

o Dressing of simple wounds.

Adherence to and updating individualised care plans and ensure that any change relating directly or indirectly to the patients care or wellbeing is promptly and accurately reported to the staff nurse or nurse in charge.

To actively welcome all visitors, especially new patients, and their carers, ensuring they are greeted on arrival and informed of the general facilities, unit layout and the various services and information available.

To follow agreed guidance when receiving out of hours calls from patients or their carers, ensuring appropriate communication is used and documented as per agreed guidance.

To demonstrate good communication skills, ensuring quality time is spend being / sitting with the patients and ensuring they are treated with courtesy and respect at all times.

Ensure privacy, dignity and confidentiality for patients and relatives in line with Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care policies and procedures.