Healthcare Assistant inStafford inStafford PUBLISHED 22 OCT 2024
Katharine House Hospice roeVGWRc
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Are you a dedicated and caring healthcare worker who wants to provide passionate, professional and responsive care?
Join Katharine House Hospices community team, where your efforts will contribute to something meaningful ensuring that local people receive the care they need when it matters most.
About us
We are Katharine House Hospice, and were dedicated to providing compassionate care to people in our community affected by progressive illnesses. Everyone here plays an integral role in making this possible.
We value people
so much so, its one of our three key values as a charity.
We focus on delivering high quality care and can give the time needed to provide the best experience for our patients and their families
.
The role
The Hospice at Home team is part of our community services. We are a rapid response service and provide crisis support and end of life care, as well as respite care to allow crucial time away for carers and families, when they need it. Our aim is to bring a real choice to people enabling them to be cared for in their own home and providing vital support to their carers and families.
Part of a small, supportive team, youll be providing individualised care to the patient in their home setting and supporting their family and informal carers and youll be paid for the full shift
The role
The Hospice at Home team is part of our community services. We are a rapid response service and provide crisis support and end of life care, as well as respite care to allow crucial time away for carers and families, when they need it. Our aim is to bring a real choice to people enabling them to be cared for in their own home and providing vital support to their carers and families.
Part of a small, supportive team, youll be providing individualised care to the patient in their home setting and supporting their family and informal carers and youll be paid for the full shift
About usDepartment Objectives
1. To offer a real choice about place of care and place of death for more people in Cannock, Stafford and surrounding areas who are in the terminal phase of their illnesses.
2. The service is to support the Primary Healthcare Team in the delivery of its services to people with terminal illnesses.
3. The service is to offer any necessary support to people to enable them to remain in their own homes, but it will not offer care that requires a registered nurse.
4. It will both maintain people in their own homes, when otherwise an institutional admission would be required, and will facilitate the early discharge of people from hospital and hospice.
Role ObjectiveTo support a patients wish to be cared for in their home environment at the end of their life.
Function and Responsibilities
Specific Objectives
To provide individualised care, to the patient in their home setting and to provide support to their family and/or informal carers.
Key Tasks and ResponsibilitiesTo provide personalised care to the patient and their family and/or informal carers
To provide personal care to the patient whilst maintaining their privacy and dignity e.g. washing and dressing, care after death.
To provide pressure area care to the patient e.g. change of position, minor dressing changes
To provide practical support to the family e.g. shopping, light cleaning, bed making
To provide emotional support to the patient, his/her family and/or informal carers e.g. pre bereavement and at time of death
To provide respite sits, including: days sits and overnight sits to allow their family member or informal carer to have a break or some rest.
To provide accurate information to the patient, his/her family and/or informal carers
To assist with the patients nutritional and hydration needs e.g. prepare light meals, assist with feeding and drinking
To assist with the patients elimination needs e.g. empty catheter and/or stoma bags
To assist in the management of the patients physical symptoms e.g. observe and monitor a syringe driver, provide simple massage
To monitor and observe for changes in the patients condition and symptoms and notify the district nurse accordingly
Accurately record all care given in the patients notes and for urgent matters report directly to the district nurse via a mobile telephone.
To carry out access visits to new patients and assessments for care planning
To support the on call co-ordinator with the co-ordination of the service at the week ends on a rotational basis.
The post holder is expected to be:
o Approachable
o Trustworthy
o Motivated to deliver high quality care
o Supportive to the patient, their family/informal carers and colleagues
o Self starter
o Able to work on their own or as part of a team
o Flexible in their approach to meet service needs
o Non-judgemental and sensitive to the patients culture, sexuality, religious beliefs
At all times the post holder will adhere to the organisations policies and procedures
Act at all times in a manner which will prevent/control infection
The post holder will at all times act in a manner to foster public trust and confidence
The post holder will take an active part in their annual appraisal to foster their personal and professional development
Report any accidents, incidents or complaints in a timely manner and in accordance with the organisations procedures
Take all measures to ensure the safety and welfare of all patients and staff, having due regard to the Health and Safety at Work Act
Attend mandatory updates as required
Actively seek support when needed and contribute to providing support for others when needed
Attend debriefing sessions as required
Attend team meetings
The post holder will use resources economically and efficiently
Maintain patient and familys/informal carers confidentiality at all times
Are you a dedicated and caring healthcare worker who wants to provide passionate, professional and responsive care?
Join Katharine House Hospices community team, where your efforts will contribute to something meaningful ensuring that local people receive the care they need when it matters most.
About us
We are Katharine House Hospice, and were dedicated to providing compassionate care to people in our community affected by progressive illnesses. Everyone here plays an integral role in making this possible.
We value people
so much so, its one of our three key values as a charity.
We focus on delivering high quality care and can give the time needed to provide the best experience for our patients and their families
.
The role
The Hospice at Home team is part of our community services. We are a rapid response service and provide crisis support and end of life care, as well as respite care to allow crucial time away for carers and families, when they need it. Our aim is to bring a real choice to people enabling them to be cared for in their own home and providing vital support to their carers and families.
Part of a small, supportive team, youll be providing individualised care to the patient in their home setting and supporting their family and informal carers and youll be paid for the full shift
The role
The Hospice at Home team is part of our community services. We are a rapid response service and provide crisis support and end of life care, as well as respite care to allow crucial time away for carers and families, when they need it. Our aim is to bring a real choice to people enabling them to be cared for in their own home and providing vital support to their carers and families.
Part of a small, supportive team, youll be providing individualised care to the patient in their home setting and supporting their family and informal carers and youll be paid for the full shift
About us
Department Objectives
1. To offer a real choice about place of care and place of death for more people in Cannock, Stafford and surrounding areas who are in the terminal phase of their illnesses.
2. The service is to support the Primary Healthcare Team in the delivery of its services to people with terminal illnesses.
3. The service is to offer any necessary support to people to enable them to remain in their own homes, but it will not offer care that requires a registered nurse.
4. It will both maintain people in their own homes, when otherwise an institutional admission would be required, and will facilitate the early discharge of people from hospital and hospice.
Role ObjectiveTo support a patients wish to be cared for in their home environment at the end of their life.
Function and Responsibilities
Specific Objectives
To provide individualised care, to the patient in their home setting and to provide support to their family and/or informal carers.
Key Tasks and ResponsibilitiesTo provide personalised care to the patient and their family and/or informal carers
To provide personal care to the patient whilst maintaining their privacy and dignity e.g. washing and dressing, care after death.
To provide pressure area care to the patient e.g. change of position, minor dressing changes
To provide practical support to the family e.g. shopping, light cleaning, bed making
To provide emotional support to the patient, his/her family and/or informal carers e.g. pre bereavement and at time of death
To provide respite sits, including: days sits and overnight sits to allow their family member or informal carer to have a break or some rest.
To provide accurate information to the patient, his/her family and/or informal carers
To assist with the patients nutritional and hydration needs e.g. prepare light meals, assist with feeding and drinking
To assist with the patients elimination needs e.g. empty catheter and/or stoma bags
To assist in the management of the patients physical symptoms e.g. observe and monitor a syringe driver, provide simple massage
To monitor and observe for changes in the patients condition and symptoms and notify the district nurse accordingly
Accurately record all care given in the patients notes and for urgent matters report directly to the district nurse via a mobile telephone.
To carry out access visits to new patients and assessments for care planning
To support the on call co-ordinator with the co-ordination of the service at the week ends on a rotational basis.
The post holder is expected to be:
o Approachable
o Trustworthy
o Motivated to deliver high quality care
o Supportive to the patient, their family/informal carers and colleagues
o Self starter
o Able to work on their own or as part of a team
o Flexible in their approach to meet service needs
o Non-judgemental and sensitive to the patients culture, sexuality, religious beliefs
At all times the post holder will adhere to the organisations policies and procedures
Act at all times in a manner which will prevent/control infection
The post holder will at all times act in a manner to foster public trust and confidence
The post holder will take an active part in their annual appraisal to foster their personal and professional development
Report any accidents, incidents or complaints in a timely manner and in accordance with the organisations procedures
Take all measures to ensure the safety and welfare of all patients and staff, having due regard to the Health and Safety at Work Act
Attend mandatory updates as required
Actively seek support when needed and contribute to providing support for others when needed
Attend debriefing sessions as required
Attend team meetings
The post holder will use resources economically and efficiently
Maintain patient and familys/informal carers confidentiality at all times
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