Clinical Support Worker - Palliative Care Goscote Hospice Walsall, England
Job description
Job Title - Clinical Support Worker Goscote Hospice
Employer - Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Department – Goscote Hospice
Location - Walsall, West Midlands
Salary - Agenda for Change band 2 salary
Job Type – 2 x Permanent post ( 1 x 34.5 hours 3 long days per week and 1 x 23 hours per week)
Pay Scheme - Band 2
We are currently looking for 2 permanent Clinical Support Workers who are enthusiastic and motivated to join the community based 12 bedded Goscote Hospice. This is a great opportunity to join a wider Palliative & End of Life Care group consisting of many other Palliative Care services serving the people of Walsall.
You must be caring, compassionate, reliable and have a genuine interest to work within Goscote Hospice based at Walsall Palliative Care Centre, Goscote Lane Walsall WS3 1SJ. These roles are primarily providing direct clinically individualised and focussed care for the patients. Sensitivity is key component of these roles as you support patients and carers during highly emotional charged times. Theses roles will focus on caring for patients with life limiting conditions that are approaching the end of their life or requiring symptom control.
A flexible approach to the hours of work is required ; this includes long days (7.00am -7.30pm) and night shifts (7.00pm - 7.30am) includes weekends and bank holidays.
1. Assist in undertaking activities of living in accordance with the care plan prescribed by qualified staff. These duties will include the delivery of hygiene care, nutrition and hydration, continence care, pressure area care, mobility and rehabilitation and offer psychological support.
2. Assist in the taking and recording of patient’s observations
3. Report changes to patient’s health status to trained nurse for action
4. Support registered nursing staff with clinical treatments and investigations as appropriate, to the level of knowledge and skill. This may include the escort of patients to other departments within the centre and on occasion to other departments and specialist units off site
There will be opportunities for personal training and development in line with the Trust resources and requirements.
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 286,700, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities. Work is also well underway on its multi-million pound new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre which will house a new Emergency Department (including Children’s Emergency Department), co-located Paediatric Assessment Unit, Acute Medical Unit and Urgent Care Centre. This is scheduled for completion this year.
We would particularly welcome applications from people from a BME background and people with a disability as these groups are currently under-represented at senior level. We value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.
We support flexible working for all employees and prospective applicants.
Any settled workers meeting the requirements must be offered the position in preference to any non-resident candidates meeting the requirements, unless the role falls under a PhD-level code, in which case sponsorship may be attained.
Job Title - Clinical Support Worker Goscote Hospice
Employer - Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Department – Goscote Hospice Team - Palliative & End of Life Care group.
Location - Walsall, West Midlands
Salary - Agenda for Change band 2 salary
Job Type – 2 x Permanent post (1 x 34.5 hours 3 long days per week and 1 x 23 hours per week))
Pay Scheme - Band 2
We are currently looking for 2 permanent Clinical Support Workers who are enthusiastic and motivated to join the community based 12 bedded Goscote Hospice. This is a great opportunity to join a wider Palliative & End of Life Care group consisting of many other Palliative Care services serving the people of Walsall.
You must be caring, compassionate, reliable and have a genuine interest to work within Goscote Hospice based at Walsall Palliative Care Centre, Goscote Lane Walsall WS3 1SJ. These roles are primarily providing direct clinically individualised and focussed care for the patients. Sensitivity is key component of these roles as you support patients and carers during highly emotional charged times. Theses roles will focus on caring for patients with life limiting conditions that are approaching the end of their life or requiring symptom control.
A flexible approach to the hours of work is required ; this includes long days (7.00am -7.30pm) and night shifts (7.00pm - 7.30am) includes weekends and bank holidays.
1. Assist in undertaking activities of living in accordance with the care plan prescribed by qualified staff. These duties will include the delivery of hygiene care, nutrition and hydration, continence care, pressure area care, mobility and rehabilitation and offer psychological support.
2. Assist in the taking and recording of patient’s observations
3. Report changes to patient’s health status to trained nurse for action
4. Support registered nursing staff with clinical treatments and investigations as appropriate, to the level of knowledge and skill. This may include the escort of patients to other departments within the centre and on occasion to other departments and specialist units off site
There will be opportunities for personal training and development in line with the Trust resources and requirements.
You will need to work a flexible approach working in the service which includes long days (7am -7.30pm) and night shifts (7pm - 7.30am) includes weekends and bank holidays as the service demands
In addition to the clinical element of this role there are also other essential components that the jobholder will be required to fulfil.
1. Assist in the maintenance of general clerical activities to support the clinical environment and patient care. These duties will include answering the telephone, taking and passing on of messages to the relevant person, filing, keeping patient’s bedside records tidy etc.
2. Support registered nursing staff in ensuring communication systems meet the needs of patients carers and staff. This will include referring carers and visitors on to the appropriate trained nurse. Adhering to the Trust’s complaint procedure with For One & All
3. Regard to formal and verbal complaints. Updating notice boards and leaflet racks. Attending ward staff meetings and where necessary acting as a ward representative at specific meetings at the ward managers request
4. Maintain confidentiality in relation to patients be the information obtained either verbally, written or electronically The information supplied above is intended to summarise the key responsibilities and duties of the role. The post holder may be required from time to time to carry out other reasonable requests and duties as required, consistent with the responsibilities of the grade.
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