Health Care Assistant Zoe's Place baby hospice Liverpool, England
Job description
Job summary
If you want a job where you are part of a team, make a difference everyday and love coming to work, this is the job for you! An wonderful opportunity has arisen to join the team at Zoë's Place Baby Hospice as a senior health care assistant.
Zoё's Place Trust is a Registered Charity providing palliative, respite and end of life care to babies and infants aged from birth to five years suffering from life-limiting or life-threatening conditions. This care is provided in a caring, safe, home from home environment known as Zoё's Place Baby Hospices.
Main duties of the job:
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- To work as an integral member of the team. In the absence of the parent/carer, to assume responsibility for the emotional and physical care of a child with the direction and support of a Registered Nurse. To act as an advocate for a child and their family, supporting their decisions and choices.
- To use a holistic approach to care for children with complex care needs and their families.
- To undertake, assist or supervise individual children, in relation to feeding dressing and toileting, with due regard to the child’s individual medical and developmental needs.
- To care for children with a variety of complex needs and technology requirements such as ventilation, tracheostomy, gastrostomy, care.
- Under the guidance of and with the support of a Registered Nurse, to complete clinical competencies to enable clinical care to be carried out independently.
- To ensure the maintenance of accurate and timely record keeping. All documented tasks to be countersigned by a Registered Nurse.
- Led by a Registered Nurse, to be involved in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the care of the children in partnership with the families and the community team.
- To ensure that all children are given the time and assistance they need in undertaking any activity or intervention whilst encouraging and praising independent skills whenever possible.
- To ensure that individual children’s care plans are followed to the highest standards.
- To adhere to Zoe’s Place Trust policies and procedures, guidelines and standards at all times and to promote these to others.
- Recognise and feedback any changes in child’s condition and where required take appropriate action to support care and treatment under the direction of a Registered Nurse.
- Adopt the role of link worker as required by Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice.
- Take advantage of training opportunities to further develop your skills to enhance your role within Zoe’s Place including all mandatory training sessions.
- Attend and participate in an annual appraisal and regular reviews of performance and objectives, identifying gaps in knowledge/skills and developing a plan to enhance service and self development.
- To encourage and promote the philosophy of Zoe’s Place and present a good public image, to co-operate with all staff in maintaining good relationships with outside agencies in order to uphold the charity’s image and to win increased support for its work.
- To ensure effective communication with Zoe’s Place staff, members of the MDT, children and their families and to refer questions to appropriate personnel and communicate answers.
- To attend staff meetings and participate in other meetings as appropriate.
- To report any incidents and accidents to the nurse in charge in a timely manner and ensure that they are recorded in the appropriate documentation.
- To manage clinical duties and resources effectively to ensure the smooth running of the service.
- Promote and maintain dignity, privacy and confidentiality at all times.
- Under direction and supervision of a Registered Nurse, to participate in the preparation of a child and family for loss and bereavement and to care for a child and family after death.
- To conduct yourself at all times in a professional manner in both appearance and conduct.
- To work flexibly to meet the needs of the service and the team.
- To be aware of, and responsive to, the changing nature of the Trust and adopt a flexible and pro-active approach to work.
- To promote the speciality of palliative care and evidence based practices and develop the service within the sphere of responsibility.
- To participate in regular supervision with line manager and any staff for whom you have responsibility.
- This job description is not an exclusive description of the role and will develop and change to meet the evolving needs of the service.
Overview of your organisation
Zoё's Place Baby Hospices is a baby hospice based in Liverpool and part of a wider trust, with 2 other hospices based in Coventry and Middlesbrough.
This is a rare opportunity to become part of our supportive environment where holistic, individualised care is at the heart of our philosophy.
We are looking for a senior health care assistant with skills in looking after complex children. Ideally will be:
Ventilation and tracheostomy trained.
Make a difference and join our team.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 37.5 per week
Salary: £21,000.00-£22,430.00 per year
Benefits:
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift
Work Location: One location
Application deadline: 12/02/2023
