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Post: Hospice at Home Healthcare Assistant

Salary: £11.93 p/h for weekday shifts + £12.95 p/h for weekend shifts

Hours: Negotiable - 2 to 4 night shifts per week

Responsible to: Senior Manager for Hospice at Home

Accountable to: Director of Nursing, St David's Hospice Care

Location: Home-based. The post holder will be required to visit patients in any of the boundaries that we operate in (one patient visit per night shift)

Key Working Relationships:

• Clinical Nurse Specialists in Palliative Care
• District Nurses

Job Summary:

• To care for patients with Palliative care needs as requested by St. David’s Nurses.
• To provide support and respite care for patients and their families in their own home.

Key Tasks:

• To work in accordance with the policies and procedures of St. David’s Hospice Care and CIW (Care Inspectorate Wales).
• To maintain confidentiality at all times
• To ensure patients’ comfort and dignity at all times.
• To work alongside patients and carers, whilst also recognising their need for privacy
• To perform basic nursing procedures in accordance with the District Nurses Care Plan and document any activity.
• To report any changes in the patient’s condition to the appropriate St. David’s Clinical Nurse Specialist.
• To help with patient’s personal hygiene and toilet needs if appropriate.
• To maintain a safe environment for self, patients and carers at all times.
• To be familiar with the Care Decisions Tool for the Last Days of Life.

General Responsibilities:

• To recognise and accept the limits of personal knowledge and responsibility.
• To be aware of ones own responsibilities towards Health and Safety Regulations
• To verbally report any accident or untoward incident as soon as possible followed by written details.
• To be aware of procedures in place to contact the St. David’s out-of-hours service, whenever advice is sought.
• To recognise the need and be willing to undertake any training identified as necessary.
• To participate in clinical supervision and attend Hospice at Home meetings.
• To observe a No Smoking policy whilst on duty.
• To observe a No Sleeping on Duty policy.
• To log in and out of Guardian to confirm that you have reached the patient's house at the start and end of the shift. (one patient allocated per night shift).
• To contact the Hospice at Home Nurse in charge in the event of any problems occurring during the shift or the patient dies or condition causes concern.
• Ensure a verbal handover from CNS prior to shift commencement.
• To be aware of the risk assessment for each patient and act accordingly.

Person Specification

Essential:

• Possess a minimum of a Diploma in Health and Social Care level 3 (or be actively working towards level 3)
• Good communication skills
• To have an open, caring and inclusive manner
• Full UK License and access to a car
• All up to date mandatory training

Desirable:

• Community nursing experience
• Experience in caring for patients/families needing palliative care.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 18-36 per week

Salary: £11.93-£12.95 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Night shift

Licence/Certification:

• Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care or working towards (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Shift availability:

• Night shift (required)
• Overnight shift (required)

Work Location: In person