Job summary
Assistant
Practitioner (South Dorset)
Weldmar
Specialist Hospice at Home Service
37.5
hours per week (part time considered) - Permanent contract
Clinical Salary
Scale - Band 4: £26,546 - £29,131 per year FTE (pay award pending)
We're looking for a caring and enthusiastic Assistant
Practitioner to join our new Specialist Hospice at Home Service in South Dorset
As Assistant
Practitioner you'll be joining Weldmar at an exciting time, joining our newly
formed Specialist Hospice at Home team in South Dorset, delivering outstanding
patient care within the community in Dorchester, Weymouth, Portland and
surrounding areas.
Main duties of the job
This new service will
provide reassurance to patients and family members, who will have access to a
range of support from those working within the hub, other clinical specialists
from our multi-disciplinary team, and to our patient and family support
services, as well as to hands on care if required. This will enable them to
live as well as possible at home, and reducing the likelihood of hospital
admissions. Demonstrating our values, youll work collaboratively with your
clinical colleagues and external agencies to provide an agile and responsive
service based on patient needs identified by the Specialist Hospice at Home
team.
Youll possess an NVQ
Level 5 qualification or a foundation degree in health and social care, or
equivalent qualification such as Nursing Associate or a willingness to work
towards. Working under the direction of our Weldmar Community Nurses, you will
participate in the assessment of care needs and the implementation of delegated
interventions, as well as undertake a broad range of support, advice and
informal teaching to ensure delivery of the highest standard of palliative and
end of life care to patients and their families.
Your
core hours will be Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm, with a requirement to
provide morning advice line cover on a rota basis.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check is
required for this role, please refer to the job description
About us
About
Weldmar Hospicecare: Rated
Outstanding by the CQC, Weldmar Hospicecare provides
specialist care to adults in Dorset with a life limiting illness, and support
to their loved ones. This care is given in the comfort of patients own homes,
in the community, and at our Inpatient Unit in Dorchester. All care is provided
free of charge and mainly funded by the continued support of our local
community, via fundraising initiatives and events, our retail chain, and gifts
left in wills, enabling us to raise the £27,500 we need every day to keep our
services going.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
The role of the Weldmar Specialist Hospice at Home Assistant Practitioner (SH@H AP) is to support the Specialist Hospice at Home team hubs working across Dorset in the West, South or North Dorset, whilst also working closely with other healthcare professionals in the delivery of high quality and palliative care to patients and their families predominantly in their own homes.
The post holder will work collaboratively within the Specialist Hospice at Home team, participating in the assessment of care needs and the implementation of delegated interventions to ensure delivery of the highest standard of palliative and end of life care to patients and their families
The post holder will be expected to undertake a broad range of support, advice, informal teaching, and hands on care under the direction of the Weldmar Community Nurse and the Specialist Hospice at Home team. To undertake advance care planning (ACP) discussions and liaise with other professionals as needed. The Specialist Hospice at Home Assistant Practitioner will be expected, reporting to the Weldmar Community Nurse (SH@H WCN), to hold a stable caseload of allocated patients
Scope and Limits of Authority
Reporting to the Weldmar Community Nurse, the post holder will be an experienced Assistant Practitioner who has the ability to:
- Deliver care with minimum direct supervision within the patients own home/ clinic setting or care home.
- To carry out and document full patient care assessments & if necessary, care planning.
- Contribute to patient and family care through effective delivery of the delegated plan of care.
- Provide education/ teaching to patients and families, undertake ACP discussions and provide accurate information to empower patients/ families on who and when to contact and what to expect from the service.
- Informal teaching and role modelling with domiciliary care agencies if appropriate.
- Work collaboratively as part of the Specialist Hospice at Home service. Be able to be agile and responsive to the changing needs of patients and be confident in approach.
- Be able to hold an allocated stable caseload of patients under the direction/ supervision of SH@H CNS/ WCN for targeted follow up.
- Promote a holistic and individualized approach to care.
- Attain full competence in the knowledge and skills outlined in the Band 4 Skills Profile associated with this role.
- Recognise own limitations and know when to refer on to a senior health care professional.
- The post holder has no direct budget responsibility but must be aware of cost implications and make effective use of resources.
The role of assistant practitioner works under the direction of the senior Specialist Hospice at Home team members.
See full job description for details of specific tasks
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
The role of the Weldmar Specialist Hospice at Home Assistant Practitioner (SH@H AP) is to support the Specialist Hospice at Home team hubs working across Dorset in the West, South or North Dorset, whilst also working closely with other healthcare professionals in the delivery of high quality and palliative care to patients and their families predominantly in their own homes.
The post holder will work collaboratively within the Specialist Hospice at Home team, participating in the assessment of care needs and the implementation of delegated interventions to ensure delivery of the highest standard of palliative and end of life care to patients and their families
The post holder will be expected to undertake a broad range of support, advice, informal teaching, and hands on care under the direction of the Weldmar Community Nurse and the Specialist Hospice at Home team. To undertake advance care planning (ACP) discussions and liaise with other professionals as needed. The Specialist Hospice at Home Assistant Practitioner will be expected, reporting to the Weldmar Community Nurse (SH@H WCN), to hold a stable caseload of allocated patients
Scope and Limits of Authority
Reporting to the Weldmar Community Nurse, the post holder will be an experienced Assistant Practitioner who has the ability to:
- Deliver care with minimum direct supervision within the patients own home/ clinic setting or care home.
- To carry out and document full patient care assessments & if necessary, care planning.
- Contribute to patient and family care through effective delivery of the delegated plan of care.
- Provide education/ teaching to patients and families, undertake ACP discussions and provide accurate information to empower patients/ families on who and when to contact and what to expect from the service.
- Informal teaching and role modelling with domiciliary care agencies if appropriate.
- Work collaboratively as part of the Specialist Hospice at Home service. Be able to be agile and responsive to the changing needs of patients and be confident in approach.
- Be able to hold an allocated stable caseload of patients under the direction/ supervision of SH@H CNS/ WCN for targeted follow up.
- Promote a holistic and individualized approach to care.
- Attain full competence in the knowledge and skills outlined in the Band 4 Skills Profile associated with this role.
- Recognise own limitations and know when to refer on to a senior health care professional.
- The post holder has no direct budget responsibility but must be aware of cost implications and make effective use of resources.
The role of assistant practitioner works under the direction of the senior Specialist Hospice at Home team members.
See full job description for details of specific tasks
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in palliative care or a related specialist area
- Experience of working collaboratively with professionals from other health and social care providers
- Experience of working in a patients own home and / or community setting
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work without direct supervision in a patients home.
- Demonstrable interpersonal skills, including listening and negotiating.
- Ability to contribute to service improvement and development projects with confidence in own contribution.
- Good verbal, non- verbal and written communication skills.
- Good self/ time management skills.
- Ability to use own initiative.
- Good organisational skills.
- Ability to work effectively within an internal and remote team.
- Ability to induct and mentor newer employees.
- Possess good IT skills i.e., ability to utilise a range of software including word, outlook and SystmOne. Confident in the use of IT/ Video technology for patients/ employee use.
- Flexible, positive and proactive approach to work.
Qualifications
Essential
- Developed knowledge of a range of patient care requirements within a specialist healthcare environment and ability to apply this within own work, including care plans
- Foundation degree in health and social care or level 5 NVQ/QCF diploma in care or equivalent qualification or Nursing Associate qualification or willing to undertake
- Level 3 QCF award in End of life care or willing to undertake
- See Job Description for more information
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in palliative care or a related specialist area
- Experience of working collaboratively with professionals from other health and social care providers
- Experience of working in a patients own home and / or community setting
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work without direct supervision in a patients home.
- Demonstrable interpersonal skills, including listening and negotiating.
- Ability to contribute to service improvement and development projects with confidence in own contribution.
- Good verbal, non- verbal and written communication skills.
- Good self/ time management skills.
- Ability to use own initiative.
- Good organisational skills.
- Ability to work effectively within an internal and remote team.
- Ability to induct and mentor newer employees.
- Possess good IT skills i.e., ability to utilise a range of software including word, outlook and SystmOne. Confident in the use of IT/ Video technology for patients/ employee use.
- Flexible, positive and proactive approach to work.
Qualifications
Essential
- Developed knowledge of a range of patient care requirements within a specialist healthcare environment and ability to apply this within own work, including care plans
- Foundation degree in health and social care or level 5 NVQ/QCF diploma in care or equivalent qualification or Nursing Associate qualification or willing to undertake
- Level 3 QCF award in End of life care or willing to undertake
- See Job Description for more information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
