Job responsibilities
Key
Relationships
EPS Team Manager
Head of Patient and Family
Support
Patient and Family Support
Teams Social Work Team, Spiritual Care Team
Nursing, Medical and Allied Healthcare
Professionals within SPH and the local Health and Social Care Community
Learning & Development Team
Fundraising, Marketing and Comms Teams
Volunteer Resources
Key Responsibilities
Clinical
The
post-holder will be a highly skilled autonomous practitioner, managing a
complex caseload using clinical judgment, critical thinking, reflection and
analysis to support their work with people effected by life limiting illness
and bereavement.
To plan, provide and develop specialist
patient-centred psychological interventions for patients, clients (including
children and young people) under the care of the hospice and/or effected by a
life limiting illness and bereavement.
Take
a designated role in local service leadership and development e.g. education,
Children and Young People, groupwork, condition specific specialism.
As
part of the EPS Team to accept, assess and plan interventions for patients
and family members including the bereaved.
To
accept clinical responsibility for a caseload of referred patients,
organising this effectively with regard to clinical priorities and best use
of time.
To provide both 1:1 and group-based
interventions, face to face and virtually.
To
maintain accurate and timely records of client interventions within client
notes.
To respect all
materials produced in the therapy process and where appropriate record and
store all materials in accordance with professional guidelines.
Maintain
statistical data where required.
To
participate in relevant clinical meetings regarding multi professional care
planning and implementation.
To
be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team and to participate in team
meetings particularly in relation to own specialist area.
Work as an integrated and collaborative
team member, respecting others ways of working and holding in mind other
assessment, treatment and support which may be being provided alongside
psychological therapy input.
To communicate
effectively and sensitively with all service users and team members.
To provide
cover for
colleagues as required and appropriate.
To take responsibilities in such a way as to
minimise risk of harm to children, young people and adults and to safeguard
and promote their welfare in accordance with current legislation, statutory
guidance and hospice policies and procedures.
To undertake safeguarding training and receive
safeguarding supervision appropriate to their role.
To conform to the professional standards set by
your regulatory professional body. You
are required to ensure your registration to practice is current and you maintain
continuous professional development.
To
have access to and maintain confidentiality when dealing with confidential
data on staff, patients and services within St Peters Hospice. Failure to
maintain confidentiality will lead to disciplinary action, which could
ultimately lead to dismissal.
To keep up to date on all matters relating to
Hospice procedure and policy.
Management and leadership
In the absence of the Team Manager, to
provide leadership and day to day management of the EPS service.
To provide leadership and if required, line
management to junior and unqualified EPS staff, trainee therapists, EPS
volunteers.
Communication
Develop and maintain communication with people about difficult matters
and/or in demanding situations.
Adapt communication methods
considering culture, background, and preferred way of communicating.
Demonstrate an understanding of the
need to involve clients in decision making, offering them informed choices,
and respecting their views.
Provide feedback to others on their
communication where appropriate.
Contribute fully to
multi-disciplinary working within the hospice team and liaise with health
care professionals in the community building effective working relationships.
Contribute
to the work of other hospice services when appropriate.
Personal and People Development
Be subject to
regular annual staff performance, be committed to
continuing professional development and maintain evidence of this development review.
To
actively participate in own supervision and the appraisal process.
To
participate in ongoing audit and if required, research programmes.
Be
aware of current research on therapy interventions in palliative care and
introduce new models/ideas into the service as appropriate.
To
develop psychological support within St Peters, including raising awareness
about approaches used.
To
promote the contribution of psychological support in palliative care.
Attend
appropriate meetings both internal and external.
Apply
evidence to patient care.
Use
strategies to develop own resilience.
Use
reflection to support practice improvement, this maybe with colleagues and/or
be engaging with clinical supervision.
Identifies
development needs for others.
Enables
opportunities for others to apply their developing knowledge and skills.
Actively
provides learning and development opportunities to others including
supervising new staff and clinical placements.
Actively
contributes to the evaluation of the effectiveness of others.
learning/development
opportunities and relates this to others.
If
line managing, to ensure all employees managed have annual appraisals and
personal development plans in place and comply with mandatory training.
Contribute to Improving Quality
Be
expected to produce work of a high standard and to always promote quality.
To
ensure all relevant standards/ guidance regarding proficiency, conduct,
performance and ethics and other relevant guidelines are adhered to.
To introduce/maintain evidence-based
practice within the service.
Adhere
to relevant local/ national guidelines for practice.
Participate and lead in evaluation, audit,
and practice development activities of EPS and as part of a multi
professional team.
Promote
and contribute to measuring quality and outcomes.
Monitor and maintain health & safety and
security of yourself and others
Be
required to participate in the assessment of risk and thereby contribute
towards clinical and corporate governance agenda as appropriate.
Familiarise yourself with matters relating to
health and safety management as they affect you personally and/or the
Hospice, reporting any potential risks to life or property immediately in
accordance with the Hospices Health and Safety policy and procedures.
Refrain from smoking in any area of the Hospice
premises not designated a smoking area.
Look for potential risks to yourself and others in work
activities, environment and processes including issues around lone working.
Work in a way that shows understanding and complies with
legislation and hospice policies.
Report actual or potential problems that may put health,
security or safety at risk, follow the strict guidelines around information
governance.
Work within the guidance policy for the protection of vulnerable
adults.
Demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance
including compliance with Health & Safety Policies such as annual
training in Manual Handling, CPR, Fire Safety and Risk Management and apply
your learning to the work situation.
Equality
& Diversity
Uphold
St Peters Hospice policies and its commitment to Equal Opportunities for all
present and potential members of staff and patients.
Therefore, St Peters Hospice expects all employees and volunteers to
understand, support, and apply this policy through their working practices
which requires all individuals to be treated with respect, dignity, courtesy,
fairness and consideration.
Ensure all employees, within the therapy team
understand, support and apply the Equal Opportunities policy through their
working practice; this requires all individuals to be treated with respect,
dignity, courtesy, fairness and consideration.
Challenge bias,
prejudice and intolerance if appropriate or bring it to the attention of a
manager.
Be aware of the impact of your
behaviour on others.
Demonstrate sensitivity and respect for people from different religious
and cultural backgrounds, sexual orientations, genders, and anyone else with
different characteristics.