Job summary
About the team:
The Inpatient Unit at Arthur Rank Hospice has 23 beds that provide expert care to patients with complex and end of life care needs. We are holistic in our approach and the care is tailored to each persons specific needs. The compassionate team of Nurses and Healthcare Assistants provide practical and holistic care supporting patients and their families.
What will you do:
You will assist in the delivery of nursing and specialist palliative care, ensuring the highest possible standards of care are received by patients, while in the hospice, under the supervision of a Registered Nurse
You will also contribute to the effectiveness of the team by participating in the multi disciplinary team working to support individuals in the hospice.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will have experience as a Nursing Assistant, or equivalent, in a hospice or community setting, caring and understanding attitude and empathy as well as be able to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing. Previous experience within palliative/terminal care setting will be an advantage.
All staff are expected to work an internal shift rotation including days, nights and weekends.
Shift times are:
Early: 07:30 15:30; Late: 13:30 21:30; Night: 19:30 08:00; Long Days: 07:30 20:00.
This role is subject to an Enhanced Level DBS Checks with Children's and Adult's Barred Lists included.
Please note that the salary quoted is based on full time hours and needs to
be pro-rata'd for part time posts. We regret that we are unable to
negotiate salary above the maximum stated within the advert.
About us
Arthur Rank Hospice Charity has an outstanding reputation for excellence in palliative and end of life care. We support people in Cambridgeshire, who are confronting life-limiting illnesses. Our positive and practical services deliver care, counselling and education, helping patients to live well and their families to live on.
We are committed to inclusivity, respect, fairness, engagement and equality of opportunity for our patients and their families, our staff and trustees, our volunteers and our supporters.
We value the strength that comes with difference and the positive contribution that diversity brings to our community. Therefore, candidates with a disability that meet the minimum criteria will be guaranteed an interview. We are also working to increase diversity throughout the organisation and we particularly welcome applications from BAME people who are currently under-represented.
Arthur Rank Hospice Charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults who draw on care and support and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are a Disability Confident employer, and welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. If you would like support to apply, please contact the HR Team by email careers@arhc.org.uk and we will be happy to help.
Arthur Rank Hospice Charity does not hold a sponsor license; therefore, are unable to offer sponsorship to individuals who do not have right to work in the UK.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Responsibilities:
Contribute
to the delivery of a planned programme of care under the direct supervision of
the Registered Nurse
To
carry out tasks involving direct patient care and support to patients and
families
To
act within the limits of your competency and authority
Contribute
to the effectiveness of the team by participating in the multi disciplinary
team working to support individuals in the hospice.
Promote
the privacy, dignity and confidentiality of patients at all times
Clinical Intervention:
- Report general observations
and feedback to the Registered Nurse both verbally and in written formats
if required, including any significant changes in
the patients condition
- Undertake specific
duties that contribute to the assessment of patients as requested by the
Registered Nurse
- Seek appropriate advice
and support from the Registered Nurse during occasions when patients or
their carers become distressed
- Adhere to Arthur Rank
Hospice Charity Infection Prevention and Control Policy
- Maintain the dignity of
the patient at all times whilst dealing with aspects of personal care
- Communicate effectively
with patients, carers, staff and other professionals. Use a variety of
verbal and non-verbal skills to overcome communication barriers presented
by patients due to their cognitive or impaired sensory deficits.
- Support individuals and
carers to cope with their emotional, psychological and spiritual
well-being
- Maintain accurate
patient records in accordance with the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity Record
Keeping policy
- Plan with registered
professionals activities, interventions or treatments to achieve specified
goals and care plans
- Contribute to care
planning by monitoring and evaluating therapeutic interventions within an
overall programme of care
- Help individuals to
retain, regain and develop the skills to manage their lives and
environment including enabling individuals to use assistive technology
- Work in collaboration with family/carers to enable them to
support individuals
- Extra skills that can be used on the In Patient Unit must be
competency assessed yearly and can only be carried out under the Arthur
Rank Hospice Delegation Policy and under the guidance of a Registered
Nurse, such as wound care.
- Demonstrate the ability to use basic listening skills with
patients and their relatives/carers when appropriate
- Under the guidance of a Registered Nurse, maximise physical
comfort and well-being of patients in terms of hygiene, mobility,
toileting and nutritional needs
- To exercise care and economy in the use of stores
- Participate in the cleaning of clinical areas within the In-Patient
Unit
- Support volunteers, students and colleagues.
Special
feature of the job
- The service provides
care 24/7, 365 days a year and clinical roles are rostered to provide this
coverage. Whilst the rosters are created 6- 8 weeks in advance, there may
be exceptional circumstances in which the job holder will need to be
flexible to change a scheduled rota at short notice in times of clinical
staffing crisis.
Personal
Development
- Develop your own knowledge
and practice and reflect on and evaluate your own values, priorities,
interests and effectiveness. Monitor your own work practice.
- With the support of the
team leader take responsibility for attending clinical supervision and
staff de briefing sessions.
- All staff are
encouraged to contribute to identifying and meeting their own job-related
development needs. This will be achieved through a variety of processes
including 1-21s with line managers or senior colleagues, annual appraisal
and development reviews.
- All employees are
subject to an annual appraisal and to maximise the benefit from this
process the employee must engage in the review and agree with their Line
Manager organisational, team and personal objectives
- Each employee must
co-operate and attend all appropriate mandatory and statutory training as
required by the organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Responsibilities:
Contribute
to the delivery of a planned programme of care under the direct supervision of
the Registered Nurse
To
carry out tasks involving direct patient care and support to patients and
families
To
act within the limits of your competency and authority
Contribute
to the effectiveness of the team by participating in the multi disciplinary
team working to support individuals in the hospice.
Promote
the privacy, dignity and confidentiality of patients at all times
Clinical Intervention:
- Report general observations
and feedback to the Registered Nurse both verbally and in written formats
if required, including any significant changes in
the patients condition
- Undertake specific
duties that contribute to the assessment of patients as requested by the
Registered Nurse
- Seek appropriate advice
and support from the Registered Nurse during occasions when patients or
their carers become distressed
- Adhere to Arthur Rank
Hospice Charity Infection Prevention and Control Policy
- Maintain the dignity of
the patient at all times whilst dealing with aspects of personal care
- Communicate effectively
with patients, carers, staff and other professionals. Use a variety of
verbal and non-verbal skills to overcome communication barriers presented
by patients due to their cognitive or impaired sensory deficits.
- Support individuals and
carers to cope with their emotional, psychological and spiritual
well-being
- Maintain accurate
patient records in accordance with the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity Record
Keeping policy
- Plan with registered
professionals activities, interventions or treatments to achieve specified
goals and care plans
- Contribute to care
planning by monitoring and evaluating therapeutic interventions within an
overall programme of care
- Help individuals to
retain, regain and develop the skills to manage their lives and
environment including enabling individuals to use assistive technology
- Work in collaboration with family/carers to enable them to
support individuals
- Extra skills that can be used on the In Patient Unit must be
competency assessed yearly and can only be carried out under the Arthur
Rank Hospice Delegation Policy and under the guidance of a Registered
Nurse, such as wound care.
- Demonstrate the ability to use basic listening skills with
patients and their relatives/carers when appropriate
- Under the guidance of a Registered Nurse, maximise physical
comfort and well-being of patients in terms of hygiene, mobility,
toileting and nutritional needs
- To exercise care and economy in the use of stores
- Participate in the cleaning of clinical areas within the In-Patient
Unit
- Support volunteers, students and colleagues.
Special
feature of the job
- The service provides
care 24/7, 365 days a year and clinical roles are rostered to provide this
coverage. Whilst the rosters are created 6- 8 weeks in advance, there may
be exceptional circumstances in which the job holder will need to be
flexible to change a scheduled rota at short notice in times of clinical
staffing crisis.
Personal
Development
- Develop your own knowledge
and practice and reflect on and evaluate your own values, priorities,
interests and effectiveness. Monitor your own work practice.
- With the support of the
team leader take responsibility for attending clinical supervision and
staff de briefing sessions.
- All staff are
encouraged to contribute to identifying and meeting their own job-related
development needs. This will be achieved through a variety of processes
including 1-21s with line managers or senior colleagues, annual appraisal
and development reviews.
- All employees are
subject to an annual appraisal and to maximise the benefit from this
process the employee must engage in the review and agree with their Line
Manager organisational, team and personal objectives
- Each employee must
co-operate and attend all appropriate mandatory and statutory training as
required by the organisation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ II or willingness to undertake
Desirable
- Evidence of end-of-life care knowledge and skills is desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience as a Healthcare Assistant or equivalent in a hospice, hospital or community is essential
Desirable
- Work experience in a variety of adult care settings is desirable
Ability
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate caring,
- understanding attitude and
- empathy
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ II or willingness to undertake
Desirable
- Evidence of end-of-life care knowledge and skills is desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience as a Healthcare Assistant or equivalent in a hospice, hospital or community is essential
Desirable
- Work experience in a variety of adult care settings is desirable
Ability
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate caring,
- understanding attitude and
- empathy
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.
