Job responsibilities
Job Description
1.
JOB DETAILS
Job Title: Supportive Care Team Practitioner
Band: 5
Location: Searle House, Exeter EX2 5JJ and throughout Exeter, Mid and East Devon
Hours: 22.5/week over 3 days, Monday to Friday
Responsible To: Spiritual
and Supportive Care Team Leader
Responsible
For: N/A
Accountable to:
Head of Community and Supportive Care Services
2. JOB PURPOSE
To provide approved complementary therapies to
patients and carers in a variety of settings across Exeter, Mid and East
Devon.
To work within a clinical multi-discilinary team to
deliver a high standard of evidence-based holistic specialist palliative care.
To contribute to
the development of complementary therapy in palliative care within Hospiscare
and to the growth of the wider Supportive Care team.
3. KEY RESULT AREAS/PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
3.1 Main
responsibilities
Provide appropriate approved therapies across different
Hospiscare settings, after assessing the needs of referred patients and carers,
in order to contribute to the continuity of the service.
Liaise with referring health professionals to
maintain an understanding of the referred patient/carer needs, reporting back
any concerns to ensure issues are addressed appropriately.
Develop and maintain positive working relationships
within the Hospiscare multi-disciplinary team, including contributing to
patient review meetings when necessary, to ensure full information is available
and considered.
Complete appropriate electronic treatment records,
maintaining confidentiality at all times, to provide full and accurate
information on all patients in line with Hospiscare policy and data protection
laws.
Assist with the co-ordination of Supportive Care
services across the Hospiscare area, including triaging new referrals to the
team, to ensure effectiveness and continuity of provision.
Cooperate with regular audit and evaluation of
Hospiscares Supportive Care provision to ensure continued effectiveness and
improvement of the service.
Contribute to induction, training and supervision of
volunteers within the Supportive Care team to ensure the delivery of an
effective service that meets the needs of patients and carers.
Infection
Prevention and Control
Maintaining a safe environment for patients, visitors and employees is
everyones responsibility. All staff are
required to adhere to Hospiscares Infection Prevention and Control Policy and
make every effort to maintain high standards of infection prevention and
control at all times. This includes
ensuring personal and team compliance with all relevant policies and
procedures, and acting upon or reporting any identified risks.
Disclosure and Barring Service
This role
requires a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced level check with
Adults and Children Barred Lists.
3.2 Key
Contacts
Internal
Supportive
Care team
Spiritual
and Supportive Care Team Leader
Community
Cluster Team Leaders and Community teams
Head
of Community and Supportive Care Services
Clinical
Coordination Centre Call Handlers
Ward
Manager and Inpatient Unit team
Medical
team
Clinical
Administration
Learning
& Development team
People
team (Volunteering)
External
Patients
and those close to them
Local charities eg Force, Exeter
3.3 Health
& Safety
Ensure
that Health and Safety guidelines and fire regulations are strictly adhered to
Comply
with safe working practices as defined by Hospiscare
Complete
online training as and when required
Take
reasonable care for your own health and safety and that of others who may be
affected by acts or omissions at work
Report
any accidents, incidents or near misses as soon as reasonably practicable
Manage
own work life balance and general wellbeing, including any relevant pressures
in respect of lone working, travel, difficult environments and challenging
situations
3.4 General
Be
aware of and adhere to Hospiscare policies, procedures and protocols at all
times
Take
part in progress/performance reviews throughout the year
Cooperate
with other Hospiscare departments
Attend
training courses and complete online training modules as required to meet the
requirements of the post
Participate
in regular clinical supervision
Take
responsibility for own personal development, seeking out opportunities to learn
new skills
Undertake
any other duties as requested by management which are reasonably deemed to be
within the scope of the role
3.5 Other
Apply
the Hospiscare values and behaviours to every aspect of the role at all times
Promote
and maintain the brand standards of Hospiscare
