Mountbatten Carer

Mountbatten Isle of Wight

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Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a motivated and dedicated carer to join our Mountbatten at Home team and we are currently looking for a permanent part time team member for 22.5 hours per week.

At Mountbatten making our employees feel valued is as important to us as making sure that our patients are safe. We are looking for people that live our values to help us make a difference to the thousands of patients who come to us for help and support each year.

This role offers excellent opportunity for you to develop and enhance your healthcare skills and experience within palliative and end of life care, working in patients’ own homes and the wider community.

Main duties of the job

• To deliver direct care, treatment and emotional support for patients as required within set protocols/policies in accordance with the patients’ individual care plan.

• To contribute to the assessment, implementation and monitoring of patients and carers, identifying physical and/or psychological problems and liaising with the appropriate health and social care team members.

• Work in collaboration with colleagues to ensure the delivery of high quality, safe and compassionate care and support.

• To promote and maintain effective liaison with care team and other health and social agencies involved in the patients care.

• To assist in the day to day organisation of the service of carrying out duties as delegated by the Care at Home Team Leader, Clinical Nurse Specialist or Sister Inpatient Unit.

• Providing respite care for families/carers as directed by the Senior Nurse in accordance with the patient/family/carer’s needs and care plan.

• To adhere to the Mountbatten Infection Prevention and Control Policies and Procedures and maintain high standards of Infection Prevention and Control at all times, thus minimising the risks associated with health care associated infections.

About us

At Mountbatten making our employees feel valued is as important to us as making sure that our patients are safe. We are looking for people that live our values to help us make a difference to the thousands of patients and their families who come to us for help and support every year.

Our vision at Mountbatten is of a world where all dying people and those close to them, have access to expert care of the highest quality, provided by compassionate and professional teams.

Our Values

We care about what we do. We appreciate that people are different and we are kind and compassionate to our patients and families, to our local community and to each other

We are experts in our field. We are professional at all times, aspiring to be the best that we can be in everything that we do

We are innovative and bold. We respond quickly and creatively to the changing needs of our society within the scope of our human and financial resources

We respect our community. We exist for our local population, now and into the future, and we believe that we can achieve more together by working in partnership with others

Date posted

21 June 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£18,870 to £19,918 a year Pro Rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

B0508-VC195

Job locations

Halberry Lane

Newport

Isle of Wight

Hampshire

PO30 2ER


Job description

Job responsibilities

As a member of the Mountbatten at Home team, you will work in accordance with individual care plans written by a named nurse to provide care and support to patients with life limiting illness, their families, and carers. You will work flexibly across all care services provided by Mountbatten, which will involve working in patients’ own homes or other places of care.

Within this role, Mountbatten services are to be promoted through good communication with health care providers and the general public of the Isle of Wight, with confidentiality of information being maintained at all times.

As a Mountbatten Carer you will be required to work unsocial hours as required, including weekends/nights and bank holidays.

Please refer to the attached Job Description, which includes the Person Specification, for the full duties of this exciting role with us here at Mountbatten.

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a member of the Mountbatten at Home team, you will work in accordance with individual care plans written by a named nurse to provide care and support to patients with life limiting illness, their families, and carers. You will work flexibly across all care services provided by Mountbatten, which will involve working in patients’ own homes or other places of care.

Within this role, Mountbatten services are to be promoted through good communication with health care providers and the general public of the Isle of Wight, with confidentiality of information being maintained at all times.

As a Mountbatten Carer you will be required to work unsocial hours as required, including weekends/nights and bank holidays.

Please refer to the attached Job Description, which includes the Person Specification, for the full duties of this exciting role with us here at Mountbatten.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ level 2 in health care or equivalent or willingness to work towards

Skills

Essential

  • Good communication skills to explain complex and sensitive information effectively in both written and oral to both patients, families, carers and other professionals
  • Demonstrate commitment to the patients right to be involved in decision making relating to their health care and ensuring decisions are understood by care teams

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of dealing with vulnerable adults in a care setting
  • Experience of providing personal care and support for patients within care in a hospital, hospice or community setting
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ level 2 in health care or equivalent or willingness to work towards

Skills

Essential

  • Good communication skills to explain complex and sensitive information effectively in both written and oral to both patients, families, carers and other professionals
  • Demonstrate commitment to the patients right to be involved in decision making relating to their health care and ensuring decisions are understood by care teams

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of dealing with vulnerable adults in a care setting
  • Experience of providing personal care and support for patients within care in a hospital, hospice or community setting

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Mountbatten Isle of Wight

Address

Halberry Lane

Newport

Isle of Wight

Hampshire

PO30 2ER


Employer's website

https://www.mountbatten.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Mountbatten Isle of Wight

Address

Halberry Lane

Newport

Isle of Wight

Hampshire

PO30 2ER


Employer's website

https://www.mountbatten.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant Lead Nurse - Head of Community Service

Jackie Whiller

jackie.whiller@mountbatten.org.uk

01983217361

Date posted

21 June 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£18,870 to £19,918 a year Pro Rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

B0508-VC195

Job locations

Halberry Lane

Newport

Isle of Wight

Hampshire

PO30 2ER


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