Job summary
Palliative Care Health Care Support Worker- Band 3 37.5 hours per week Full time Permanent
A great opportunity has arisen for a Health Care Support Worker to join our community Palliative Respite Team.
The post holder will work as part of the Palliative Care Respite Team and will be responsible to the Team Coordinator. The Post Holder will assist the District Nursing Team in the delivery of high quality community based nursing and social care to patients who have palliative care needs and who wish to remain at home. The post holder will work collaboratively with other members of the Intermediate Tier Services in supporting the patient and carers and provide personal, social, psychological and spiritual care. They regularly work without direct supervision in a patient's home.
Main duties of the job
Delivers nursing and social care to patients who have a palliative diagnosis and who wish to remain at home under the direction of the palliative care respite team coordinator and under the supervision of the district nurse. This will be in the form of personal care, ie, pressure relief, personal hygiene, continence care, oral hygiene etc.
To provide social support and care, ie to prepare drinks and light meals for the patient if required. To provide a flexible sitting and support service to enable carers to have respite periods and maintain patients within their own homes.
Maintains accurate and up to date documentation.
The post holder will be able to offer psychological support to patients and family/carers. They will possess effective communication skills, recognise individual worries and concerns and respond in an empathetic manner.
Flexibility of working hours to meet the needs of the Palliative Care Respite Team service including some evenings, weekends, Bank Holidays and nights on rotation.
Attends regular team meetings, disseminates information to team members and takes an active role in future team development.
Carries out clerical work within the team as delegated by the team coordinator such as stock ordering and filing.
About us
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
- Safety
- Care
- Respect
- Communication
- Learning
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Communications
Communicates and liaises with the district nursing team and other community services as appropriate and the respite team coordinator, reporting any changes and contributing to the ongoing care planning of individual patient care.
The post holder will be able to offer psychological support to patients and family/carers. They will possess effective communication skills, recognise individual worries and concerns and respond in an empathetic manner.
Responsibility for Patient Care
The post holder will deliver appropriate and effective nursing and social care to patients, working under the supervision of the Clinical Nurse Specialists, District Nursing Team and the Team coordinator.
Planning and organising
In the absence of the Team Co-ordinator, the post holder may on occasions be required to assist with the organising of daily work for the team. This would be under the supervision of the team.
Responsibilities for Physical and Financial Resources
To ensure safe and efficient use of equipment, resources and consumables at all times
Responsibilities for data and information resources
- Comply with the data protection act and other relevant legislation
- Collect, collate, evaluate and report clinical information. Maintain Accurate patient records
- Produce reports as requested.
- Be computer literate
- Input activity data accurately
Physical Skills and Effort
- Full clean driving license required
- To visit patients in a variety of settings
- Competent at using IT and training equipment
General Duties
Hand Hygiene
To assist the Trust in reducing healthcare acquired infections (HCAl's) all staff should be familiar with all the Trust's Infection Prevention policies which are appropriate to their role. You are required to attend mandatory training in Infection Prevention and be compliant with all measures known to be effective in reducing HCAls.
Safeguarding
All employees have a duty and responsibility to protect and safeguard children and vulnerable adults. They must therefore be aware of child protection procedures and who to contact within the Trust for further help and guidance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Communications
Communicates and liaises with the district nursing team and other community services as appropriate and the respite team coordinator, reporting any changes and contributing to the ongoing care planning of individual patient care.
The post holder will be able to offer psychological support to patients and family/carers. They will possess effective communication skills, recognise individual worries and concerns and respond in an empathetic manner.
Responsibility for Patient Care
The post holder will deliver appropriate and effective nursing and social care to patients, working under the supervision of the Clinical Nurse Specialists, District Nursing Team and the Team coordinator.
Planning and organising
In the absence of the Team Co-ordinator, the post holder may on occasions be required to assist with the organising of daily work for the team. This would be under the supervision of the team.
Responsibilities for Physical and Financial Resources
To ensure safe and efficient use of equipment, resources and consumables at all times
Responsibilities for data and information resources
- Comply with the data protection act and other relevant legislation
- Collect, collate, evaluate and report clinical information. Maintain Accurate patient records
- Produce reports as requested.
- Be computer literate
- Input activity data accurately
Physical Skills and Effort
- Full clean driving license required
- To visit patients in a variety of settings
- Competent at using IT and training equipment
General Duties
Hand Hygiene
To assist the Trust in reducing healthcare acquired infections (HCAl's) all staff should be familiar with all the Trust's Infection Prevention policies which are appropriate to their role. You are required to attend mandatory training in Infection Prevention and be compliant with all measures known to be effective in reducing HCAls.
Safeguarding
All employees have a duty and responsibility to protect and safeguard children and vulnerable adults. They must therefore be aware of child protection procedures and who to contact within the Trust for further help and guidance.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE English and Maths or equivalent
Desirable
- Foundation degree in Health and Social Care
Knowledge
Desirable
- Awareness of National and Local policies regarding Palliative and End of Life Care
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills/communication (verbal, written, non-verbal)
- Ability to work in a team
- Ability to support and manage a team
- Ability to time manage and use own initiative
- Be computer Literate
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a community setting
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE English and Maths or equivalent
Desirable
- Foundation degree in Health and Social Care
Knowledge
Desirable
- Awareness of National and Local policies regarding Palliative and End of Life Care
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills/communication (verbal, written, non-verbal)
- Ability to work in a team
- Ability to support and manage a team
- Ability to time manage and use own initiative
- Be computer Literate
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a 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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
