Clinical Support Worker Palliative Care Support Team

Job summary

The Palliative Care Support Team provide end of life care to patients in the last 12 weeks of life in their own home. The team is lead by trained nurses with clinical support workers who work jointly with social care.

To provide holistic care to patients and their families/carers , delivering high quality, empathetic end of life care

Working with the wider multi disciplinary team, developing working relationships with other team members and professionals

Ability to communicate both verbal and written skills

Flexible to meet the demands of the service

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work regularly without direct supervision whilst undertaking duties assigned the team leader

Palliative Care Support Team is a joint service working with the local authority supporting patients at end of life enabling them to be cared for at home

Meeting daily with team, reporting back information from their patient visits to ensure consistency of patient care and that information supports the care of patients

Maintaining confidentiality while communicating patient information, in such a way that preserves the dignity and privacy

About us

At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.

We are committed to becoming a diverse and an inclusive employer and where people feel sense of belonging. Seeking to expand diversity within our teams, we positively encourage applications from under-represented groups such as ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQ+ groups. We are also under-represented in-terms of gender within nursing roles and we would welcome applications from people from male and non-binary backgrounds.

Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD department. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values, plus much more. For those in a Management/Leadership role, there are additional programmes to support you to develop the skills you need. These include our Managers Essentials Programme and a Leadership Programme that all managers will attend as part of your Dudley Managers Induction. Our Learning Prospectus is a great way to discover the details behind what's available for you here at The Dudley Group.

We are committed to home life balance through flexible working and making reasonable adjustments where possible