Job Title*: Health Care Assistant- Hospice at Home and Roaming

Job summary

As a Health Care Assistant for Treetops Hospice at Home, you will deliver care and support to people with terminal illnesses in the last few months and weeks of life. You will carry out a range of care duties including helping patients meet their hygiene needs, monitoring symptoms and keeping detailed records and emotional support to the patient and their families.

Our approach is predominantly one to one, so you will often be working independently using your own initiative in line with patient need and Registered Nurse support.

Main duties of the job

1. To work with, and support, the patient, relatives, and carers; being sensitive to their changing physical, psychosocial and spiritual needs.

2. To provide skilled nursing care within the care plan of the District Nurse, and in accordance with the medical care prescribed by the GP.

3. To help/prompt the patient to self-medicate if it is part of their nursing care plan or to assist patient with medication administration once Level 1 Support for the Patient with Prescribed Medication course is completed.

4. Demonstrate simple nursing procedures, where appropriate, to carers or colleagues to assist in promoting and maintaining patient comfort.

5. To communicate as required with the Roaming Service, out of hours services, on-call nurse and/or Hospice at Hospice at Home coordination team.

6. Advise the Hospice at Home Coordination team of equipment and aids required for the provision of efficient nursing care to meet the needs of the patient.

7. To be familiar with the procedure in the event of an emergency or death of the patient.

8. To maintain professional confidentiality in all matters relating to patient care.

9. To follow the instructions given for the safer patient handling, and the use of handling equipment.

10. To keep up to date with developments in nursing care and treatments.

11. To report any complaints immediately as per policy.

About us

Our vision is that everyone living within the communities we serve has access to end-of-life care of the highest quality and we need you, our best, most valued asset, to deliver our mission of making every day count through giving the highest quality support and care to our patients and carers.

In return you will have access to a comprehensive training and education programme to help develop your skills and knowledge. You will also benefit from an occupational pension scheme (NHS Pension Scheme rights are preserved), social events, a health & wellbeing package, free parking, a free Will service, flexible working approach, generous annual leave entitlement and beautiful grounds and many more wellbeing benefits such as, Yoga and Tai Chi (to mention just a few). Treetops Hospice is an amazing organisation to work for and your health and wellbeing is important to us. Our employees are passionate, caring people who believe in and are driven by our vision and values.