Day Hospice Health Care Assistant
Job Description
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced health care assistant to join our Day Hospice team.
We are looking for a highly driven, energetic and creative individual who possesses excellent personal care skills and who can provide interesting and stimulating activities for our Day Hospice patients.
Applicants must have excellent communication skills, be motivated and innovative and possess the minimum of a Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care or the equivalent.
2 posts available of between 1 & 3 days a week Monday to Thursday (both posts will be required to work Wednesdays), working 8.30am to 4.30pm and some flexibility is required in respect of the days worked to help meet the needs of the service.
You may be required to work in any of our Day Hospices, including Blackett Avenue, Ystrad Mynach.
Main duties of the job
The HCA will work independently providing safe, competent, and ethical client care under the guidance of registered healthcare professionals, in the delivery of palliative care to patients and their families, utilising protocols and procedures.
About us
Working for St David's you will become part of a much wider team all working collaboratively to ensure the best care for our patients. Our mission is to provide and continue to develop a free and comprehensive palliative care service of excellence for people facing a progressive life-limiting illness which is no longer curable.
Job responsibilities
Key Areas of Responsibility:
- To carry out tasks involving direct patient care and support to patients and families
- To undertake assessments of patient/carer needs
- Co-ordinate patient transport and document accordingly liaising with ambulance transport and taxi firms.
- Hostess duties and assist patients with meals, nutritional needs.
- Be willing to transport patients using company vehicles when required.
- To act within the limits of your competence and authority
- To support and direct clinical care assistant volunteers
- Contribute to the effectiveness of teams by participating in inter-disciplinary team working to support individuals.
Clinical:
- Communicate effectively with patients, carers and professionals
- Support individuals who are distressed
- Assess an individuals needs arising from their health and social status
- Undertake personal hygiene for individuals unable to care for themselves
- Prepare individuals for health and social care actions activities through the appropriate moving and positioning of individuals.
- Prepare and manage environments and resources for use in health and social care activities
- Promote participation in agreed therapeutic group activities
- Enable patients to develop the knowledge and skills to manage their illness/social situation
- Assist individuals in undertaking activities and enable them to choose and participate in activities that are meaningful to them.
- Work in collaboration with family/carers to enable them to support individuals
- Deliver and collect clinical items if required.
Must have a clean drivers licence and access to a car
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Recent experience in the health care sector or care related experience
- One years experience in palliative care or oncology
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent communication including: - verbal, written and presentation.
- Willingness to work as a member of a multi-professional team and with members of the primary healthcare team.
- Ability to develop professional relationships with healthcare professionals.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Flexible
- Highly motivated
- Enthusiastic
- Team Player
- Positive role model
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
St David's Hospice Care
Address
Blackett Avenue
Newport
NP20 6NH
