Health Care Assistant IPU (Twilight)

Job Summary

The post holder will be required to work from 6pm to midnight. This service is required over a 7-day period. You will need to support the effective management of out of hours calls for our community services.

Main duties of the job

Proactively contribute to the delivery of high-quality safe evidence-based care. Delivery high quality specialist palliative and end of life care as part of the Inpatient Unit multidisciplinary team.

Under the direction of a multi skilled team, support the assessment, planning, and evaluation of individualised patient centred care, ensuring a holistic approach that is sensitive and responsive to the patients ever-changing needs.

To support the smooth running of a shift, ensuring staff and patients are safe.

To support the management of calls (call handling service) for all our community services.

As a member of the wider organisation, demonstrate delivery of the agreed vision and values

About Us

At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care, we're all about making every moment matter for our patients and families, and you can play your part in that. We will support people of all ages who are affected by a progressive life-limiting illness and those who care for them, to live as well as possible by providing choice and ease of access to a wide range of palliative care and bereavement services across West Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. We provide care and support for adults and children diagnosed with cancer and other life-limiting illness, and their families, visiting day and night. It's important work and, to make it all happen, we need talented and passionate people.

If your application is successful, you'll join on the first working Monday of the month so we can best support you with our structured induction programme.

For an informal chat about this role please contact Erin Beer, Head of IPU & Coordination Centre -

erin.beer@renniegrovepeace.org

Applications will be reviewed and invited to interview as received. We reserve the right to close the advert at any time, therefore we encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible.

Our commitment to equality and diversity

At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care we strive to continuously demonstrate our values. These values are embedded in our recruitment and selection processes and we are fully committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in both our workforce and within our culture.

Date posted

07 January 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£23,615 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

NTX1032578

Job locations

Peace Hospice

Peace Drive

Watford

Herts

WD173PH

Job Description

Job responsibilities

To provide care that meets the holistic needs of individual patients and their carers / families, including physical, emotional, spiritual, practical and if appropriate, pre and post bereavement needs.

To work in accordance with the individual patients care plans, observing and reporting promptly any identified patient or family needs.

Under the direction of the registered nurse participate in the assessment, admission, discharge, and handover of patients.

Under The Direction Of The Registered Nurse, Provide General Nursing Care To Allocated Patients. This Includes Bathing, Toileting, Personal Hygiene (i.e. Eye, Mouth, Nail Care) And Basic Observations. Under The Direction And Observation Of The Registered Nurse, And Following Training And Achievement Of The Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care Agreed Competency Framework, Undertake Delegated And Agreed Extended HCA Roles, Including:
• Integrated Palliative Care Outcomes (IPOS) reviews,
• Monitoring and recording of blood glucose levels,
• Blood pressure,
• Oxygen saturations,
• Urinalysis,
• Medicine management awareness practice including syringe driver checks,
• Phlebotomy and other pathology specimens,
• Dressing of simple wounds.

Adherence to and updating individualised care plans and ensure that any change relating directly or indirectly to the patients care or wellbeing is promptly and accurately reported to the staff nurse or nurse in charge.

To actively welcome all visitors, especially new patients, and their carers, ensuring they are greeted on arrival and informed of the general facilities, unit layout and the various services and information available.

To follow agreed guidance when receiving out of hours calls from patients or their carers, ensuring appropriate communication is used and documented as per agreed guidance.

To demonstrate good communication skills, ensuring quality time is spend being / sitting with the patients and ensuring they are treated with courtesy and respect at all times.

Ensure privacy, dignity and confidentiality for patients and relatives in line with Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care policies and procedures.

Job Description Job Responsibilities

To provide care that meets the holistic needs of individual patients and their carers / families, including physical, emotional, spiritual, practical and if appropriate, pre and post bereavement needs.

To work in accordance with the individual patients care plans, observing and reporting promptly any identified patient or family needs.

Under the direction of the registered nurse participate in the assessment, admission, discharge, and handover of patients.

Under The Direction Of The Registered Nurse, Provide General Nursing Care To Allocated Patients. This Includes Bathing, Toileting, Personal Hygiene (i.e. Eye, Mouth, Nail Care) And Basic Observations. Under The Direction And Observation Of The Registered Nurse, And Following Training And Achievement Of The Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care Agreed Competency Framework, Undertake Delegated And Agreed Extended HCA Roles, Including:
• Integrated Palliative Care Outcomes (IPOS) reviews,
• Monitoring and recording of blood glucose levels,
• Blood pressure,
• Oxygen saturations,
• Urinalysis,
• Medicine management awareness practice including syringe driver checks,
• Phlebotomy and other pathology specimens,
• Dressing of simple wounds.

Adherence to and updating individualised care plans and ensure that any change relating directly or indirectly to the patients care or wellbeing is promptly and accurately reported to the staff nurse or nurse in charge.

To actively welcome all visitors, especially new patients, and their carers, ensuring they are greeted on arrival and informed of the general facilities, unit layout and the various services and information available.

To follow agreed guidance when receiving out of hours calls from patients or their carers, ensuring appropriate communication is used and documented as per agreed guidance.

To demonstrate good communication skills, ensuring quality time is spend being / sitting with the patients and ensuring they are treated with courtesy and respect at all times.

Ensure privacy, dignity and confidentiality for patients and relatives in line with Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care policies and procedures.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential
• Care certificate / NVQ qualified level 2 or evidence of working at equivalent or apprenticeship
• standard in health or social care

Experience Essential
• Previous experience in a health / social care work setting

Experience Essential
• IT experience and willingness to input into an electronic record system following induction
• training

Experience Essential
• Willing to undertake direction and delegated duties reporting concerns

Experience Essential
• Ability to always establish and maintain effective communication.

Experience Essential
• An understanding of the importance of safeguarding adults.

Experience Essential
• Sensitivity and understanding to the needs of your team and customers, many of whom may have
• experienced Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care services or be bereaved.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential
• Care certificate / NVQ qualified level 2 or evidence of working at equivalent or apprenticeship
• standard in health or social care

Experience Essential
• Previous experience in a health / social care work setting

Experience Essential
• IT experience and willingness to input into an electronic record system following induction
• training

Experience Essential
• Willing to undertake direction and delegated duties reporting concerns

Experience Essential
• Ability to always establish and maintain effective communication.

Experience Essential
• An understanding of the importance of safeguarding adults.

Experience Essential
• Sensitivity and understanding to the needs of your team and customers, many of whom may have
• experienced Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care services or be bereaved.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1+75 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1+75 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care

Address

Peace Hospice

Peace Drive

Watford

Herts

WD173PH

Employer's website

https://renniegrovepeace.org/ (Opens in a new tab)