Hospice Palliative Care Nursing Assistant

NHS; South Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job description

Hospice Palliative Care Nursing Assistant

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT

St Johns Hospice is a 10 bedded in patient unit based in Balby, Doncaster. Specialist palliative care services at St Johns Hospice provide complex symptom management, psychological support and end of life care to patients and their families within a welcoming, safe and comfortable environment.

We are seeking a Nursing assistant with formal experience of working within a care environment; you should be passionate about providing high quality care and support and want to make a difference to our patients and their families at a difficult time in their lives.

As one of our dedicated nursing team you will be a highly motivated and compassionate person with empathy and understanding of issues encountered by patients with palliative care needs. You will work alongside our trained nursing staff as part of our In-Patient Unit team and also as part of the wider multidisciplinary team.

Recent experience in a health/social care setting is essential, along with some experience in caring for patients with palliative care needs. Sound communication and interpersonal skills are essential in this post, as is the ability to work as part of a team with the ability to use your initiative to support the wider nursing team.

The Hospice does offer a long day shift pattern.

Main duties of the job

1. Training will be provided to enable the Post holder to work with clients with complex and intensive needs on an individual basis. This may include using a range of medical/nursing equipment to optimise the patients' health, well being and independence.
2. Contributes to the assessment, implementation and delivery of individualised evidence-based care.
3. Provide feedback of current patient/service user status to appropriate members of the professional team.
4. Assist in the promotion and maintenance of individual patient/service user activities of daily living.
5. Assist the relevant professional during assessment/treatment/intervention where required.
6. Support the patient/service user to make use of available services and facilities.
7. Following Health and Safety regulations, promote a safe environment.
8. Contribute and participate within the Clinical Governance framework by attending team and unit meetings. Where required, to act as link person (acts as nominated representative for the team, attends meetings and feedback to colleagues in the team) eg Health & Safety, Infection Control and involvement with audit.
9. Report all accidents, incidents/untoward incidents as per policy.
10. Awareness of and adherence to all Trust policies and procedures.
11. Maintain confidentiality at all times in accordance with Trust policies and national guidelines.

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.

Person Specification

Experience

• Previous experience of working within a formal care setting.
• Experience of caring for patients with a palliative diagnosis/patients at the end of life.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification plus additional short courses related to providing health care or an NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or willingness to work toward.
• Basic first aid or care certificate.

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 name

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT

£24,637.57 to £25,674 a year, per annum, pro rata