Health Care AssistantNHS
Job summary
To deliver a range of patient care duties under the direct supervision of registered nurses. To assist registered staff in the provision of high-quality palliative care for patients, their relatives and carers.
Main duties of the job
Maintain appropriate, sensitive, caring and tactful relationships with patients, families and carers.
Assist in the implementation of all care for which they are competent to practice under the direct supervision of registered staff, in accordance with St Giles Hospice policies and procedures.
Demonstrate a knowledge of care procedures and clinical observations etc. that are consistent with NVQ Level 2 or equivalent.
Assist patients to maintain all aspects of daily living activities in accordance with individual programmes of care with close supervision of registered nurses.
Job description
To maintain patients personal hygiene and appearance.
To assist with eating and drinking.
To assist with toileting and with (access to) toilet facilities.
To help to make patients as comfortable as possible.
To help patients to make the best of whatever time they have left, in whatever way they can.
To support patients, and their relatives, as they approach end of life.
To inform registered nurses of any significant changes in patients conditions.
To signpost patients and relatives to other appropriate hospice services.
Assist registered nursing staff in aspects of technical care and record keeping, e.g. taking and recording vital signs i.e. temperature, pulse, and respiration, urine testing and obtaining specimens.
Exchange factual information with, and offer support as appropriate to patients, their families and carers and professional colleagues.
Maintain accurate and timely paper and electronic records of patient care delivered in accordance with guidance and training provided.
Ensure that confidentiality of information is maintained at all times.
Assist with care after death.
Assist with clinical procedures following appropriate training.
Be aware of the health, safety and wellbeing of self, staff, patients and all others on hospice property and comply with the St Giles Hospice Health and Safety Policy.
Utilise educational opportunities to facilitate learning in the clinical environment. Participate in education and training activities as required.
Be aware of, and comply with all manner of St Giles Hospice policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines alongside observing a personal duty of care when using equipment or handling patients valuables.
Undertake other duties as may be required, and which are consistent with the responsibilities of the post.
Learn new skills associated with the role.
Co-operate with, and communicate clearly and professionally, any changes that may affect patient care to the nurse in charge of the Inpatient Unit, or to the nurse in charge via another registered nurse.
Work with and support voluntary staff in the provision of care as directed.
Supervise, where appropriate, less experienced Healthcare Assistants.
Just so you know:
We may review applications before the application review date, however, if you apply after the application review date, your application may not be considered. We will accept applications until we have successfully filled the role, this may be earlier than the closing date.
If you have not heard within 14 days of the application close date, then please consider that your application has been unsuccessful at this time.
As part of your application your data will be managed in line with St Giles Hospice Privacy Policy and kept for 6 months. If you would like to see this in full, please visit https://www.stgileshospice.com/privacy-policy/
About us
St Giles Hospice is a registered charity founded in 1983 by the Reverend Paul Brothwell, originally to improve the care of local people dying with cancer.
We now support patients, and their loved ones, living with a terminal illness. Our dedicated team provides individually-tailored care, free of charge, either at the hospice or in patients own homes across our communities.
We spend close to £10 million a year providing our specialist services. With less than a quarter of this funded by the Government, we rely heavily on donations and income generation from the local community.