Health Care Assistant - 12 months contract

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.

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.

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/

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.

Experience

Essential: - Good standard of education; - Experience in a healthcare setting

Desirable: - Experience in palliative care or oncology; - Some understanding of caring for patients in a palliative care environment

Personal Attributes

Essential: - Empathetic; - Team player; - Able to work under pressure; - Collaborative; - Ambassador for St Giles Hospice

Qualifications

Essential: - Willingness to undertake study if required

Desirable: - Level 2 qualification in Health and Social Care

Skills

Essential: - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; - IT Literate; - Compassionate; - Ability to be confidential

Values

Essential: - Exhibits our hospice values and behaviours

Other requirements