Healthcare Assistant Band 2 - Community
| Posting date: | 26 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £23,400.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £23400.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 May 2024 |
| Location: | Cambridge, PE13 3AB |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B0202-24-0026 |
Summary
Job Purpose: To work within a team to assist in the delivery of nursing and palliative care, ensuring the highest standard of care are received by patients and their families in their own home. Main Responsibilities: Contribute to the delivery of a planned programme of care under the direction of the Registered Nurse To carry out tasks involving direct patient care and support to patients and families. To act within the limits of your competency and authority Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by participating in the multi disciplinary team working to support individuals in their own homes. Promote the privacy, dignity and confidentiality of patients at all times. Report general observations and feedback to the Registered Nurse both verbally and in written formats on system one, including any significant changes in the patients condition. Undertake specific duties that contribute to the assessment of patients as requested by the Registered Nurse Seek appropriate advice and support from the Registered Nurse during occasions when patients or their carers become distressed. Adhere to Arthur Rank Hospice Charity Infection Prevention and Control Policy Maintain the dignity of the patient at all times whilst dealing with aspects of personal care Communicate effectively with patients, carers, staff and other professionals. Use a variety of verbal and non-verbal skills to overcome communication barriers presented by patients due to their cognitive or impaired sensory deficits. Support individuals and carers to cope with their emotional, psychological and spiritual well-being Maintain accurate patient records in accordance with the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity Record.Keeping policy Plan with registered professionals activities, interventions or treatments to achieve specified goals and care plans.Contribute to care planning by monitoring and evaluating therapeutic interventions within an overall program of care Help individuals to retain, regain and develop the skills to manage their lives and environment including enabling individuals to use assistive technology. Work in collaboration with family/carers to enable them to support individualsUnder the guidance of a Registered Nurse, maximise physical comfort and well-being of patients in terms of hygiene, mobility, toileting and nutritional needs. To exercise care and economy in the use of stores Support volunteers, students and colleagues. Special feature of the job.The service provides care 7 days a week across Cambridgeshire and clinical staff are rostered to provide this coverage. Whilst the rosters are created 5- 8 weeks in advance, there may be exceptional circumstances in which the job holder will need to be flexible to change a scheduled rota at short notice in times of clinical staffing crisis.