Job Description and Person Specification Job Title Healthcare Assistant Day Services Line Manager Day Services Manager Professionally Accountable to Director of Patient Services JOB PURPOSE: Planning, co-ordination, implementation & evaluation of the Day Hospice service. Support, with others, volunteers within Day Hospice. Encourage patients self-ownership of their physical, emotional, spiritual and social needs. Ensure that the rights and choices of individuals are actively promoted and supported and their beliefs and preferences are appropriately acknowledged.
Contribute to an inclusive culture where employees and volunteers feel valued and included, regardless of their differences. Encourage open communication, respect for diverse perspectives, and a commitment to fairness and equity. RESPONSIBILITIES Clinical Provide planned care for individual patients with the support of the Senior Health Care Assistant Role model the values of the hospice at all times and contribute to a positive team culture. Achieve a relaxed and informal situation in which to enable the patient and their family - carers adequate time to discuss anxieties and problems.
Have the ability to monitor the patients condition and record findings accurately and report the patients condition and progress both verbally and in writing. Recognise changes in patients conditions and take the appropriate action. Assist the multi-disciplinary team with the manual handling, transfer and mobility of patients. Support patients and carers to manage loss and change.
Assist in ensuring safe practices at all times in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act maintaining high standards of care for patients. Promote health education with patients and their carers. Participate in the multi-disciplinary team meeting including the planning, delivery and evaluation of patient care. Maintain accurate electronic patient records Report and record all accidents, incidents and complaints.
Work within the limits of own competence and responsibility and ask for help as necessary. Personal Responsibilities Light physical effort is required and sometimes moderate is needed, eg carrying equipment. Maintain effective communications and good working relationships with professional colleagues, patients and relatives, staff, volunteers and work colleagues. Participate in relevant internal meetings as requested.
Report and record all accidents and refer any incidents or complaints to the line manager. Educational Responsibilities Participate in the orientation and development of new volunteers. To keep up-to-date on legal, health and safety and insurance requirements and developments to safe guard Weston Hospicecare, our volunteers and service users. Undertake training to maintain current skills.
Keep up-to-date with statutory and mandatory or other in service training. Keep up-to-date with current practice and legislation. Maintain and extend personal knowledge and expertise in all aspects of the role and to share information. Professional Responsibilities Comply with the policies and procedures of Weston Hospicecare.
Maintain confidentiality. Be familiar with fire, emergency and safety regulations, ensuring attendance as statutory updates. Participate in the performance review process. Maintain a smart, professional appearance at all times in line with hospice policy.
Maintain a responsible attitude toward economy and acre of equipment and other resources. Health and Safety Under the provision of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, it is the duty of every employee To take reasonable care of themselves and others at work To co-operate with the hospice as far as is necessary to enable them to carry out their legal duty Not to intentionally or recklessly interfere with anything provided, including personal, protective equipment for health and safety or welfare at work Weston Hospicecare operates an In-house NO SMOKING policy for staff. Data Protection You are required to control and process data held on computer. This must be undertaken lawfully in compliance with the UKs GDPR and Data Protection Act.
Breaches of confidentiality in relation to confidential, personal or sensitive data will result in disciplinary action, which may include dismissal. Scope of the Job Description This job description reflects the immediate requirements and objectives of this post. It is not an exhaustive list of the duties, but gives a general indication of work undertaken which may vary in detail in the light of changing demands and priorities. Substantive changes will be carried out in consultation with the post holder.
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