Community Palliative Healthcare Support Worker

at  University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

The successful applicant will work as part of the Community Palliative Care Team and undertake a broad range of nursing support duties relating to the care of patients with end of life care needs in the place where they live, usually their own homes.
They will work under the direction of the Palliative Care Team providing care as required to patients with palliative and end of life needs and will work within the clearly defined boundaries of their competencies.
Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
Providing care for named patients with end of life care needs usually in their own homes in accordance with the patient’s care plan as defined by the Palliative Care Team with minimum direct supervision.
The Healthcare Assistant will work effectively and flexibly under direct and indirect supervision to meet the patient and family’s individual needs.
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation’s core values.

• Administration of simple medicines following policies and procedures
• Monitor medications and side effects
• Assists with washing, bathing, showering, hair and oral care
• Assists with dressing and undressing
• Applies lotions and creams appropriately during the provision of skin care
• Assists with toileting, which may include the use of bedpan, commode or lavatory
• Undertake simple wound dressings
• Undertake skin and wound care
• Undertake foot care
• Undertake urine analysis
• Monitoring BPs and BMs

For further details of the role please see the attached job description

Please refer the Job description for details