Community Palliative Response Senior - Watford, United Kingdom - Peace Hospice Care

Peace Hospice Care

Verified Company

Watford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

The main duties will include:

To undertake a holistic needs assessment that explores individual patients and their carers/families physical, emotional, spiritual, practical, welfare right and if appropriate the families pre and post bereavement needs, using a variety of tools to support the process.

To be able to develop, update and monitor the individualised care plans ensuring they are patient centred and support the identified patient needs, including ongoing referrals to other services as required.

To be able to deliver both generalist basic and complex specialist care interventions that is responsive to the individual patients requirements.

To be able to communicate highly sensitive information, ensuring patients and their families/carers are adequately supported.

To be able to demonstrate through electronic and paper documentation, and verbal communication the care undertaken and patient outcomes.

To be responsible in leading on initial Holistic assessment and reviews of care when required and discharge planning from service.

To be an active member of the MDT acting as the patient advocate contributing to the presentation, decision making of the patients care planning.

To be able to communicate effectively to own team extended team and outside agencies, ensuring continuity of care is maintained across the different care settings/ home.

To follow all agreed clinical procedures and statutory regulations related to Medicine management.

As a hospice paramedic of identified shifts be responsible for dealing with any service enquiries, calls and referrals as required.

To signpost and inform patients and their families/carers of the range of services available to them, external resources and day to day information relating to the service.

To have the highest regard for the principles of confidentiality and the importance of patient consent, ensuring adherence to the hospice data collection and patient consent policy.

In accordance to all hospice policies, best practice guidelines and clinical protocols ensure own and others practice is safe and effective.

To participate in keeping accurate and legible records in accordance with existing practice and procedure at the Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care.

To be aware of the legal requirements associated with keeping such records.

To deal with any initial complaints and conflict as required, in a polite, calm manner providing the information and support required and report to line manager in line with the Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care processes.

To be accountable for reporting any risk, hazards or accidents that may occur in the service area, and ensure compliance with the terms of the Health and Safety at Work Act.

To follow all agreed policies including manual handling, infection control, health and safety, safeguarding, ensuring a safe environment for patients, visitors and staff visiting and within the service.

For further information please review the attached job description.