Hospice Care at Home- General enquiries are always welcome from Auxiliary Nurse with a passion for palliative care
Date posted: 1 July, 2013
Closing date: 11 December 2013
Contact: [email protected]
To carry out assigned tasks involving direct patient care in support of and supervised by a first level Registered Nurse and to assist in maintaining a high standard of care within a patient’s home. Ensuring the hospices nursing excellence is upheld at all times.
Responsibilities:
To maintain and support, under the direction and supervision of qualified staff and in conjunction with the District nurse, the highest standards of nursing care, so as to ensure that a quality and comprehensive service is provided to all patients, their families and carers.
- To maintain and support the provision of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care, within the limits of your qualifications and under the supervision of qualified staff.
- To work to the agreed community models of care and work allocation.
- To ensure that all nursing records are completed and updated at each shift change over in line with the policies within the community. NB written reports need to be countersigned by the trained nurse on duty if appropriate.
- Under the supervision of the Registered Nurse plan and update care plans as appropriate.
- To report accidents, incidents and complaints to senior staff.
- To provide a high quality nursing service to patients and their relatives within the patients home by following community policies, procedures, guidelines and hospice standards.
- To assist qualified staff with general and specific care of patients within the hospice and community guidelines.
- To assist the trained nurse with the administration of medicines as required.
- To report any observed deterioration or abnormalities in patients to the Hospice at Home coordinator/staff nurse.
- To ensure that ideas to improve the care of patients, or to enrich their quality of life are brought to the attention of the Hospice at Home Coordinator.
- To report to the Hospice at Home Coordinator/Staff Nurse any concerns related to inappropriate care a patient may be receiving.
- To demonstrate a consistent level of courtesy and consideration to patients, their relatives and visitors.
- To ensure the patients dietary needs are met if appropriate.
- When appropriate to care for the deceased patient by administering last offices as appropriate and ensuring the safe and timely removal of the body from the home working with in the procedures in place within the community.
- To contribute to the ordering and storage of clinical stores required for hospice at home.
