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Health Care Assistant Rapid Personalised Care Service, Tring
Client:
Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care Location:
Tring, United Kingdom Job Category:
Healthcare EU work permit required:
Yes Job Reference:
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9 Posted:
23.01.2025 Expiry Date:
09.03.2025 Job Description:
Job summary: The role of Rapid Personalised Care Service Healthcare Assistant (RPCS) is in place to provide end-of-life care to patients in their own homes during the final weeks of life. Main duties of the job: Competently work alone, as required, with patients and families in the home environment with remote support and guidance from the RPCS Management in adherence to lone worker policy and procedure. Work collaboratively with hospice and community partners. Act as a Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care ambassador, actively demonstrating our values and positively promoting the specialist care we provide. About us: At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care, we are all about making every moment matter for our patients and families. We support people of all ages affected by a progressive life-limiting illness and those who care for them, to live as well as possible by providing choice and easy access to a wide range of palliative care and bereavement services across West Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. We provide care and support for adults and children diagnosed with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses, visiting day and night. It's important work, and to make it all happen, we need talented and passionate people. If your application is successful, you'll join on the first working Monday of the month to support you with our structured induction programme. For an informal chat about this role, contact Kirsten Porter (RPCS Team Manager). Applications will be reviewed and invited to interview as received. We reserve the right to close the advert at any time; therefore, we encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible. Job Responsibilities:
Demonstrate and maintain consistently high standards of individualised personal care and support under the guidance of the RPCS Management. Work alongside the patients' families and/or health care professionals, maintaining an approach that incorporates physical, psychological, social, and spiritual aspects of care in accordance with the Rennie Grove Peace philosophy. Observe and report changes in the patients' symptoms, conditions, and circumstances to the RPCS Management and notify other healthcare professionals as necessary. Work in accordance with the patients' agreed care plan. Identify and act on any risk of safeguarding to patients and their families in accordance with the Rennie Grove Peace policies. Keep accurate and legible records in accordance with legislative requirements and Rennie Grove Peace practice and procedure. Assist with the patients' washing, bathing, showering, pressure area care, and oral care. Assist with dressing and undressing the patient as required. Assist with the patients' nutritional requirements, including preparation of light meals and drinks according to dietary requirements and choice. Assist with a patient's toileting, which may include the use of bedpans, commode, or lavatory. Prompt medication if dispensed in a pharmacy blister pack. Person Specification:
Experience: Essential: Proven experience working effectively in a team. Ability to work effectively in an emotionally demanding environment. Desirable: Caring and empathetic with a passion for providing excellent personalised care. A dedicated team player.
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Client:
Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care Location:
Tring, United Kingdom Job Category:
Healthcare EU work permit required:
Yes Job Reference:
95b57d8d200d Job Views:
9 Posted:
23.01.2025 Expiry Date:
09.03.2025 Job Description:
Job summary: The role of Rapid Personalised Care Service Healthcare Assistant (RPCS) is in place to provide end-of-life care to patients in their own homes during the final weeks of life. Main duties of the job: Competently work alone, as required, with patients and families in the home environment with remote support and guidance from the RPCS Management in adherence to lone worker policy and procedure. Work collaboratively with hospice and community partners. Act as a Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care ambassador, actively demonstrating our values and positively promoting the specialist care we provide. About us: At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care, we are all about making every moment matter for our patients and families. We support people of all ages affected by a progressive life-limiting illness and those who care for them, to live as well as possible by providing choice and easy access to a wide range of palliative care and bereavement services across West Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. We provide care and support for adults and children diagnosed with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses, visiting day and night. It's important work, and to make it all happen, we need talented and passionate people. If your application is successful, you'll join on the first working Monday of the month to support you with our structured induction programme. For an informal chat about this role, contact Kirsten Porter (RPCS Team Manager). Applications will be reviewed and invited to interview as received. We reserve the right to close the advert at any time; therefore, we encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible. Job Responsibilities:
Demonstrate and maintain consistently high standards of individualised personal care and support under the guidance of the RPCS Management. Work alongside the patients' families and/or health care professionals, maintaining an approach that incorporates physical, psychological, social, and spiritual aspects of care in accordance with the Rennie Grove Peace philosophy. Observe and report changes in the patients' symptoms, conditions, and circumstances to the RPCS Management and notify other healthcare professionals as necessary. Work in accordance with the patients' agreed care plan. Identify and act on any risk of safeguarding to patients and their families in accordance with the Rennie Grove Peace policies. Keep accurate and legible records in accordance with legislative requirements and Rennie Grove Peace practice and procedure. Assist with the patients' washing, bathing, showering, pressure area care, and oral care. Assist with dressing and undressing the patient as required. Assist with the patients' nutritional requirements, including preparation of light meals and drinks according to dietary requirements and choice. Assist with a patient's toileting, which may include the use of bedpans, commode, or lavatory. Prompt medication if dispensed in a pharmacy blister pack. Person Specification:
Experience: Essential: Proven experience working effectively in a team. Ability to work effectively in an emotionally demanding environment. Desirable: Caring and empathetic with a passion for providing excellent personalised care. A dedicated team player.
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