Job summary
Employer heading
Clinical Support Worker Palliative Care Support Team
NHS AfC: Band 3
Job overview
The Palliative Care Support Team provide end of life care to patients in the last 12 weeks of life in their own home. The team is lead by trained nurses with clinical support workers who work jointly with social care.
To provide holistic care to patients and their families/carers , delivering high quality, empathetic end of life care
Working with the wider multi disciplinary team, developing working relationships with other team members and professionals
Ability to communicate both verbal and written skills
Flexible to meet the demands of the service
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work regularly without direct supervision whilst undertaking duties assigned the team leader
Palliative Care Support Team is a joint service working with the local authority supporting patients at end of life enabling them to be cared for at home
Meeting daily with team, reporting back information from their patient visits to ensure consistency of patient care and that information supports the care of patients
Maintaining confidentiality while communicating patient information, in such a way that preserves the dignity and privacy
Working for our organisation
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of “excellent health care, improved health for all”. We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.
We are committed to becoming a diverse and an inclusive employer and where people feel sense of belonging. Seeking to expand diversity within our teams, we positively encourage applications from under-represented groups such as ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQ+ groups. We are also under-represented in-terms of gender within nursing roles and we would welcome applications from people from male and non-binary backgrounds.
Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD department. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values, plus much more. For those in a Management/Leadership role, there are additional programmes to support you to develop the skills you need. These include our Managers Essentials Programme and a Leadership Programme that all managers will attend as part of your Dudley Managers Induction. Our Learning Prospectus is a great way to discover the details behind what’s available for you here at The Dudley Group.
We are committed to home life balance through flexible working and making reasonable adjustments where possible
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 2 or equivalent in health and social care
Desirable criteria
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent in health and social care
- GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English language
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate knowledge of duties required as a Clinical Support Worker
- good written grammar and organisational skills
Desirable criteria
- Computer literate
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of caring for people in a care worker role within hospital, community or care home setting
- Able to communicate to meet the needs of the role
Desirable criteria
- Palliative care experience
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Clare Preston
- Job title
- Team Leader Palliative Care Support Team
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01384 321531
- Additional information
Clare Preston Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 9-5 01384 321531
Bal Gill Tuesday & Friday 8-4 01384 321534
If unable to contact please leave a message with Palliative Care admin on
01384 321523
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