Mountbatten needs kind, caring, committed and dynamic individuals like you to help us achieve our vision and make every moment matter.
You will work as part of the Care at Home Team to provide care and support to our patients with life limiting illness, and to their families and carers.
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Overview of Role:
As a Mountbatten Carer, you will work in accordance with individual care plans written by a named nurse to provide care and support to patients with life limiting illness, their families and carers. You will work flexibly across all care services provided by Mountbatten which will involve working in patients’ own homes or other places of care. As a Mountbatten Carer you will be required to work unsocial hours as required, including weekends/nights and bank holidays.
Key Tasks:
To deliver direct care, treatment and emotional support for patients as required within set protocols/policies in accordance with the patients individual care plan.
To contribute to the assessment, implementation and monitoring of patients and carers, identifying physical and/or psychological problems and liaising with the appropriate health and social care team members.
Work in collaboration with colleagues to ensure the delivery of high quality, safe and compassionate care and support.
To promote and maintain effective liaison with care team and other health and social agencies involved in the patients care.
To assist in the day to day organisation of the service of carrying out duties as delegated by the Care at Home Team Leader, CNS or Sister Inpatient Unit.
To promote Mountbatten services through good communication with health care providers and the general public of the Isle of Wight.
Ensure that confidentiality of information is maintained at all times.
You are required to adhere to the Mountbatten Infection Prevention and Control Policies and Procedures and must make every effort to maintain high standards of Infection Prevention and Control at all times, thus minimising the risks associated with healthcare associated infections.
Providing respite care for families/carers as directed by the Senior Nurse in accordance with the patient/family/carer’s needs and care plan.
Professional Responsibilities
Keep accurate and effective patient records and documentation adhering to national standards, Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Mountbatten policies and procedures.
Maintain effective communication with patients, relatives and members of the multi-disciplinary team regarding all aspects of care demonstrating a variety of communication skills in accordance with the patient group and working to overcome barriers to communications e.g. with confused or disabled patients, etc. This includes reporting any concerns/issues regarding the patient or family to the senior on duty. Any urgent matters need to be reported to the duty Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) or Senior Nurse on the Inpatient Unit asap.
Act at all times in a manner, which illustrates respect for privacy, dignity and confidentiality
Demonstrate professional behaviour and attitude at all times, with excellent customer care skills and ensure actions support equality and diversity.
Participate in the Service Review, contributing experience to identify service development needs and determine priorities for improving services.
Promote patient and carer involvement within all care/practice.
Provide mentorship for new members of the Mountbatten Bank as required.
Communicate often sensitive and complex issues with patients, families and carers offering advice and support as required.
Maintain a level of awareness of palliative care patients and seek advice from the other Healthcare professionals as necessary.
Report to your Team Leader any infections that they develop which may be transmissible to patients or colleagues.
Report to your Team Leader any areas where Infection Prevention and Control standards are not being met and challenge any areas where these standards are not met.
Education and Training Responsibilities
To provide appropriate advice and education to patients, carers and health and social care colleagues, contributing to the learning and development of others as required.
Has completed or will complete all Mountbatten Bluestream training modules required.
Undertakes other education as required for the role.
Takes personal responsibility for continued professional development through clinical supervision, yearly appraisal, relevant training and actively engaging with learning and development opportunities.
To participate in relevant teaching sessions as required.
To maintain up to date knowledge of nursing practice attending development training sessions relevant to the post.
Compliance with statutory and mandatory training as required by Mountbatten.
To participate in induction programmes for new members of staff.
To attend all Infection Prevention and Control training programmes provided by Mountbatten.
Other Responsibilities
Understand the systems for accessing the local NHS policies and procedures, for example, Infection Control Policy, Drug Policy and Lone Worker Policy.
Promote a cost effective and resourceful service.
Adhere to the Mountbatten’s Uniform and Non Uniform Dress Code Policies.
General
All Mountbatten employees are:
- Required to abide by all Health & Safety legislation, policies and procedures and take action when required.
- Required to abide by and ensure Safeguarding policies and procedures are followed at all times.
- Required to attend mandatory and refresher training
- Required to respect confidentiality applying to all organisational areas
- Required to comply with the requirements of information governance and data protection policies and legislation.
- Required to work within and abide all organisational policies and procedures
- Required to participate in and contribute to team meetings and cooperate and liaise with departmental colleagues
- Expected to use and promote at all times Mountbatten’s philosophy and values
- Expected to demonstrate at all times a commitment towards equality and diversity
- Expected to demonstrate a commitment to their own development, to take advantage of education and training opportunities and develop their own competence
- Expected to make a positive contribution to fundraising and raising the profile Mountbatten
For a copy of the full Job Description and Person Specification, please email [email protected]
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £12.71 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free or subsidised travel
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
Shift:
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
