Multi-disciplinary Team Assistant

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Multi-disciplinary Team Assistant

St Margaret's Somerset HospiceYeovil, Somerset

30+ days ago

Salary

£26,337.00 yearly

Job type

Permanent

Job description

Job summary

Are you a Healthcare Assistant or OT / Physio Assistant looking for a role within the community?

St Margaret's Hospice Care has a fantastic opportunity for a Multi-Disciplinary Team Assistant to join their team. Our MDTAs support with providing person-centered support, care and treatment to patients, their families and carers across the community who have palliative and end of life care needs.

This role is based in Yeovil. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £26,337 per annum plus 14% unsocial hours enhancement.

Main duties of the job

Working within the community, your day to day work will include :

Assessing non-complex symptoms which may include pain, shortness of breath, mobility, pressure risk, continence and psychological factors.
Analysing this information and carrying out non-complex interventions within own scope of practice or refering on to specialists as needed.
Supporting the work of qualified practitioners (including Registered Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Clinical Nurse Specialists).

The role will require travelling across Somerset including into rural communities and working unsocial hours, evenings, weekends, and bank holidays.

About us

Our mission is to provide excellent specialist palliative care for patients and support to their families. Everyone here contributes and has a part to play towards our goal. If you speak to any of our staff or volunteers, they will tell you how the patient is at the heart of everything they do. So, if you're looking for a role where you can really make a difference, working as part of a supportive team, we could be a perfect match.

Holiday entitlement

33 days holiday including bank holidays rising to 35 days after 1 year, and increasing with length of service

Ability to buy and sell annual leave

Pension scheme

NHS employees eligible to continue with their NHS pension scheme

Non-NHS employees will receive 5% employer and 5% employee contribution.

Award-winning Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family offering :

Vitality & wellbeing health portal for non-emergency care

Unlimited access to 24 / 7 online GP Consultations as well as Expert Case Management

Confidential and free 24-hour Employee Assistance

Counselling and support

Legal, financial, and medical information and advice

And more...

Life assurance cover - 2x salary

Health Cash Plans - help with covering the cost of healthcare needs by providing cashback on a range of health benefits

Blue Light Card

Enhanced parental leave

Excellent learning and development opportunities

Free on-site parking in Yeovil and Taunton

Volunteering and fundraising opportunities

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsibilities

To contribute to the holistic assessment and re-assessment of patients, families and carers for whom they have delegated responsibility.

To contribute to the assessment of non-complex symptoms pain, shortness of breath, nausea and constipation.

To analyse this information and carry out non-complex interventions as appropriate within own scope of practice or refer on to specialists as needed

To keep other members of the MDT updated at all times through accurate documentation and additional communication when appropriate.

To keep the patients, family members and / or other carers at the centre of her / his care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making

Within scope of practice, to carry out non-complex assessments of mobility, offer advice regarding rehabilitation and deconditioning and prescribe simple walking aids if required.

Within scope of practice, to assess and provide appropriate aids for daily living and non-complex adaptations bathroom equipment, stair rails, within a patient's home.

To contribute to the planning of individual patient programmes or group activities with patients, families and carers with the relevant professionals.

To work as part of the multi professional team to deliver care / treatment / activities as specified in the plan of care, advise on shortness of breath management techniques, fatigue management, offer relaxation therapies appropriate for each patient, including individual and group sessions.

To work as part of the multiprofessional team to actively support effective admission and discharge from the in-patient unit.

To work as part of the multiprofessional team contributing to the completion of Continuing Health Care applications, Grants, SR1 applications etc. to facilitate patients to remain at home.

Ensure effective communication that respects patients, family and carers confidentiality but allow accurate transmission of necessary information between staff, patient, family / carers and other agencies at all times.

Listen sensitively to patients, families and carers enabling them to say what is important to them and ensuring their needs and wishes are documented and communicated to activity lead.

Respect the rights, privacy and dignity of patients, families and carers at all times and informally obtain permission for any care / treatment / activities undertaken.

Additional Responsibilities

To assist inthe administration of aspects of the clinical services, including equipmentlibrary maintenance and stock control.

To recognise and understand own personal needs and besensitive to those of colleagues when affected by a patient's illness orbehaviour.

To organise and manage own time according to delegatedworkload.

To keep accurate records including recording changesin care plans and recording activity onto electronic health record, and any additionalhandover processes.

Assist the registered practitioners in the educationof others patient, carers, or other members of staff both informally andin planned programmes.

Have a flexible approach to work requirements to meetthe needs of the patient, carer, or service.

Perform additional procedures and tasks as delegatedby the leads or Registered Nurse, in which the post-holder has been trained, has demonstrated competence, and feels confident to undertake.

Participate in the orientation and induction of newstaff.

Support the work of the volunteers working inthe clinical area or in the community.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent.

English and Maths to GCSE grade A-C (or equivalent).

Willing to undertake necessary training to take on responsibility for an extended role.

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages and possession of competent IT skills.

Desirable

N / A

Self Awareness

Essential

To be a reflective practitioner.

Flexible approach to working arrangements.

Desirable

Knowledge of the services that the Hospice provides to patients.

Working with others

Essential

Able to work constructively within a multi professional team and with other services to provide effective end of life care.

Effective and sensitive communication and listening skills, including written communication.

Experience of dealing with distressed patients, families and carers

Desirable

Experience of conflict resolution and negotiating skills

Experience of teaching / presenting to groups.

Experience or understanding of coaching.

Outcome and Results

Essential

Ability to organise and prioritise own workload and have strategies to achieve this.

To be experienced at keeping accurate, timely and professional records.

Ability to take initiative

Desirable

Experience of using an electronic clinical notes system

Leading in your area

Essential

Demonstrable experience as a Health Care Assistant in a clinical environment, or an assistant working in physiotherapy or occupational therapy or equivalent

Demonstrable experience of working and contributing in a multi-professional team.

Experience of assessing patients and analysing this information in order to formulate a treatment plan and take appropriate action.

Desirable

Knowledge of how life-limiting and palliative care conditions may impact on patients and their families.

Previous experience in End of Life care

Experience in rehabilitation

Experience of working as an independent practitioner.

Other Requirements

Essential

Access to own vehicle in order to be able to travel to various locations across Somerset.

Ability to work over a 7 day shift pattern, including evenings, weekends bank holidays.

Physical capabilities to be able to carry out the role required, this will include an element of moving and handling of equipment and the ability to walk reasonable distances and to stay standing for prolonged periods of time.

Desirable

N / A