Band 3 Palliative Support Worker

Job overview

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, compassionate and motivated Palliative Carer to join the Children’s Palliative Care Team working with children and young people to work with life limiting/life threatening conditions that have Continuing Healthcare funding.  All of the children/young people will have identified  complex healthcare needs and/or learning disability and all will be being managed on a Palliative Care pathway.

We are looking for someone who is committed to offer an exceptional level of care with the focus being on quality of life and enabling children and young people to reach their full potential in their chosen place of care.

Flexibility and previous experience of working with children and young people with the commitment to further develop your own skills and knowledge in the area of complex healthcare needs is desired.

Band 3 Palliative Care Carer

We are looking for someone who will think outside the box and will want to go the extra mile for children and young people, demonstrating care, compassion, courage and commitment to fulfilling the role.

Full time/part time/flexible hours of working will be considered at interview.

Main duties of the job

To provide a high quality, safe, equitable and efficient service to children registered with the Children’s Palliative Care Team.

Providing interventional support to children, young people and their families in the home environment, nursery, school (main stream and special school settings) and other community settings.

A high number of these children will be considered to be very fragile and in the end stages of their life, this will involve independent and team working, clinical competency, for example, administering enteral feeds and medications.

Maximising quality of life through using play and memory making.  Liaison with all professionals known to the child and family including contributing where appropriate to Education and Health Care Plans and Safeguarding discussions and Continuing Healthcare assessment and review.

Successful candidate will be expected to take part in the auditing of this role with the potential to further develop this way of working across other services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To work in partnership with children and young people and their families to deliver planned episodes of care through Continuing Healthcare Funding where it has been agreed the Children’s Palliative Care team will provide this support.

• To provide nursing care and intervention to children and young people inside or outside of the family home including agreed community settings and schools dependent on clinical needs identified and the appropriateness of this delegation.

• To demonstrate competence in nominated clinical tasks following an appropriate programme of training. This will include seizure management, airway management using suction and oxygen, tracheostomy management, enteral feeding and management of feeding devices, administration of medications via oral, enteral, rectal and inhalation routes, intermittent catheterization including accessing of Mitrofanoff and end of life care.

• To support a child/young person to die in their or their family’s place of choice, assisting with basic nursing care/delegated interventions ensuring dignity, care and compassion is of the highest priority.

• Any intervention will be agreed with parents/nursing team and a signed clinical competency will be undertaken. Care will be evaluated by the named keyworker assigned to the child/young person on a regular basis.  Any concerns around effectiveness of care/intervention/deterioration must be escalated to the named keyworker/team accordingly.

We would encourage anyone considering applying for this post to visit the team prior to application and interview and to discuss the role with Rebecca Carless, Team Leader for Children’s Community Nursing, Palliative Care and Rapid Response.

[email protected]

07784 007 462

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name

Rebecca Carless

Job title

Team Leader for Children’s Community Nursing, Palliative Care and Rapid Response.

Telephone number

0121 245 5775/ 07784 007 462