Willen Hospice & Willen Hospice Ventures

Willen Hospice & Willen Hospice Ventures
Job Description
Job Title: Nursing Auxiliary
Job Band: B
Department: In-Patient Unit
Reports To: Sister IPU
Hrs:
Main Purpose of Job:
Basic reason for and purpose of the position
As part of a multidisciplinary Specialist Palliative Care team, be responsible for patient’s
personal care needs and participate in the delivering and evaluation of patients care plans in
conjunction with a Registered Nurse.
Key Accountabilities:
Key points that you will use to measure a person’s success in this role.
1. Undertake nursing interventions such as: providing personal care to patients, including last
offices. Undertake observations, simple dressings and take blood glucose levels where
appropriate training has been given. At all times maintain the dignity and privacy of
patients.
2. Provide support to patients in emotionally challenging situations and their grieving
families, sit and talk to patients and stay with dying patients when family or friends are
unavailable.
3. Communicating effectively with a wide range of people including nursing colleagues, allied
health care professionals, medical and social work colleagues, managers, patients, carers
families and friends.
4. Be proficient in monitoring and supporting patient’s mobility, using aids and equipment. Be
proficient in the use of moving and handling equipment including specialist baths, beds and
mattresses.
5. Provide support for patient’s nutrition and hydration. Feed patients as required, distribute
meals being mindful of patient’s physical & dietary requirements and food handling
regulations; monitor record and report patient’s intake.
6. Monitor the patient’s condition; report changes in the physical, mental emotional and
spiritual condition to the registered nurses.
7. Provide day to day guidance to volunteers and bank staff, ensuring they adhere to Hospice
policy and procedures.
8. Maintain a safe, tidy and organised working environment
Additional Responsibilities:
(Unique to job holder, not core to generic role)
Employee to sign and return ad copy of the Job Description to the HR Department in
acceptance and understanding of the role requirements.
Employee’s Name (Please print) ……………………………………….. signature …………………................
Date of Issue: …………………………………

Employee Specification Matching Form
Job Title: Nursing Auxiliary
Department: In-Patient Unit
1 Communication and
Relationship Skills
FACTOR REQUIREMENT Job Level
2 Knowledge, Training
and Experience
3 Analytical and
Judgmental Skills
Provide and receive routine information.
Communicate in an empathetic manner in complex
& challenging situations. Observe confidentiality,
Understanding of a range of work procedures,
requiring a base level of theoretical knowledge.
Understanding of care procedures and clinical
observations. Continue professional development
e.g. Working towards NVQ level 3 in health & social
care; recognised qualification(s) in complimentary
therapies.
Attend all mandatory training required by Hospice.
Judgements involving facts or situations some of
which require analysis. Assess patient‘s condition
through basic assessment of patients comfort.
Report patient’s condition or other concerns to
Registered nurses or other Hospice staff as
appropriate.
Organise day to day work tasks or activities within
the IPU team. Prioritise attention to patients needs.
4 Planning and
Organisation Skills
5 Physical Skills Hand eye coordination for using equipment within
moving handling guidance e.g. for manoeuvring
patients, using hoists & other equipment
6 Responsibility for
Patient or Client Care
7 Responsibility for
Policy/Service
Development
8 Responsibility for
Financial and Physical
Resources
9 Responsibility for
Human Resources
10 Responsibility for
Information Resources
11 Responsibility for
Research and
Development
Provides personal care to patients maintaining their
privacy & dignity & the safety of others e.g. bathing
toileting etc. Good Infection control practice
Responsible for adhering to all hospice policies and
procedures. Report any concerns that may arise
from these. Participate in working groups e.g.
Essence of Care
Personal duty of care for equipment, maintains
stock control. Exercises care in use of Hospice
resources.
Demonstrates own duties to new starters, visitors,
students & volunteers. Clinical Supervision is
available
Maintain accurate patient records. Maintenance of
patient confidentiality. Keyboard skills for use of
email
Participate in audit and/or surveys to evaluate
services.
12 Freedom to Act Works to well established procedures, responds to
changes in patients conditions & needs. Carry out
routine patient care at own discretion
13 Physical Effort Frequent & Considerable physical effort - active role
equipment movement, patient movement, kneeling
crouching to deliver care; moving furniture.
14 Mental Effort Frequent requirement for concentration,
unpredictable work load

15 Emotional Effort Complex and challenging situations are constant to
working environment. Unpredictable human
responses.
16 Working Conditions Challenging care environment difficult physical
situations to manage Daily contact with terminally ill
patients, including contact with bodily fluids and
noxious odours.