Job summary The role purpose is to provide approved complementary therapies to patients and carers in a variety of settings across Exeter, Mid and East Devon; to work within a clinical multi-discilinary team to deliver a high standard of evidence-based holistic specialist palliative care and to contribute to the development of complementary therapy in palliative care within Hospiscare and to the growth of the wider Supportive Care team.
Main duties of the job As a Supportive care practitioner (Complementary Therapist) on our Supportive Care Team, you will provide appropriate approved therapies across different Hospiscare settings.
You will develop and maintain positive working relationships within the Hospiscare multi-disciplinary team.
In this role, you will also cooperate with regular audits and evaluations of Hospiscare's Supportive Care provision.
About us Hospiscare has been supporting people in Exeter, Mid and East Devon with terminal illnesses for over 40 years.
Our services include support at home, a specialist palliative care ward, out-patients clinics, and supportive therapies.
We support close to 2,200 local people each year, in some of the hardest times possible.
As a local charity, we raise around £10 million each year to continue to provide our care.
Our staff, volunteers and supporters help us to care for people when they're most in need, no matter what their individual circumstances may be.
We're proud to be rated as 'five star' by patients and families and as 'outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, to have been awarded a Mind Bronze Award for wellbeing at work and to be a Disability Confident employer.
Job description Job responsibilities Job Description1.JOB DETAILS Job Title: Supportive Care Team Practitioner Band: 5 Location: Searle House, Exeter EX2 5JJ andthroughout Exeter, Mid and East DevonHours: over 3 days, Monday to Friday Responsible To: Spiritualand Supportive Care Team Leader ResponsibleFor: N/AAccountable to: Head of Community and Supportive Care Services 2.
JOB PURPOSETo provide approved complementary therapies topatients and carers in a variety of settings across Exeter, Mid and EastDevon.
To work within a clinical multi-discilinary team todeliver a high standard of evidence-based holistic specialist palliative care.To contribute tothe development of complementary therapy in palliative care within Hospiscareand to the growth of the wider Supportive Care team.3.
KEY RESULT AREAS/PRINCIPAL DUTIES ANDRESPONSIBILITIES MainresponsibilitiesProvide appropriate approved therapies across differentHospiscare settings, after assessing the needs of referred patients and carers,in order to contribute to the continuity of the service.
Liaise with referring health professionals tomaintain an understanding of the referred patient/carer needs, reporting backany concerns to ensure issues are addressed appropriately.Develop and maintain positive working relationshipswithin the Hospiscare multi-disciplinary team, including contributing topatient review meetings when necessary, to ensure full information is availableand considered.Complete appropriate electronic treatment records,maintaining confidentiality at all times, to provide full and accurateinformation on all patients in line with Hospiscare policy and data protectionlaws.Assist with the co-ordination of Supportive Careservices across the Hospiscare area, including triaging new referrals to theteam, to ensure effectiveness and continuity of provision.Cooperate with regular audit and evaluation ofHospiscares Supportive Care provision to ensure continued effectiveness andimprovement of the service.
Contribute to induction, training and supervision ofvolunteers within the Supportive Care team to ensure the delivery of aneffective service that meets the needs of patients and carers.InfectionPrevention and ControlMaintaining a safe environment for patients, visitors and employees iseveryones responsibility.
All staff arerequired to adhere to Hospiscares Infection Prevention and Control Policy andmake every effort to maintain high standards of infection prevention andcontrol at all times.
This includesensuring personal and team compliance with all relevant policies andprocedures, and acting upon or reporting any identified risks.