IMMEDIATE START Palliative care assistant in Tower Hamlets £17 per hour FULL TIME/PART TIME

Description

You’ll provide healthcare support to patients who are in the last months or days of their lives, making sure that they’re as comfortable as possible.

You’ll also monitor changes to the patient’s condition and make sure you keep other health professionals informed.

You’ll give emotional support to the patients’ families.

Your day-to-day duties might include:

applying simple wound dressings giving medication changing medical equipment like catheters, when required making sure equipment is cleaned and stored correctly caring for the person's body after death You’ll also provide personal care and support to patients, like:

helping with washing, hair and oral care helping with dressing and undressing applying lotions and creams help with toileting eye care, for example administering eye drops preparing light meals and drinks providing social contact and encouraging the family to get involved taking patients out, if they’re well enough You'll need:

excellent communication skills the ability to relate to people from a wide range of backgrounds team working skills the ability to work on your own initiative You’ll usually work around 37.5 hours a week on a shift or rota system.

Location: Tower Hamlets

£17 per hour

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