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Location
Wirral, Merseyside | United Kingdom
Job description
Scope of Job To offer, coordinate and provide memory making activities or mementoes for babies, children, young people and their families who are receiving palliative and end of life care in the most appropriate setting home, hospice or hospital. To act as a creative resource for the multidisciplinary team when planning and coordinating bucket list for babies, children, young people and their families during palliative and end of life care. To offer practical, social and therapeutic support for the wider family during the end-of-life phase. To be a key source of social and emotional support for siblings before, during and after end-of-life care. To facilitate and forge external links with community services and providers. To contribute to the development of the rapid response and sibling support services. To work in partnership with the Rapid response and family support leadership teams to monitor and evaluate the impact of memory making and sibling support. Dimensions and Limits of Authority The post holder will hold delegated line management responsibility for their volunteer team following due process. Appropriate advice should be sought from the Rapid response and family support leadership teams. The post holder will be expected to coordinate activities working within a set budget seeking appropriate sign-off from a budget holder before purchases are made. To work collaboratively with other multi-disciplinary professionals from health, education, and social care to provide joined up and seamless care and support. To work without supervision as an autonomous practitioner referring and working in partnership with the wider multidisciplinary team. Work involves both reactive and proactive elements of activities. Personal accountability is ensured through adherence to the Safer Working Practice for Children and Vulnerable Young Adults Able to support induction for new staff, students & volunteers in own area of competence. To refer to clinical staff for advice/ guidance should they be concerned about a child whilst carrying out memory making activities. Qualification and Skills Level CPCAB Introduction to counselling Skills (desirable or willing to undertake) Minimum Level 3 qualification in one of the following: Play Work/Play Specialism/NNEB/ Youth Work or relevant other subject. Proven experience of providing activities or support for babies, children, young people and families. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Minimum functional skills level 2 in English & Maths Proven experience of working with children and young people with complex health needs Experience of working in a clinical environment Experience of coordinating activities/events. PART 2: MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The Rapid response and sibling support service operates a 7-day service and as such, this role requires working flexibly as required. To coordinate, organise and provide all memory activities for babies, children and young people who are receiving palliative or end of life care in a setting of familys choice hospice, hospital or home. To ensure all activities are responsive to a babys/childs/young persons individual developmental, social, spiritual and cultural needs. To attend the daily rapid response handover and monthly case load review so memory making is integral to the care provided and that the post holder is up to date with the babies/childs or young persons clinical status. To offer practical and emotional support to the wider family in particular siblings before, during and following end of life care in a setting of the familys choice. To work in partnership with family support team to share the delegated responsibility for the planning, coordination and implementation of sibling therapeutic and social activities which will involve some overnight residential trips. To undertake risk assessments for any activities and events to ensure they are safe and fit for purpose. To liaise with the fundraising, communications teams, and the administration team in relation to all external requests for information, external visits and activities that will involve children and young people. To have knowledge of the specialist equipment used with memory making for CYP and can provide instruction/teaching on the use of such with internal and external teams. To have a knowledge of external wish granting agents and be a key for making such referrals working with the familys key worker. To take responsibility for maintaining positive relationships with external memory making service providers such as JUMP, potting shed, bump photography, perfect charms etc. ensuring all staff know any related procedures or referral flows. To share responsibility within the Hospice to maintain a safe but homely environment taking account of health and safety, including infection control and risk assessments. To be aware and working to Safeguarding and Prevention of Children and Vulnerable Young Adults policies and procedures To comply with moving and handling policies and procedures To participate in hospice special interest groups To be able to undertake the mental, physical and emotional demands of the role, whilst at the same time taking care to safeguard their own health and safety as well as fellow care team members, children, young people and their family. To proactively contribute to clinical supervision and reflective practice to ensure personal resilience within this emotive environment. To have responsibility for liaison with the communications and care admin teams to update the Parents and organisation Facebook page with relevant updates, information and activities. Responsibility for Clinical Governance and Quality To actively complete care improvement documentation in accordance to no blame and whistle-blowing policy To carry out and update risk assessments including undertaking risk reviewer training To adhere and comply with all Hospice policies and procedures. Personal Professional Development & Responsibilities To take responsibility for maintaining his/her own professional development, meeting with the line manager for regular appraisals, identifying and agreeing personal targets To be proactive in identifying ways of improving practice and developing new ideas To participate in hospice special interest groups and assists in the organisation of relevant activities. To ensure the economical and appropriate use of all resources. To maintain appropriate client records, ensuring they are stored securely and confidentially. To be fully involved in the process of preventing and controlling infections General Claire House Requirements Adhere to and comply with organisational policies, procedures and guidelines at all times. Implement risk management strategies (including reporting, registering risk and learning), taking all reasonable steps to manage and promote a safe and healthy working environment which is free from discrimination. Implement Health and Safety regulations through risk assessment. Maintain a constant awareness of health, welfare and safety issues affecting colleagues, service users, volunteers, visitors and themselves, reporting any accidents or faults in line with organisational policy. Participate fully in Health and Safety training. Comply with the organisational policy on confidentiality and the Data Protection Act 1998 relating to information held manually or on computerised systems. Respect the confidentiality and privacy of children, young adults, volunteers & staff at all times. Participate in personal training, development and appraisal, and attend all relevant training courses as required. Take part in organisational research. Embrace the positive volunteer culture which Claire House strives to create.The post holder must act at all times in a professional and responsible manner and have due regard to confidentiality and Health & Safety legislation. This is an outline job description and should not be regarded as an inflexible specification. Responsibilities will be reviewed periodically in line with service priorities and duties may change or new duties be introduced after consultation with the post holder. As a term of your employment you may be required to undertake such other duties, such as link roles, and/or hours of work as may reasonably be required, commensurate with your general level of responsibility with the organisation, at your initial place of work or at any other of the Claire House establishments.
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£25.2k - £27.6k per annum
