Health Care Worker
Core
Support patients, families, and carers in a specialist palliative care inpatient unit by assisting registered nurses with delegated aspects of patient care and activities of daily living.
Role type
Health Care Worker (HCW)
Builds
Patient care support in a 24-bed palliative care unit
Domain
Healthcare / Palliative Care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Certificate III Health Assistant (Nursing), patient care assistance, activities of daily living support, privacy and dignity maintenance
Responsibilities
Contribute to positive patient outcomes by completing delegated work, assist with activities of daily living for selected patients, ensure patient privacy and dignity is maintained, communicate with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary team