Opportunities with Lakelands Hospice [K]
â—¾to provide a centre for the relief of pain and distress, whether physical, emotional, psychological, spiritual or social â—¾to create a welcoming and compassionate environment for people diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, their families and carers â—¾to provide holistic care to enhance quality of life, including effective symptom control and social and emotional support, enabling the person to live life as fully as possible â—¾to treat each individual with dignity, respect, understanding and acceptance â—¾to establish a resource centre for education and training, for professionals, families and carers and other support agencies involved in providing palliative care â—¾to provide development training and support for staff and volunteers to ensure a skilled and expert team that is enthusiastic about its role â—¾to work in partnership with Primary Care Trusts, General Practioners and other providers in the development of comprehensive palliative care services â—¾to work with Northamptonshire Provider Services in accordance with the information sharing agreement signed by both parties â—¾to monitor and evaluate our services and implement development programmes where appropriate â—¾to accept referrals from District Nurses when a patient is felt to be within the last four weeks of life â—¾to provide skilled nursing care to patients in their home â—¾to provide consecutive care every night including weekends and bank holidays (where possible) until the patient dies or care is no longer required â—¾to provide support and bereavement follow-up to families, carers and friends â—¾to secure the financial resources to run and develop the service we provide â—¾to ensure cost-effective use of resources