Consultant Nurse

Please refer the below document for work responsibilities

A secular, Mumbai-based non-profit organisation, SNEHA believes that investing in womens health is essential to building viable urban communities. SNEHA is a 450+ person strong, innovative and progressive

organization that works on health and nutrition in urban slum pockets with women and their families. SNEHA follows the life-cycle approach to health and nutrition, by intervening at critical junctures (adolescence, preconception, conception, pregnancy, postnatal, infancy and toddlerhood, family planning) to ensure improved health and nutritional outcomes for women and children living in some of Mumbai s most vulnerable and deprived slums and in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) as well. SNEHA recognises that, in order to improve urban health standards, our initiatives must target both care seekers and care providers. We work with communities residing in informal settlements to empower women

and communities to be catalysts of change in their own right and collaborate with existing public health systems and health care providers to create sustainable improvements in urban health. We have currently

different programmes running across SNEHA which are Aahar Programme, Sneha Centres Programme, Building Bridges Programme, Healthy Cities Programme (HCP), Public System Partnership, Empowerment Health and Sexuality of Adolescents (EHSAS) and Prevention of Violence against Women and Children (PVWC).

This project seeks to provide palliative care to all people, irrespective of caste, creed, religion and economic status, to allow them to live their life with minimum pain, with dignity and comfort, to the very end. It seeks to provide prevention of and relief from suffering to patients with life-limiting illness or experiencing intense pain through provision of medical support, counseling and spiritual services.

THE PROFILE - NURSE

Provide nursing support to patients approaching for Palliative Care

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Nurses will provide support through nursing care using updated current practices and will train family

members in home-based care. They will be a crucial component of the palliative care team and will provide their

services not just at the RPC but also during home visits. They are also responsible for documentation of patient

records. A major component of their work focuses on the delivery and of emotional care and support to patients

and their families. Will also have to train other stakeholders on palliative care once trained

DUTIES RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide nursing support to patients requiring Palliative Care

The nurse plays a key role in the palliative care team as the program is very much nurse driven. She is the first

point of contact. The nurse provides support through nursing care using updated current practices and will train

family members in home-based care. They will provide their services not just at the OPD but also during home

visits. They are also responsible for electronic documentation of patient records. A major component of their

work focuses on the providing emotional care and support to patients and their families. It also includes

conducting training for nurses, nurse aides and other stakeholders on palliative care

QUALIFICATIONS EXPERIENCE

GNM/ BSc Nursing Experience in Nursing in reputed hospital for at least three years, patient support skills requisite for palliative care and data management.

SKILLS COMPETENCIES

Nursing skills and additional skills in colostomy care are desirable

Effective Communication, personal and interpersonal skills Team working skills.