Nurse

**JOB DESCRIPTION: PALLIATIVE CARE, NURSE**

**ABOUT SNEHA**

A secular, Mumbai-based non-profit organisation, SNEHA believes that investing in women's health is essential to building
viable urban communities. SNEHA is 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 11 programs running across SNEHA which are Maternal and
Newborn Health (MNH), Child Health and Nutrition (CHN) - Aahar, Empowerment, Health and Sexuality of Adolescents
(EHSAS), Prevention of Violence against Women and Children (PVWC) (e) SNEHA Centre, SNEHA Shakti, Healthy Cities Project
(HCP), Samagra, Palliative Care, Livelihood Generation, Central Operations, Research and IM.

**ABOUT THE PROGRAM**
Romila Palliative Care

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 RPC for Palliative Care

RESPONSIBILITIES (GIVE SPECIFIC DAY TO DAY ACTIVITIES)

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

**JOB LOCATION**

Bandra and home visits across Mumbai

**DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES**:
Provide nursing support to patients approaching RPC for Palliative Care

**RESPONSIBILITIES (GIVE SPECIFIC DAY TO DAY ACTIVITIES)**

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 RPC Center 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 nurse and nurse aides on

palliative care

**MANAGEMENT & REPORTING**

Position reports to the APD

**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
- Patience and empathy
- Effective Communication, personal and interpersonal skills
- Team working skills.
- Sound values and work ethics
- Computer Savvy