Care Assistant in Garden House

4 months ago

Bristol, United Kingdom St Monica Trust Full time

Key Results

Summary responsibilities
- Delivery of day-to-day holistic care for residents and meeting their unique needs. Duties include (but not exclusive to): personal care; assisting with mobility needs; medications (as appropriate to role); infection control; supporting residents with dementia, and end of life care; changing bed linen, sorting laundry, safe disposal of clinical waste, manage stock levels and equipment such as wheelchairs.
- Working with volunteers, Wellbeing Coordinator and therapy teams to provide and encourage meaningful activities.
- Relationship building with a range of stakeholders, including a key worker relationship with named residents.
- Assist with nutrition and food choices, serving drinks and assisting with eating/drinking.
- Accurate maintenance of records relating to care and regulatory needs.
- Active contribution in handovers, team meetings and supervisions.

Skills and experience

Communication
- Write notes and messages - numeracy, literacy and verbal skills.
- Communicate with people with differing communication needs.
- Encourage and influence.
- Understand and follow instructions and procedures.
- Strong customer service skills.
- Mixed methods and mediums of communication.

Thinking Style
- Analyses and evaluates given information.
- Adapts style and approach appropriate to situation or task.
- Structures tasks/activities.
- Pre-empts issues and trouble-shoots.
- Refers appropriate decisions to line manager.
- Challenge, or suggest new ways of working, to promote the efficiency of the unit or team.

Well-being and Values
- Aware of cultural and individual differences in all interactions and service areas.
- Demonstrate interest, care and attention.
- Create a positive impression.
- Collaborate with residents and their families where appropriate - tailoring service to meet individual needs.
- Promptly respond to or refer to team leader/line manager (as appropriate to role), issues of residents or colleagues' health or well-being.
- Contribute to maintaining a safe and secure environment - reporting faults, repairs or hazards through appropriate channels.
- Unquestionably embodies the Trust’s values and behaviours internally and externally.

Working with others
- Works effectively as part of a team.
- Build relationships of trust with others (team, residents and their family & friends).
- Potential exposure to challenging, physical or emotional situations.
- Other Skills and Qualifications
- Essential
- Level 2 in Care (or equivalent qualification or experience) for Senior Care Assistants
- Ability to provide effective personal care with dignity (assisting with nutrition, bathing and toileting)
- Educated to GCSE (or equivalent) level to include maths and English
- Awareness of older people’s needs and some understanding of dementia.
- Desirable
- Level 2 in Care (or equivalent qualification or experience)
- Level 3 in Care (or willingness to work towards it) for Senior Care Assistants
- Experience of working with older people, those with a disability, and/or dementia
- Experience of working in a nursing home/hospital/sheltered housing/social care setting
- Knowledge of basic first aid, manual handling and food and hygiene practices
- Awareness of regulations/framework established in the CQC Essential Standards of Quality and Safety and the Mental Capacity Act. Training is provided.
- Additional information
- Duties must be carried out in compliance with St Monica Trust’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy.
- This role profile contains the principal accountabilities relating to this post and does not describe in detail all the duties required to carry them out.
- Hours:

- Full Time or Part Time to include alternate weekends
- Shift Times:

- 7am - 2.30pm
- 2pm - 9.30pm
- Hourly rate:

- £11.81 per hour, plus weekend enhancements where applicable

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