Care Worker Full Time

2 months ago

Larne, United Kingdom Clanrye Private Residential Home Full time

Reports to: Registered manager or supervisor
- **Full Time, Bank Care Worker and Part Time Care Worker**_
- **Hours of work include shifts, Day shift, Night Shift, Weekend requirement**_

Purpose of role

To support residents with all aspects of their day to day living, so they can enjoy the best possible quality of life. Providing care and support offers many rewards but can also be challenging.

Compassion, good communication skills and a calm and caring manner are essential for this important role in our Home.

Key responsibilities

To provide safe, reliable, compassionate care and support to meet the individual needs and wishes of each resident. Each person is unique therefore you must respect each resident’s choice about how their care and support is always given and promote their dignity.

You need to be clear about when to seek help and advice in order to keep residents safe and promote their well-being.

Duties

Care and support

Give anti-discriminatory care and support that values the whole person rather than merely seeing a list of care needs. Carefully listen and observe how each resident prefers their care and support to be delivered on a day-to-day basis. Help them make their own decisions so they can be as independent as possible.

Follow the instructions in the care plan agreed with each resident. This may include:

- All aspects of personal care such as showering and bathing, dressing and grooming, dental hygiene, toileting, and continence care
- Assisting with medicines, ordering, and collecting prescriptions or returning unwanted medicines to the pharmacy for safe disposal
- Supporting the resident to eat and drink well. For example, helping the resident to plan what to eat and drink, giving gentle encouragement, serving food and drinks, clearing the table.
- Safely using aids and personal equipment in a manner that respects the dignity of residents. For example, walking frames, wheelchairs, manual and electric hoists, sliding sheets and moving boards, hearing aids and other physical aids

**Job Description**:

- Social and physical activities or mental stimulation such as keeping in touch with friends/relatives.
- Supporting a resident through temporary and terminal illness, including end of life care, hospital appointments, liaising with community health support and families

Record and report
- The care and support that you provide and assistance with medicines
- Changes to a resident’s condition or other concerns.
- Response to emergencies, accidents, incidents and safeguarding matters
- Contact with families, representatives or carers and other professionals
- Other matters as required by Clanrye PRH
- Keep all information about residents and their families secure and confidential except where policy requires you to share, to protect the interests of our residents.
- Dispense and Administer Medication as per prescription

Work well as part of the Clanrye PRH Team
- Follow Clanrye PRH policies, procedures and guidance at all times
- Take part in staff and meetings
- Attend training activities, supervisor and appraisal meetings

This list is not exhaustive, and you may be asked to carry out additional duties. We will provide you with full training in line with regulatory requirements.

Role specification

This provides a picture of the skills, knowledge and experience you must have to carry out the role. You should demonstrate how you meet the ‘essential criteria’ by giving examples where possible. We will use this information to select suitable applicants for this post.

Essential criteria

Personal attributes
- Caring and compassionate towards people in need of care and support
- Dedicated to anti-discriminatory care practice. This means respecting people suffering from a range of medical conditions with different backgrounds and beliefs to your own
- Self-motivated and keen to learn. Willing to seek guidance when needed and to follow instructions
- Excellent timekeeper and reliable
- Good hygiene practice, including personal hygiene and a smart appearance
- Good stamina and level of fitness to meet the physical demands of the job

Knowledge and understanding
- General understanding of the needs of people who require care and support
- Respect for the rights of our residents. Understanding the importance of giving the best possible care and support centred on the individual needs and wishes of each resident
- Understanding of what confidentiality means in relation to care services and why this is important

Experience and skills
- Ability to listen, communicate clearly and build positive working relationships with residents, their families or representatives, Clanrye Care staff and other social and health care professionals
- Ability to give care and support to residents with all aspects of their daily living. To always respect their dignity, privacy and choices, be non
- judgemental and promote their independence
- Good organisational skills, so residents receive the service

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