Senior Health Care Assistant

6 months ago

StratforduponAvon, United Kingdom Hylands House Care Ltd Full time

We are seeking to recruit a Senior Health Care Assistant that is highly-motivated with an excellent work ethos to join our friendly team. The role is to support the Day Care team and is structured as 4 -5 day shifts a week, providing a total of 36-44- hours per week. There is a possibility of overtime when acting as cover for colleagues.

**Key objectives**:

- To participate in the delivery of care to the residents to ensure that their physical, social, intellectual and emotional needs are met and ensuring dignity, choice, independence and respect.
- To ensure that all aspects of the regulatory framework are met.
- Consult with residents and the senior team to assist in developing individual care plans for residents.
- Work effectively with others within the home to ensure that resident’s needs are met.

**Main Tasks**:
**Resident care and support**
- To ensure each resident receives assistance with all elements of their personal care to include washing, dressing and assisting residents in all aspects of daily living as required.
- To participate with the team for continual monitoring of each resident’s health needs. To include appropriate liaison with senior and relevant staff.
- To ensure residents choice and independence is respected and have knowledge of resident’s risk management plans.
- To help residents with mobility problems and other physical disabilities, including incontinence, and in the use and care of aids and personal equipment.
- To help serve meals, prepare and clear dining room and assist residents with eating as required.
- To make beds, tidy rooms, light cleaning and emptying of commodes.
- To care sensitively to residents who are unwell or requiring palliative care.
- To escort residents to hospital out-patient appointments as required.
- To answer emergency bells and the door and greet visitors in a courteous manner.
- To participate in the key worker system as defined within the home.
- Encourage residents to be involved in the house. Welcome and encourage their participation in activities so that they can participate and remain emotionally and intellectually stimulated.
- Assist as required with social functions at the Home.
- Support and work closely with families and friends offering them professional and emotional support, sensitive to individual need.
- To assist as directed, in the preparation, implementation, review and update of all resident’s care plans in line with their personal wishes and preferences in accordance with Abbeyfield policies.
- To perform such other duties as may reasonably be required.

**General duties**
- Understand and observe all relevant regulations within the Lodge’s policies and procedures.
- Be familiar with the administrative records of the Home and ensure that all records are kept up to date.
- To follow appropriate procedures in the event of accidents/ emergencies e.g. fire, missing residents.
- Ensure that the Home is secure at all times whilst on duty.
- To report and advise the relevant persons with respect to the repairs and maintenance of the home

**General Requirements**:

- To be flexible about working hours.
- To be approachable and supportive to staff and managers.
- To attend staff meetings when appropriate and to be available for one to one session as agreed.
- To attend appropriate training and development sessions as agreed with the Manager.
- To maintain confidentiality at all times.
- To carry out any reasonable duties as requested by the Manager.
- To be aware of and comply with safe working practices as lay down by the Health and Safety at Work Act.
- To uphold and promote equal opportunities in employment practice and service delivery.

**CANDIDATE PROFILE**

**Essential Requirements**:

- Ability to communicate and interact well with people
- To be able to read, write and work with numbers to a good standard
- Ability to work well as part of a team.
- A willingness to undertake training to achieve NVQ Level 2 qualification or equivalent
- Demonstrate an empathy and understanding of the needs of older people
- Ability to carry out all aspects of the role to a high standard at all times

**Desirable Requirements**:

- Experience in a similar role within a health or social care setting is preferable but not essential
- A relevant NVQ Level 2 qualification or equivalent.
- Working in services for older people
- Evidence of continuing training and development.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Part-time hours: 36 per week

**Salary**: From £10.25 per hour

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
- Weekend availability

**Job Types**: Permanent, Full-time

**Salary**: From £10.75 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Flexitime
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6YW: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- providing care:

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