Health Care Assistant

3 weeks ago


Jersey, United Kingdom Orchid Care Service Full time

**Orchid Care Services, Jersey**

Job Description **Health Care Assistant**

**Job overview**
- To provide care in accordance with best practice and legislative requirements, reflecting policies and procedures and agreed standards under the direction of the Deputy Manager and Registered Care Manager
- To maintain skills at a current level, undertake such training and development as required from time-to-time to maintain and progress knowledge
- To support and enable Service Users to maintain skills and personal interests whilst delivering person-centred care, unique to each individual

**Location **and transportation requirements**:

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- You will normally be required to work at client sites as directed. You will not be required to work outside Jersey.
- You are required to drive for work in order to travel from one client to another, for the purpose of providing support, as instructed by Management
- You are required to have use of own vehicle, hold a valid Jersey driving licence and a clean driving record

**Responsibilities and duties of the job**

**Role Specific Duties**
- Ensure Service Users are at the heart of care delivery and their wishes and preferences enhance their wellbeing
- To contribute to the efficient running of the service
- Support Service Users to maintain their relationships and connections with the local community
- Ensure Care Plans and other information about how to support Service Users are followed
- Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of those individuals they support

**Leading by Example**
- Seek opportunities for personal and professional growth
- Be a role model for other carers and be an ambassador for the service
- Honour your work commitments, agreements and arrangements and be reliable, dependable, and trustworthy.
- Be professional, polite, and reasonable at all times
- Be a representative for the service. It is necessary for an employee's dress, appearance and conduct to match the ethos of Orchid Care Services Limited. Members of staff are expected to maintain a professional appearance which reflects well on the business - a conservative style appropriate for the setting and when Service User-facing
- Maintain clear and accurate records of the healthcare, care and support you provide. Immediately report to a senior member of staff any changes or concerns you have about a client s condition.

**Personal Responsibilities**
- Knowledge of, and work within, the Care Standards
- Understand the regulatory framework that governs the service
- Participate in continuing professional development to achieve the competence required for your role
- Attend statutory training and any other training as directed by Management
- Contribute to the learning and development of others as appropriate
- Understand and follow all policies and procedures relevant to the role

**Specific Requirements and Qualifications**
- Good English - Written and verbal
- RQF qualifications in Social Care desirable or planning to work towards
- A valid in date Jersey driving licence, use of own vehicle and a clean driving record

**Value based personal Qualities**
- Understand person-centred care and can demonstrate treating people as individuals
- Promoting independence and encouraging appropriate risk taking
- Ensuring no one is discriminated against or excluded
- Understand human rights and impact on care delivery, respect people s choices
- Facilitating people to speak up about concerns and acting upon them
- Striving for quality in everything we do recognising and understanding what quality in care means for people using the services
- Being accepting about criticism and focusing on improvement
- Being open to new opportunities for learning and identifying the limits of skills and knowledge
- Treating people with kindness; Understanding the importance of empathy in all areas of employment
- Understanding the values of others and always providing a caring service
- Focus on how things could be done better and sharing ideas
- Understanding of wellbeing and what is important to people using the service
- Ensuring appropriate services are provided for people using the services


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