Senior Care Assistant

6 months ago

Darlington, United Kingdom Oak Lodge Care Home Full time

**Job purpose - **To assist with the resident’s care plan, supervising the care team whilst working as part of the team, delivering the highest standards of individual care to residents. Ensure that at all times residents are treated with respect and dignity, and that individual’s rights to independence and choice are met.

**Key Responsibilities**

1. To provide the highest level of personal care and attention to residents, following individual care plans carefully and ensuring that all contact is polite, friendly, warm and supportive. To act as a key worker for a named group of residents.

2. To understand and comply with requirements such as Health & Safety, Fire Safety, COSHH, Infection Control, all aspects of the Health & Social Care Act, to maintain a safe environment throughout the home.

3. To participate in the formulation and maintenance of individual care plans for each resident and accurately maintaining & reviewing appropriate records.

4. To liaise with other healthcare professionals relating to the care needs of the residents e.g. GPs, DN, CPN, OT, Social Workers

5. To always be alert to residents physical and mental well being, immediately reporting any changes in a resident’s condition to your Manager and to accurately maintain and update residents’ records as required.

6. To respect and maintain confidentiality of resident’s personal information at all times, this includes resident’s behaviour and actions and any incidents that may occur in the course of day to day care.

7. Be understanding and patient towards residents and their needs. Encourage, assist and support residents to participate in leisure activities as appropriate to the individual, ensuring their social & emotional needs are met.

8. When necessary, assisting Care staff with making and changing beds, tidying resident’s rooms (with the resident’s permission) undertaking light cleaning duties as needed and generally assisting in ensuring that the Home is kept clean, pleasant and welcoming at all times.

9. Helping to serve meals and drinks at meal times and other times when required, taking care to present meals and refreshments in an appealing way, with polite and courteous service. To be understanding with residents who need assistance with feeding and provide appropriate support and help.

10. To administrator, control and store drugs and medicines ensuring strict practices are maintained. To daily monitor and record drug refrigerator and treatment room temperatures, and report to Manager accordingly.

11. To issue instructions to and monitor the performance of Care Assistants, ensuring that all tasks are satisfactorily completed.

12. To answer nurse alarm calls promptly and appropriately.

13. To attend mandatory training sessions as required.

**Relevant facts and figures relating to the job**

Key worker to designated residents

**Job context**

This role is a team role, but with clear responsibility for specified residents along with overseeing and supervising the care team.

**Key challenges**

To supervise and support the care team, ensuring that the Home values of trust, respect and care are always maintained.

**Key measures**

Supervision meetings with Manager.

Mandatory training is up to date.

Working towards completion of NVQ3 in Care.

**Person specification**

Experience of working in a caring environment

NVQ3 in Health & Social Care.

Good numeric and literacy skills.

A warm and friendly disposition.

A strong team worker.

Supportive and patient.

Reliable and punctual.

Willingness to develop new skills

(e.g. a minimum of NVQ 3 / QCF Level 3 or equivalent)

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

Pay: £11.51 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Bereavement leave
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Free parking
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Darlington DL1 2RY: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- supervisory: 1 year (required)
- providing senior care: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)
- NVQ Level 3 Health & Social Care (required)

Work Location: In person

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