Care Practitioner

2 weeks ago

Dingwall, United Kingdom Highland Home Carers Full time

**Reporting to**:Assistant Service Manager
- **Salary/Hourly rate**:£11.40 per hour plus mileage
- **Contract**:Permanent
- **Location**:Highlands - Alness, Dingwall, Invergordon, Tain
- **Hours**:Full-time/Part-time

**Benefits of working for HHC**:

- Competitive Salaries
- Access to Early Pay (a system that allows you to draw down your salary in advance of the monthly pay date)
- Paid Training delivered at our Adult Social Care Academy
- SVQ opportunities
- 6.2 Weeks Holidays
- Free Uniforms and PPE (where required)
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Mileage payments at 35p per mile
- From mid 2023 we will be using a new care planning system, Care Planner.
- Access to an Employee Assistance scheme
- The ability to join the Blue Light Card scheme

We currently have vacancies for Care Practitioners across all areas offering contracted hours on a Full or Part time basis with the following shift times:

- Alness - 8.30am - 4pm and 2:45pm to 10pm
- Dingwall - 7.30am - 2pm
- Invergordon - 8am - 2pm and 4pm - 10pm
- Tain - 7.30am - 2pm and 4pm - 10pm

**Job Purpose**:
As a Care Practitioner you will provide person centred care, which includes the delivery of personal care, enabling, maintaining and looking after the general wellbeing of vulnerable people in our communities, always respecting the human rights of the people you work with and behaving in a professional manner.

**Main Duties**
- Become registered with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within the required timeframe and demonstrate good standards of work practice in accordance with the National Care Standards and SSSC’s Code of Practice.
- Work in accordance with Care/Personal Plans through ongoing discussion with, and under direction of the Assistant Service Manager and a variety of professional staff, and to assist with rehabilitative programs and promote independence by enabling, maintaining, improving and maximising the individual’s quality of living.
- Work at part of the wider team ensuring that you communicate regularly and as necessary with colleagues.
- Assist/enable people we support with personal activities such as washing, bathing, personal hygiene, taking medication, dressing, shaving, toileting, continence care and meal preparation ensuring their dignity is respected at all times.
- Assist/enable people we support to acquire mobility skills and transferring safely e.g. from bed to chair, always following moving and handling protocols /risk assessments.
- Where assessed, assist/enable people we support with cleaning, laundry, shopping and other household duties as required promoting their independence where possible.
- Using discretion, prompt and support where a person we support is physically able to carry out tasks but due to cognitive, mental health or behavioural issues is unwilling or unable to carry out these tasks.
- Assist/enable people we support to comply with their prescribed medication and to maintain records as required.
- Under the direction of professional staff and following required training, assist people we support with the administration of medication and areas of catheter care, stoma care, simple foot care, eating and swallowing to ensure safe oral intake and PEG feeding, in line with policies and guidelines.
- Observe, record and report any factors that may present risk or deterioration in the functioning of the people we support.
- Ensure all records of care/support are written factually, legibly, and signed.
- Work in accordance with company policies, health and safety guidelines and any other current legislation.
- Respect confidentiality at all times and clearly explain HHC Policies about confidentiality to people we support and other colleagues.
- Submit timesheets, expense claims and reports at times requested.
- Be prepared to be flexible and provide cover for other Care Practitioners if they are absent from work.
- You may be required to undertake any other duties reasonable and appropriate to the level of the post as directed by the Assistant Service Manager, Service Manager, Practice Support Technician, or any other member of HHC management.
- Undertake and attend any job-related training or review meetings as requested.

**Person Specification**:
**Essential**:

- A willingness to become registered with the SSSC and to keep registration up to date.
- SVQ Level 2 in Social Care or willingness to work toward this.
- Commitment to learning and keeping skills updated.
- Excellent interpersonal skills; an effective and sensitive communicator.
- The ability to communicate with the people we support, their families and a range of other health professionals.
- Have a flexible approach to work and a willingness to embrace and commit to person centred support.
- Full UK Driver’s License with access to a vehicle which can be used for work purposes.

**Click the link below to see full Job description and Person specification**:
Care-Practitioner-Job-description.pdf (hhc-careers.co.uk)

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