Community Care Worker

6 months ago

Plymouth, United Kingdom District Healthcare Full time

Care Support Worker Job Description
PURPOSE:
To provide support and assistance to people with care needs. This will involve the provision of personal and social care, respecting confidentiality at all times within an equal opportunities framework.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- To provide a high quality service which will involve the provision of personal and social and domestic care as documented in the clients individual support plan.
- To respect the personal choice of lifestyles, people with care needs and colleagues, ensuring that equal opportunities principles are applied at all times.
- To work within Health and Safety Regulations
- It is imperative that confidentiality is respected at all times.

FAMILY/INDIVIDUAL RELATED TASKS:

- Attend the homes of families/individuals and perform duties as specified by the Line Manager and care plan.
- Listen to the directions and requests of both the person with a need and the care plan and wherever possible perform the duties consistent with their own wishes.
- To maintain independence by working with an enabling ethos of ‘doing with’ not ‘doing for’ the person with care needs.

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL CARE TASKS:

- Bathing in bed/bathroom/chair to include essential aspects of personal hygiene
- Assistance with getting up and going to bed
- Assistance with appliances (hearing aids, spectacles, artificial limbs, leg callipers).
- Care of skin and hair, including assistance with shaving.
- Care of pressure areas and prevention of sores.
- Care of mouth and teeth, including dentures.
- Assist in the management of continence of bladder and bowel
- Assist with dressing and undressing
- Assist with mobility and transfers, using correctly any specialised equipment provided.
- Assist with feeding.
- Administer only the medication as prescribed by a qualified medical practitioner as detailed in the Support Plan.
- Assist with the therapeutic programmes for rehabilitation and development as agreed with appropriate clinical professionals in liaison with the Line Manager.
- Provide a safe environment for those who need constant supervision and help
- Provide emotional support to the family as part of a caring team
- Supervise the person with care needs outside the home as advised by the Line Manager, with written permission from the person in need or responsible carer.

DOMESTIC TASKS:
Some light domestic duties may be carried out as follows:

- Making and changing the bed of the person with care needs.
- Essential laundering for the person
- Essential shopping (receipts must be obtained for all purchases)
- Preparing meals and washing up
- Essential cleaning (as documented in clients support plan)

ADMINISTRATION & TRAINING
- Participate in an induction programme, and attend ongoing in-service training determined by individual needs.
- Notify the Line Manager immediately of any change in availability to work.
- Observe and report back promptly to the Line Manager any alteration in the family circumstances affecting the service provision.
- Liase regularly with the Line Manager and colleagues
- Provide flexible cover for colleagues in the event of holiday and sickness working as part of a caring team.
- Attend regular meetings convened by the Line/Scheme Manager
- Complete incident forms accurately, and submit promptly to the Line Manager.
- Maintain accurate records in clients support plans and submit completed records to the Line Manager.

OTHER DUTIES
- Undertake other duties as may reasonably be required.
- To undertake further training as required and identified.

**Salary**: £10.50-£11.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Employee mentoring programme
- Free or subsidised travel

Day range:

- Monday to Friday

Physical setting:

- Homecare

Shift:

- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift

Work Location: In person

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