Senior Care Assistant

3 days ago

Pontefract, United Kingdom Stockingate Care Home Full time

**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 always respect and maintain confidentiality of resident’s personal information, this includes resident’s behavior and actions and any incidents that may occur during 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 mealtimes 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 assist Senior Care staff in the administration, control and storage of 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.

Pay: £11.92 per hour

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift

**Experience**:

- providing care: 3 years (required)
- supervisory: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

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

Work Location: In person

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