Responsibilities
- Patient Care: Provide personal care and support to patients, including assistance with daily living activities such as eating, bathing, and dressing.
- Therapeutic Engagement: Engage with patients in therapeutic activities to promote recovery and alleviate distress. This includes identifying factors that may increase agitation and employing de-escalation techniques when necessary.
- Monitoring and Reporting: Observe and document patients' conditions, including any changes in behavior or mood, and report these to the nursing staff.
- Supportive Environment: Create a safe and compassionate environment for patients, ensuring their dignity and privacy are respected at all times.
- Collaboration: Work alongside a multidisciplinary team, including nurses, psychiatrists, and social workers, to implement care plans and support patients effectively.
- Crisis Intervention: Recognize signs of distress or crisis in patients and respond appropriately to ensure their safety and well-being.
- Eligibility and Working Arrangements: We are only able to accept applicants who have the right to work in the UK and live within a commutable distance to the location of the job role and able to work full-time 33-44 hours per week.
Qualifications
- Experience: Previous experience in a care role, experience with dementia, Schizophrenia, brain injury and nursing home is desirable.
- Experience: 1-2 years in a similar role preferred.
- Certifications: Holding a Care Certificate or equivalent is typically desirable.
- Skills: Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential, along with the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
- Personal attributes: Cheerful, compassionate, respectful, and caring approach, and have good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Understanding: Good understanding of the needs of vulnerable adults and the desire to make a positive contribution to the lives of others.
- Ability: Ability to work on own initiative.
Benefits
- Salary: £12.82 per hour, Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Refer a carer programme
- Store discount
- A friendly and supportive working environment
- Full training will be provided, face to face and online
- DBS check will be required and assistance with this and 2 satisfactory references
