Care Assistant (Days or Nights) Part Time / Full Time

Position: Care Assistant

Responsible to: Registered Manager

Pay: £12.71 per hour

Hours Available: 22 - 44 per week

Purpose of Position: To share with other staff in meeting the personal care needs of residents in a way that respects the dignity of the individual and promotes independence. Care provided by care assistants is expected to include care that would reasonably be given by members of the resident’s own family and will not include tasks that would normally be undertaken by a trained nurse. Only when trained to do so would care workers undertake any specialist tasks.

Principal Responsibilities:

• To assist residents with all personal care needs including, undressing, washing, bathing and toileting needs.
• To assist residents with mobility problems and other physical disabilities, including incontinence and help in use and care of aids and personal equipment.
• To support and care for residents who are dying.
• To engage in the promotion of mental and physical well-being of residents through talking to them, taking them out, sharing with them in activities such as reading, writing, hobbies and recreations.
• To make and change beds and all domestic tasks as required.
• Where required, to assist with resident’s laundry.
• To read and write reports and take part in staff and residents’ meetings and in training activities as directed.
• To perform such other duties as may reasonably be required.
• To comply with the organisation’s policies and procedures at all times, which includes the resident’s care plan and medication needs.
• To report to the registered manager any significant changes in the health or circumstances of a resident.
• To encourage residents to remain as independent as possible.
• All staff are required to attend mandatory training where appropriate, this includes induction and National Vocational Qualifications or their equivalent.
• To enable and assist residents to maintain on a day-to-day basis as much autonomy and independence as possible.
• To support and assist residents in identifying risks and recording the support plan which minimises and manages the identified risk.
• To agree and record with the resident their needs, wishes and preferences and how these will be met.
• Identify and support appropriately residents with capacity and those who lack capacity.
• Record appropriately all decisions which relate to residents who lack capacity.
• Involve and consult with residents, their families, representatives or advocates to ensure that the resident’s views are expressed and acted upon.
• Attend reviews of care as appropriate.
• Update and continually improve practice by a mutually agreed method which may include attendance at staff meetings, learning support briefings and one-to-one supervision.
• Take responsibility in conjunction with line manager for identifying further learning.
• Be aware of requirements regarding codes of practice and relevant codes of conduct where appropriate issued by professional bodies.
• Understand the requirement of the Fundamental Standard Regulations 9 – 20, in relation to the Care Quality Commission Inspect regime and its importance to your workplace practice.
• Promote good practice and be vigilant in recognising and reporting practice which does not meet the defined standard.
• To assist and contribute to any regulatory body inspection or monitoring visit.
• To act always, to safeguard residents from any form of abuse and to report such concerns immediately.
• IPC (infection control) forms part of the fundamental standards within the home and is a requirement by all within the service.

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

Benefits: On-site parking

Work Location: In person