Senior Carer

Job summary

Highborder Lodge is proud to have recently become part of the family-run Jammac Care Group.

We specialise in care for elderly people often living with physical and/or mental conditions/disabilities, including severe Dementia who have high needs and require assistance with all aspects of their physical and mental well-being.

A Senior Carer will be required to:

• Carry out all aspects of care for our service users including personal care. This includes washing, toileting, hoisting (where necessary), dressing, bathing, feeding and attending to specific care needs;
• Attend to service users’ physical medical health needs such as skin tears, ulcers, assistance with mobility, oral hygiene, feeding etc;
• Attend to service users’ mental health needs such as communication, activities, understanding;
• Assist with the administration of medication;
• Attend to service users’ mental and physical well-being;
• Record all care on a daily basis using the Person-Centred Software;
• Liaise with other healthcare professionals including District Nurses, Social Workers, the GP, Consultants, Physiotherapists, etc;
• Liaise with service users’ families and friends;
• Assist with infection control practices and procedures;
• Carry out administrative tasks;
• Assist the management staff with management tasks;
• Train and supervise carers and more junior staff;
• Assist with and complete risk assessment and service users’ care plans as necessary;
• Assist the Registered Manager with all aspects of running the Home;
• Be on call during out of hours if necessary.