Care Assistant

What You'll Be Doing

• Delivery of day-to-day holistic care for residents and meeting their unique needs. Duties include (but not exclusive to): personal care; assisting with mobility needs; medications (as appropriate to role); infection control; supporting residents with dementia, and end of life care; changing bed linen, sorting laundry, safe disposal of clinical waste, manage stock levels and equipment such as wheelchairs.
• Working with volunteers, Wellbeing Coordinator and therapy teams to provide and encourage meaningful activities.
• Relationship building with a range of stakeholders, including a key worker relationship with named residents.
• Assist with nutrition and food choices, serving drinks and assisting with eating/drinking.
• Accurate maintenance of records relating to care and regulatory needs.
• Active contribution in handovers, team meetings and supervisions.

About You

We're looking for someone who can demonstrate the following key skills and requirements:

Essential

• Level 2 in Care (or equivalent qualification or experience) for Senior Care Assistants
• Ability to provide effective personal care with dignity (assisting with nutrition, bathing and toileting)
• Educated to GCSE (or equivalent) level to include maths and English
• Confident with using IT and a basic understanding of Word/Email.
• Awareness of older people's needs and some understanding of dementia.

Desirable

• Level 2 in Care (or equivalent qualification or experience)
• Level 3 in Care (or willingness to work towards it) for Senior Care Assistants
• Experience of working with older people, those with a disability, and/or dementia
• Experience of working in a nursing home/hospital/sheltered housing/social care setting
• Knowledge of basic first aid, manual handling and food and hygiene practices
• Awareness of regulations/framework established in the CQC Essential Standards of Quality and Safety and the Mental Capacity Act. Training is provided.

The role

As a Care Assistant, you get to support and deliver care to our residents, by assisting them with their daily needs. Building strong relationships is the key in this role, supporting their health and well-being.

Training and development

You will get all the support and training needed to, if you wish, become a Senior Care Assistant and to work under guidance from our Registered Nurses, carrying out more complex care activities, as well as taking more responsibility for residents around the home.