Care Assistant

Care Assistant Luton, East of England, England

Heritage Care
Full Time Luton, East of England, England 17793 - 21158 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Senior Care Assistant/Deputy Manager/Manager
Please note that this role may require occasional work at other homes across the Heritage group.

Key Responsibilities:

Care
  • Helping service users who need assistance with washing and
toileting, dressing and undressing
  • Assisting service users who have physical disabilities or
limited mobility by making use of the aid available
  • Assisting in the control of incontinence, providing comfort
with dignity
  • Caring for service users who are temporarily unwell,
including applying minor dressings and basic bed care.
  • Helping and caring for service users who are dying
  • Giving mental and physical stimulation to service users by

talking to them and helping them to continue with hobbies
and activities in the home

  • Responding to emergency bells, answering the door and
telephone
  • Making and changing beds, tidying rooms and light cleaning-
including the empting and cleaning of commodes.
  • Feeding service users who need help, laying tables and trays,
serving meals, washing up, preparing light meals, clearing
and tidying dining rooms
  • Checking, mending and washing service users’ clothing
  • Maintaining the cleanliness of service users equipment i.e.
dentures, hearing aids, wheelchairs and Zimmer frames
  • Reporting any significant changes to the health of a service
user
  • Carrying out any other duties requested by supervisory staff
  • Maintaining confidentiality regarding all aspects of care in the

Homes

Administration
  • Familiarising yourself with service users Care Plans in line
with our key worker system
  • Updating Care Plans on a monthly basis by recording any
abnormalities or issues with new or existing health conditions
  • Following approved hand-over procedures at the end of your

shift

Relatives & Guests
  • Making visitors feel welcome, giving them refreshments and
any assistance they may require
  • Taking part in staff and service users’ meetings
  • Passing on feedback from relatives to managers where

appropriate

Training & Personal Development
  • Participating in a full induction before starting work
  • Familiarising yourself and complying with our policies and
procedures
  • Attending training sessions when requested (Health and

Safety,Care Planning, Risk Assessment,Medication, SOVA, Fire
Safety etc.)

  • Participating in supervision sessions with the manager once a
month and appraisals once a year
  • Identifying your own training needs
  • Attending and contributing to monthly staff meetings
Health & Safety
  • Ensuring the safety and security of the building whilst on duty
  • Reading and understanding the Risk Assessments provided in
the Care Plans
  • Following instructions in Manual Handling and Risk
Assessments
  • Applying Health and Safety regulations in areas such as food

hygiene, moving and handling, the handling and storage of
medication, cleaning and chemical storage, and fire safety
practices

Infection Control
  • To ensure that the home follows the proper infection control
procedures
  • To ensure that the service users bedrooms are free from dust

and any concerns are to be reported to the domestic team and
the Management

  • To ensure that the cleaning schedules are completed by
domestic staff and care assistants
  • To ensure that any clinical waste is disposed of in the
appropriate bins

Personal Specification

Essential
• Able to communicate with people from all backgrounds
  • An interest in caring for the elderly
  • Basic understanding of how rights, dignity, privacy, respect,
& choice are important when providing care
  • Able to work with initiative
  • Positive attitude towards teamwork
  • Adaptable to changes in workload

Care Assistant
Heritage Care

www.heritagecare.org
Hyattsville, United States
$1 to $5 million (USD)
201 to 500 Employees
Non-profit Organisation
Civic, Welfare & Social Services
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