Care Assistant (Days)

Care Assistant (Days) Wednesbury, England

Bartholamew Lodge Nursing Home
Full Time Wednesbury, England 9.6 GBP HOURLY Today
Job description

Bartholamew Lodge Nursing Home

Bartholamew Lodge Nursing Home a 30 bedded home is looking for a Care Assistant to join their team. The ideal candidate will have relevant experience and be fully flexible to work any 33 hours a week Monday to Sunday.

Duties will include:

  • To provide service users with the highest standard of person-centered care and support, in accordance with the Company's philosophy and policies and procedures. Ensuring that all documentation is completed within individual care plans on a daily basis, for example daily living skills, fluid balance charts, food charts, turn charts, menu preference etc.
  • To ensure confidentiality regarding the service users and the home, at all times.
  • To promote the good reputation of the home at all times.
  • To build good relationships with service users under his/her direct care, and to provide them with daily care to help them maintain and improve, where possible, their independence, individuality, and mobility.
  • To assist service users to carry out activities of daily living.
  • To set the dining room, serve and clear meals to the high standard expected by the Company. Provide in-between nourishment as instructed, including the serving of tea/ coffee to visitors.
  • Help service users choose from the daily menu and assist them with eating. Report comments on food and requests for particular dishes.
  • Ensure that all service user’s cultural needs are met, e.g. diet, dress, and religion.
  • Take care of the service users' clothing, ensuring the correct collection, distribution and return of all laundered items.
  • Assist in bed making and change linen.
  • To keep the service users’ rooms, clean and tidy at all times. Assist in the cleanliness and tidiness of common living and service areas, ensuring a safe environment. Any spillages on floor surfaces to be cleaned immediately. Clean carpets using carpet cleaner or other equipment, as necessary.
  • To ensure the security of the service users' property and the Company's property and premises. Report and hand in any lost property.
  • Carry out all such duties in such a way as to ensure the economic and safe use of resources and equipment.
  • Participate in the programme of activities for service users.
  • Assist trained staff in the admission of new service users.
  • Assist trained staff, under supervision and where appropriate, to carry out their clinical responsibilities for service users.
  • Assist trained staff with the ongoing assessment of service users, reporting any changes or anything unusual to the nurse in charge.
  • Assist in the training of new care staff.
  • Adopt a neat, clean, and tidy appearance at all times, and wear the appropriate uniform.
  • Maintain the highest level of personal and work cleanliness and hygiene.
  • Help and be courteous to all relatives and visitors, referring inquiries about service user's conditions to the person in charge.
  • To report all compliments, comments, and complaints.
  • To report any defects, damage, theft, breakages, and hazards.
  • Check duty rostas and sign for actual hours worked.
  • Adhere to the Company's policies and procedures.
  • Adhere to the Code of Conduct for Social Care Workers
  • Attend statutory training and staff meetings.
  • To carry out other duties as will, from time to time, be directed.
  • To carry out all duties in a safe manner having regard for the health, safety and welfare of self, staff, service users and other persons within the home.
  • Ensure that Infection Control Policy is adhered to.
  • This list is not exhaustive and is subject to review.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £9.60 per hour

Schedule:

  • 12 hour shift

Work Location: One location

Care Assistant (Days)
Bartholamew Lodge Nursing Home

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