Care Assistant – Nights Luton, East of England, England
Heritage Care
Full Time
Luton, East of England, England
18534 - 20353 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
- Giving mental and physical stimulation to service users by
talking to them
- Caring for service users who are temporarily unwell and
contacting Doctors or emergency ambulances as required
- Helping and caring for service users who are dying
- Assisting in the control of incontinence, providing comfort
with dignity
- Assisting service users to bed when they wish to retire
- Checking on all service users in the Home during the night at
least hourly and increasing checks if there are any concerns
- Ensuring that service users are provided with food or
drink if requested at night
- 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
(before going off duty)
- Checking, mending and washing service users’ clothing
- Administering medication if necessary and following the
correct procedures
- Assisting service users to get up and assisting them with
washing and dressing -if and when they are ready to do so
- Carrying out any other duties requested by supervisory staff
- Maintaining confidentiality regarding all aspects of care in the
Homes
Administration
- Familiarising yourself with all service users Care Plans
- Reading and understanding the Risk Assessments provided in
the Care Plans
- Recording any abnormalities or issues with new or existing
health conditions
- Following approved hand-over procedures at the end of your
shift
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
- Carrying out fire checks and health and safety checks
throughout the night shift
- Ensuring that the security of the Home is maintained
throughout the night and contacting the emergency services
regarding any concerns
- Reading and understanding the risk assessments provided in
- Following instructions in Manual Handling and Risk
- Applying Health and Safety regulations in areas such as food
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
- To ensure that any clinical waste is disposed of in the
Personal Specification
Essential
• Able to communicate with people from all backgrounds
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
Desirable
• Previous experience of working in a care home
• Previous experience of working in a care home
- 5 A-C’s at GCSE Level (including Maths and English) or
equivalent
- QCF Level 2 in Care or equivalent
- Other relevant qualifications in Care
Heritage Care
www.heritagecare.org
Hyattsville, United States
$1 to $5 million (USD)
201 to 500 Employees
Non-profit Organisation
Civic, Welfare & Social Services
