caregiver

caregiver London, England

Caredelivered
Full Time London, England 11 - 10.5 GBP HOURLY Today
Job description

To provide safe, effective, responsive and holistic person centered care. To support and meet the individual needs and wishes of each service user.

You will be promoting wellbeing and reporting any changes or cause of concerns that the service users might encounter to your line manager in a prompt manner.

You will give holistic person centered care and support in a compassionate way that values the service user rather than seeing a list of task/care needs.

You will listen and observe how each service user prefers their care and support to be delivered on a day to day basis. Help them make their own decisions so they can be as independent as possible. Follow the instructions in the care and support plan agreed with each service user. This may include:

  • All aspects of personal care such as showering and bathing, dressing and grooming, dental hygiene, toileting and continence care.
  • Assisting with medicines, ordering and collecting prescriptions or returning unwanted medicines to the pharmacy for safe disposal.
  • Supporting the service user to eat and drink well. For example, helping the customer to plan what to eat and drink, giving gentle encouragement, shopping, preparing and serving food and drinks, clearing the table, washing up and keeping the kitchen area clean and tidy, agreeing with the customer how to store food safely and when to dispose of out of date produce.
  • Safely using aids and personal equipment in a manner that respects the dignity of service user. For example walking frames, wheelchairs, manual and electric hoists, sliding sheets and moving boards,hearing aids and other physical aids Housework such as dusting, tidying, washing floors, vacuuming and sweeping, doing the laundry and ironing, making beds and changing the linen.
  • Social and physical activities or mental stimulation such as keeping in touch with friends/relatives, taking a customer out shopping or to social activities, hobbies such as reading, photo albums, games, etc.
  • Supporting a service user through temporary and terminal illness, including end of life care, hospital appointments, liaising with community health support and families. Record and report all relevant customer information
  • The care and support that you provide and assistance with medicines
  • Changes to a service user condition or other concerns e.g. faulty equipment or hazards in the home Response to emergencies, accidents, incidents and safeguarding matters Contact with families or carers and other professionals Other matters as required by CDL Keep all information about customers and their families secure and confidential

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary contract, Fixed term contract
Part-time hours: 14 per week

Salary: £10.50-£11.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • Flexitime

Schedule:

  • Day shift
  • Flexitime

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 345572

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