caregiver Nuneaton, England
Job description
Benefits:
- Free uniform
- Enhanced rates of pay for weekend/Bank holidays
- Career progression
- Competitive rates of pay
- Excellent training, ongoing professional development and defined career opportunities once working with us
- 28 days annual leave (pro rata)
- Refer a friend scheme
- Excellent recognition schemes such as ‘Care Awards’
- Access to Blue Light Card
- Salary Advance Scheme- providing you with the opportunity to receive your earned pay immediately to increase your choice and financial wellbeingWould you like the opportunity of being part of a team at the beginning of a care homes journey; building its reputation as a leader in residential nursing care, establishing a culture of positivity and inclusivity and strive to provide the best possible care to ensure that the complex needs of our residents are met and exceeded at all times.
We care passionately about the people living here and so applicants must want to make a difference to the resident's lives each and every day. We have day shifts which include a mixture of early and late shifts, or long day shifts. This includes every other weekend with the opportunity to do overtime with excellent incentive pay on all overtime.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
· Empathic, honest and caring nature
· Good communication and organizational skills
· Team player
· Ability to work on own initiative
· Either currently holding NVQ level 2 or working towards the qualification
· Friendly, creative and confident
Satisfactory enhanced DBS Check and where applicable a check against the DBS First List
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
The below indicates only the main duties and responsibilities of the post. It is not intended as an exhaustive list.
- Assist service users in maintaining their personal hygiene, dressing and undressing, pressure relief needs and meeting continence needs. following their personalized care plans and individual routines.
- Assist service users who may require help with managing meals, assistance with meals and drinks following personalized nutritional meal needs and requirements.
- Assist the activity and lifestyle support team with activities in and out of the home, organized trips and daily outings that may be planned.
- Report both verbally and in writing on service users general condition and well being on a daily basis reporting to senior and documenting in daily living folders/notes
- Maintain a clean and safe environment for residents and staff
- Assist Seniors/ Nurse assistants in maintaining records and notes on each shift
- Tidying rooms, making beds, cleaning of bodily fluids where necessary.
- Assist in the collection of specimens and samples
- Act as a chaperone for medical and professional staff as required, including nurses, social workers and any other professional that may visit the home.
- Assist in the care of all service users through the delivery of individual planned care programs
- Promote independence and dignity of service users
- Talk and listen to service users
- Report complaints to the most senior staff member as soon as they are made
Note: No terminology in this advert is intended to be deemed discriminatory. We are happy to accept applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their age, gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or marital status.
This position is subject to proven eligibility to work in the UK and a satisfactory enhanced DBS in the event of a successful application.
Staff may be required to wear PPE including masks, undergo regular LFT and PCR testing if required according to government guidelines at the time.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: From £10.45 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Employee discount
- On-site parking
- Store discount
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 30/08/2023
