Health Care Assistant - Days & Nights Guildford, England
Job description
About us
Shammah Healthcare Limited is a small business in Guildford. We are inclusive, customer-centric, and our goal is to Our business is in the health and social care industry, we support people who require care at their houses to live as independently as possible.
Our work environment includes:
- Growth opportunities
- Wellness programmes
Principal Responsibilities
To assist service users with all personal care needs including, undressing, washing, bathing and toileting needs.
To assist service users with mobility problems and other physical disabilities, including incontinence and help in use and care of aids and personal equipment.
To support and care for service users who are dying.
To engage in the promotion of mental and physical wellbeing of service users through talking to them, taking them out, sharing with them in activities such as reading, writing, hobbies, and recreations.
To make and change beds and all domestic tasks within the household.
Where required, to assist with service user’s laundry, including using a laundrette where necessary.
To read and write reports and take part in staff and service users’ meetings and in training activities as directed.
To perform such other duties as may reasonably be required.
To always comply with the organisation’s policies and procedures, which includes the service users care plan and medication needs.
To report to the registered manager any significant changes in the health or circumstances of a service user.
To encourage service users to remain as independent as possible.
All staff are required to attend mandatory training where appropriate; this includes induction and National Vocational Qualifications or their equivalent. To enable and assist service users to maintain on a day-to-day basis as much autonomy and independence as possible.
To support and assist service users in identifying risks and recording the support plan which minimizes and manages the identified risk
To agree and record with the service user their needs wishes and preferences and how these will be met.
Candidates are expected to possess a minimum of GCSE but must have good literacy and numeracy skills. Full training will be provided free of charge, prospective candidates will be assessed using our value-based interview, including some literacy and numeracy tests
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Zero hours contract
Contract length: 12 months
Part-time hours: 20 per week
Salary: From £10.50 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
Flexible Language Requirement:
- English not required
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Every weekend
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
- Commission pay
- Performance bonus
- Tips
- Yearly bonus
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: SHAM/HCA/04/2023
