Health Care Worker London, England
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Health Care Worker- Full Time
Medicare Link, Ilford
Job Types: Full-time (39 Hours / Week), Permanent
Salary: £10.10 - £11.00 / Hour
An excellent opportunity to join a premium domiciliary care agency in Ilford, Redbridge, Barking, Dagenham and Romford. We are looking to hire committed and compassionate Health Care Workers to join our team.
Previous experience is desirable however not essential as full training and ongoing support will be provided. We also invite applications from those with previous Care Assistant or Support Worker experience.
Here at Medicare Link is an established business and believe in looking after both our customers and our Carers to the best of our ability. We have various positions for Health Care Workers to work full-time which includes early morning, late evening and weekend working.
Job Purpose -
_ The Care Worker will work within the multidisciplinary team to provided support for services within their assigned area._
_ The Care Worker has the awareness and ability to address the basic care needs of individual clients under the direction and supervision of healthcare professionals._
_ They support the multidisciplinary team in the delivery of high quality care. _
_ The Care Worker will assist registered staff in managing patients and their life supporting systems by undertaking a broad range of routine tasks associated with the care of these clients._
_ They will also manage basic preparation, cleaning and assembly of all equipment ready for use._
BENEFITS TO BECOMING PART OF THE MEDICARE LINK FAMILY
· Starting Annual Salary of £10.10 to £11.00 Per Hour
· A contribution towards travel expenses
· Up to 28 days of paid holiday per year
· Excellent training from day one and throughout your career
· Flexibility i.e. variable working times between 7am-9pm, 9pm-7am based on your availability. (e.g. 7am-12pm, 12pm-6pm, 5pm- 9pm etc.)
· Opportunity for overtime
· Ongoing coaching and support
· Opportunity to undertake further education and training
Our Carers visit the homes of elderly, disabled and other vulnerable adults to provide a range of care services which enable them to remain living independently in their own home as an alternative to residential care. We also supply staff to other healthcare sectors.
Duties include, but are not limited to:
· Engage in companionship
· Helping service users to move around
· Arrange appointments
· Accompany clients to appointments (medical or social)
· Monitoring service users and performing basic health checks
· Light housekeeping tasks
· Meal preparation and helping to feed
· Medication support
· Support with personal care including incontinence care in a way that is respectful and promotes individual needs and rights.
As a Care Worker you will need:
· A genuine desire to care for others;
· Reliable, compassionate, honest and patient;
· Available to work 39 hours per week
You will have the opportunity to be part of a growing organisation that provides first class training and career progression. If you meet the above criteria and want to be part of an organisation that values our team members then we would like to hear from you
Note: The following applies to all colleagues:
You may be required to undertake other duties appropriate to your post and/or hours of work. Please note that at times you may be required to work with Covid -19 patients being discharged from hospital and are asymptomatic. However, prior notice will be given, and all staff will have access to appropriate PPE.
We accept applicants from overseas; however, they will need to meet all home office requirements for skilled sponsored workers.
COVID-19 considerations:
All are required to wear a mask and follow UK Government Covid-19 guidelines, which includes regular sanitization of surfaces, PPE,etc (https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus)
Work remotely
- No
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £10.10-£11.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexitime
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
Supplemental pay types:
- Loyalty bonus
- Performance bonus
Ability to commute/relocate:
- London, Greater London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Work Location: One location
