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Health and Social Care Assistant

36 hours per week

Job Description

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists in maintaining a safe working environment for self, service users, carers
• Conveys relevant information and receives feedback from Senior Nurse / GP’s
• Carry out duties in line with the homes policies and procedures
• Act as a keyworker to specific service users
• Work in accordance with the national minimum care standards and co-operate with any inspection process
• Promote choice, dignity, privacy, respect and independence to all service users
• Work in line with service users care plans and assessments
• To provide personal care and assist with personal hygiene, dressing, continence management and eating and drinking
• Make beds and undertake cleaning of commodes, urinals, bed pans, bowls and bed tables
• Complete written records required by the home
• Attend and participate in supervision, appraisal and staff meetings as required by the national minimum care standards
• Undertake relevant training as required by the national minimum care standards
• Develop and maintain professional working relationships with colleagues, service users and their families
• Dealing with clinical waste
• Acts as a chaperone for service users as required, preserving the service user’s dignity.
• At all times observes infection control procedures to protect self, service user and colleagues.
• Awareness and responsibility for the health and safety of the home, service users, colleagues and yourself
• Wear appropriate uniform when on duty

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £10 per hour

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £11.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Discounted or free food
• Free flu jabs
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift

COVID-19 considerations:
Infection control procedures in place, ppe provided, fortnightly testing in place and barrier nursing of all new admissions are undertaken for 14 days.

Work Location: In person