Health Care Assistant

JOB TITLE: Care Assistant – Days/Nights

ACCOUNTABLE TO: Manager/Nurse/ Team Leader/Senior Care Assistant

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Day Care Assistant

1. To assist in the daily care of the residents, helping with dressing/undressing, washing, bathing and personal hygiene where necessary.

2. To help residents with problems of mobility and other physical disabilities (e.g. incontinence), helping with the use of disability aids and caring for the same, where appropriate.

3. To help with the organisation of social activities, and to participate in them to help promote residents' esteem and physical and mental well-being. To accompany residents on community visits where required and as duty rotas permit.

4. To help with the setting up of the dining room/meal trays in readiness for mealtimes.

5. To help serve food, assisting residents with eating and drinking as required. To prepare light meals and snacks if required, liaising with kitchen staff as necessary.

6. To help clear up the dining room after meals, ensuring all dirty cutlery, crockery and utensils are returned to the kitchen.

7. To help make and change beds and assist with light domestic duties such as tidying rooms, dusting, polishing, cleaning windows (internal surfaces) and emptying commodes as may be required.

8. To collect residents' dirty clothing and take to the laundry and return laundered and ironed clothes to the residents. To assist residents with the completion and subsequent checking-off of their Laundry Lists as required. To inspect and mend/darn clothing where practical.

9. To monitor residents' conditions and report any changes to the Senior Care Assistant/Person-in-Charge as necessary.

10. To help maintain a safe and healthy environment in the Home with due regard to appropriate Food Hygiene and Health & Safety Regulations. To follow all guidelines in relation to infection control. To report all accidents to the Senior Care Assistant/Person-in-Charge.

11. To read and write reports, and to participate in staff and residents' meetings as appropriate.

12. To participate in training activities/course, as directed by senior staff.

13. To assist with End-of-Life Care for residents who are terminally ill.

Night care assistant

1. To assist day staff in preparing residents for bed, as required.

2. To help residents with problems of mobility and other physical disabilities (e.g., incontinence), helping with the use of disability aids and caring for the same, where appropriate.

3. To receive and act upon instructions from Senior Care Staff or Nursing Staff regarding specific tasks to be carried out during the night.

4. To carry out regular checks on residents throughout the night, according to intervals set by Senior Care Staff and/or Nursing Staff and with due regard to residents' individual wishes.

5. To answer promptly all nurse alarm calls, assessing each situation and dealing with any resident who is seeking help. In cases of emergency to summon duty Senior Care Staff or Nursing Staff and if necessary, to call the emergency GP and/or summon an ambulance.

6. To assist residents who need help or reassurance, providing light drinks or refreshments where required.

7. To carry out regular checks on the building, with particular reference to fire prevention and external security (all windows and external doors secured etc.).

8. To iron laundered garments and linen, mending/darning where practical.

9. To awaken residents in the morning at their requested times, as appropriate. To assist residents to rise, wash and dress, and where appropriate proceed to the dining room.

10. To help maintain a safe and healthy environment in the Home with due regard to appropriate Food Hygiene and Health & Safety Regulations. To follow all guidelines in relation to infection control. To report all accidents to the Night Shift Person-in-Charge.

11. To read and write reports, and to participate in staff and residents' meetings as appropriate.

12. To participate in training activities/course, as directed by senior staff.

13. To assist with End-of-Life Care for residents who are terminally ill.

14. To undertake other duties, as necessary.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Part-time hours: 22 per week

Salary: £10.00-£10.42 per hour

Schedule:

• Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

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

Work Location: In person