Senior Care Assistant

Job ID:

316a784

Location:

London, England

Published:

Today

Salary 11.55 GBP HOURLY

Company

Cambridge Nursing Home

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Job Description

JOB SPECIFICATION

Requirements

· To ensure that the physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual well-being of all residents is maintained at the highest possible level in the pleasant, safe and harmonious environment of the Home.

To maintain confidentiality at ALL times
To be aware of their responsibilities in maintaining the Health & Safety of all residents.
Washing and bathing residents ensuring that they maintain a good level of personal hygiene, care of hair, scalp, nails, dentures, teeth, feet and toe nails
Feeding needs of residents who are incapable of feeding themselves, serving meals in a presentable manner
To care for incontinent residents and meeting their special needs
To care for the elderly frail residents
Pressure areas care and preventing sores where possible, applying cream under supervision
To take care of the residents’ clothes and personal belongings
To ensure that residents are suitably dressed at all times
To tidy residents’ rooms and wardrobes ensuring their rooms are clean and tidy at all times
To ensure residents clothes are laundered daily/weekly
To take reasonable care to prevent damage to clothing, equipment etc.
To take care of the dying, and when necessary assisting the person in charge in the last offices
To participate in activities for the general leisure and social care of the residents
To remove and dispose of clinical and other domestic wastes and place in the appropriate containers for disposal
To participate in the assessment and reviews of to assess the needs of each resident when requested
To monitor the needs of each resident and report any change of needs to the Senior Care Assistant
To be involved with other carers in establishing and formulating possible alternative methods of care to facilitate individual residents needs when requested
To encourage residents to learn new skills, take up new interests and activities and maintain those they already have
To seek to understand the emotional and personality problems among residents and to work through such problems with the assistance of other professionals in group sessions where necessary
To assist in various leisure activities outings where necessary
To be fully aware of emergency fire exits and equipment
To be able to use emergency equipment if necessary and be able to practice
To know of and put into practice when required the drill for emergency evacuation in case of fire
To report all accidents and incidents, however minor to the Nurse in charge
To report defects in equipment to the management and comply at all times to the policies of the Home in relation to Health & Safety policy at work

Responsibility and accountability

· Your first point of contact is always the Registered Nurse on your floor

· Whilst on duty, you are accountable to the Registered Nurse and to the Senior Registered Nurse

· All Care Assistants are responsible for his/her own actions or inactions

· All staff must be in good health and must report to the Nurse in Charge any sickness, infections, diseases and other condition which may affect their work

Professional duties

To support the Nurse/ Team Leader to coordinate the floor
To induct new team members
To provide leadership to Care Assistants
To assist Care Assistants to develop their professional skills, particularly their caring skills for the smooth running of the Home under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, Senior Registered Nurse or any of the management team
To assist in the teaching and supervision of Care Assistant in training as directed by the Registered Nurse, Senior Registered Nurse or any of the management team
To help in the supervision and follow up the training of the Care Assistants
To ensure and if necessary, to arrange, regular meetings with other Senior Carer Assistants to promote peer learning and transfer of knowledge

Personal and Professional development

To attend courses for own professional development in your time and the time organised by the employer
To keep up to date with research and advances in nursing and to implement individualised nursing care

· To comply

· To maintain knowledge of current trends in health care and in the profession

· To participate as required in service user dependency studies and quality assurance programmes

· To attend courses for your own professional development in your time and the time organised by the employer

· To keep up to date with research and advances in nursing and to implement individualised nursing care.

· To comply with the statutory requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act in attending fire and safety instruction

To participate as required in patient dependency studies and quality assurance programmes

Personal Attitude

· Persons selected for Senior Care Assistant posts must have a genuine interest in caring for the elderly. Being practical, flexible, and hardworking would be an advantage.

· All care workers must be trustworthy, reliable and of good character.

· He/she should have the following characteristics;

ü To always show respect for the Individual resident

ü To maintain dignity, privacy, and confidentiality of the resident

ü Seek to establish and develop a relationship with the clients and encourage participation in the activities of the home and encourage interaction between residents.

ü You must take pride and care in your daily work.

ü You must adhere to codes of dress set by the Home.

Qualifications

· Must be registered or have completed a QCF Level 3 in Health and Social Care from a reputable provider.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From £11.55 per hour

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