Health Care Assistant

Job description

We are recruiting for Health Care Assistants to join our Edenvale Care Home. Assist staff with the assessment and implementation of individual care plans undertaking daily tasks and activities as directed in order to facilitate the wellbeing dignity and treatment of all residents.

Responsibilities

• Assist staff with the assessment and implementation of individual care plans undertaking daily tasks and activities as directed in order to facilitate the wellbeing dignity and treatment of all residents.
• Working efficiently with the multidisciplinary team to approach patient care.
• Assist nursing/residential home residents with all personal care required including: Bathing in bed/bathroom/chair to include essential aspects of personal hygiene.
• Observe and monitor the wellbeing of residents ensuring that any unusual physical mental or emotional occurrences are promptly reported to senior staff and documented appropriately.
• Additionally, staff must ensure they are aware of the local child and adult safeguarding policies and procedures furthermore who to contact within the local authority for safeguarding.
• Assisting with mobility and transfer using correctly any specialised equipment provided.
• Participation in ward meetings.
• Adhere to infection control policies and maintain ward cleanliness.
• Maintain and develop good professional relationships with residents colleagues and visitors.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Basic IT skills.
• Excellent communication skills; both written and verbal.
• All Anns Care Home Health Care Assistant staff will be required to complete and obtain a minimum 60 per cent in Level 2 of The Deprivation of Liberty module.
• Eligibility to work in UK.
• GCSE Maths and English (or equivalent).
• Available to work a flexible shift pattern including 1:1 support evenings and weekends.

Desirable Skills

• Health care experience not essential but it is desirable.

Further Information

We reserve the right to enhance the criteria at shortlisting stage. Ann’s Care Homes are an Equal Opportunities Employer. Ann's Care Homes are a family run business established in 1994. Since its inception, the company has enjoyed a longstanding reputation for the delivery of quality care and for their teams of dedicated, trained staff who put clients’ needs at the heart of everything they do. We at Ann’s aspire to be the best at everything that we do. We want families and carers to choose Ann’s because they have confidence in our reputation for providing a high-quality service.