Health Care Assistant Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Health Care Assistant to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Support for individuals with behaviours described as challenging;
- Assisting Residents in a Care environment;
- Providing support with daily activities;
- Participate in the planning of care programmes and preparation of care review discussions;
- To work well within the team, with the service users, their families, colleagues and outside agencies;
- Prompt independence;
- Report all suspected and actual incidents in according with the Organisation’s Whistle Blowing policy;
- To help with the setting up of the dining room and meal trays in readiness for meal-times;
- Act in accordance with service users care plans;
- Personal care;
- Assist in weighing of residents;
- To assist in the direct care provision of all aspects of the service users assessed needs, which may include;
- To assist in the daily care of the residents, helping with dressing / undressing, washing, bathing and personal hygiene where necessary;
- aware of boundaries of work to prevent harm to patients;
- To help clear up the dining room after meals, ensuring all dirty the cutlery, crockery and utensils are returned to the kitchen.
Requirements:
- Right to work in the UK;
- Experience with Trache/NG/ PEG feeding/Medication;
- Candidates must be passionate about caring and willing to develop their skills further;
- You must be friendly and supportive toward vulnerable infants, children and adults;
- All positions and posts are subject to a DBS check;
- Willing to complete specialist training to meet the needs of the client;
- Phlebotomy;
- Great communication and written skills;
- Immunisation record;
- NMC Registration;
- Basic experience is essential for this role;
- To have a genuine interest for older people;
- To have the ability to work effectively within a team environment;
- Full-time agency;
- At least 3 months’ previous experience working in a care environment in the UK within the last 5 years.