Care Assistant

Salary: £26,000 per year

My client runs a Care Homes in Stoke on Trent and require Day and Night Care Assistants to join their team. As a Care Assistant, you’re at the heart of making a difference to their residents and will value kindness above all. As a highly respected member of their team, you will play a vital role.

You’ll need to have empathy, a can-do approach and excellent communication skills to join them as a Care Assistant. If you have that, then you don’t need any specific care experience as we’ll provide all the training you need to thrive. Above all, you’ll have real compassion for all the residents in order to deliver the highest standard of care and support.

NVQ 2/NVQ3 Desirable but not essential as full-training will be given Willingness to support training NVQ 2/3 if not already achieved

Role

Supporting the registered nurses and senior care assistant by:

• Acting under the direction of the registered nurses and senior care assistant, ensuring that care of the highest standard is delivered to all residents.
• Assisting in the delivery and recording of care.
• Acting as a key worker for a number of named residents.
• Assisting in ensuring Home is clean and hygienic.
• Assisting in ensuring personal clothing and linen is laundered to highest standard.

Principle accountabilities

1. Ensuring that planned care is delivered consistently and appropriately, facilitating rehabilitation and maximising independence with attention to the physical, mental, social and spiritual needs of the resident.
2. Participating fully in the overall care of residents, including washing, dressing, toileting, personal
3. To assist in maintaining safe levels of care, and maintaining safe personal practice, following safe systems of work at all times.
4. Promotion of the values of the Home as set out in the Mission Statement
5. Assisting the Registered Nurse and senior care assistant in planning the care of each resident for whom the individual is the Key Worker.
6. Participating in the evaluation and review of each resident for whom the individual is the Key Worker, and making daily records on progress as appropriate.
7. Reporting on and feeding back any relevant issues to the Registered Nurse / senior care assistant on each resident’s care during each shift, particularly where issues affect the health, safety or welfare of the resident.
8. Attending mandatory training sessions as required.
9. Attending training sessions as agreed and required to maintain currency of knowledge and practice.
10. To report any accidents or incidents to a senior member of staff.
11. To ensure that the company policy on confidentiality is maintained.
12. Ensuring that breaks are taken only at appropriate times and do not adversely affect resident care, and that the permission of the Registered Nurse is sought if there is a need to leave the building during shift times.
13. Being particularly vigilant in the prevention of abuse, including a duty to whistle blow if bad practice or harm to a resident is witnessed.
14. Ensuring that the uniform is worn in accordance with the company’s Uniform Policy.
15. Assisting in the welcoming, training and ‘buddying’ of new staff.
16. Being a Key Worker to an allocated group of residents, working under the direction of the Registered Nurses and senior care assistant.
17. Maintaining excellent working relationships with the resident, their family, and visiting professionals for all residents for whom the individual is the Key Worker.
18. To attend and contribute to staff meetings, encouraging a climate of involvement, ownership and development.
19. Undertaking any other tasks as reasonably requested by a senior member of staff including non – caring duties as further detailed below.

Principle Accountabilities – Ancillary Duties

20. To assisting when necessary, cleaning all rooms, including furniture, fittings and flooring.

21. To assisting when necessary in ensuring all personal clothing and linen is laundered to the highest standard.

Package

Working Hours are 8-8 day and night shifts

42 Hours per week to include 7 shifts per fortnight and alternate weekends.

annual salary of £26,000(depending age on experience)

Overtime available 

Paid Breaks