Health Care Assistant (HCA)
2 months ago
£10.5–£10.75 hourly
Full-time
Saltash
MALVERN HOUSE NURSING HOME SALTASH, CORNWALL Job Title: Health Care Assistant Duties: Assisting service users with washing/bathing, dressing and maintaining personal appearance; To help service users with mobility difficulties or other physical disabilities, including incontinence. To help in the use of aids and other personal equipment; assisting with the preparation of meals, drinks and snacks when necessary; provide assistance with toileting and changing, incontinence pads, clothes and/or bedding; provide assistance with other tasks of personal daily living that they cannot manage and provide general support as part of a caring team; Assist the management of medication or administer where necessary and appropriate, and monitoring health-related conditions such as dietary & fluid intake; To maintain excellent communication with the service users as well as management team and ability to report to the relevant team and health care professionals as necessary; Adhere to company policies and procedures and maintain good and accurate record keeping. Salary per year £10.50 per hour year working 36 hours weekly. Skill, experience and qualifications required: Prior experience in adult social/health care