Health Care Assistant

Careworkers & Health

13/05/202019 views

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Attending a resident’s personal care, from getting residents ready for the day ahead to helping with meal times. You will make sure all their physical and emotional needs are met in a way that’s caring and respectful. In time, you will get to know our residents individually and their families/friends so you can find out how a resident likes to do things. You will support individual and group based activities and will promote independence and choice for our residents. Working in a team with all care home staff, you will keep residents’ personal care plans up to date to ensure all staff understand a resident’s care needs and preferences always. Key Tasks: • Assist customers to get up, dressing and preparing them for their day; • Washing, bathing, showering, oral care, grooming; • Toileting, assisting with use of commode; • Continence management; • Using manual handling equipment as specified; • Working with other care professionals; • Assisting with prescribed medication; • Assist customers to go to bed, including undressing and washing; • Preparation of meals and assistance with feeding; • Bed making and laundry; • To keep accurate records of care plan. *Accommodation available*

• Experience

  Not required

• Languages

  English – Intermediate

• Employment

  Full-time

• Schedule

  Flexible hours

• Salary

  £8 – £9 hourly

• Benefits

  Holidays: 5.6 weeks, plus bank holidays (pro rata)

• Starting time

  Immediate start!

Northwich, United Kingdom