Job Description:
Our client, a domiciliary care provider is seeking a small team of Health Care Assistants to work on a temporary ongoing basis across Launceston, supporting their service users within their own homes across the community.
The Role:
1. £12 to £15 pounds an hour - dependent on day and time
2. 40p per mile allowance – from the minute you leave home until you return
3. Usual Shift patterns: 8am – 3pm OR 3pm – 9pm
4. Covering a 12-mile radius with a varied and rewarding workload
5. Training opportunities provided
6. Weekly pay
7. Accrue holiday pay
The Ideal Candidate:
8. Experience working as an HCA is preferred
9. Medication administration training essential
10. Safeguarding and Manual handling training essential – we can provide this free of charge
11. Mental capacity act, infection control and first aid are preferred
12. Driving License is essential
The Shift:
13. Working within the community, with a range of service users who have a plethora of care needs
14. A range of personal care requirements – Assistance with getting up and going to bed, assistance in washing, showering and bathing, prompting and assistance with medication
15. Some palliative care
16. Convalescent Care – short term care whilst recovering from hospitalisation or illness at home
17. Support in in regaining confidence and independence
18. Meal preparation, cleaning, and ironing support
19. Companionship, support with shopping, taking to appointments
For more information on this varied and rewarding role, please feel free to apply with your CV in the first instance. We look forward to hearing from you soon.