Care provider
Accountable to; Duty Manager
Location; Across the Vale
Job purpose;
To provide care for service users without direct supervision, working according to care plans, policies and procedures, but accountable at all times to the duty manager. To support patient centered rehabilitation and care respecting individual choice and to maximize service user’s independence and quality of life, supporting the day to day delivery or my carer.
Main duties, tasks and areas of responsibility;
To provide planned care, advice, support and instruction to service users and their relevant their relatives and carers, to promote understanding of the aims of their care plan and goals to ensure a consistent approach to the service user.
To carry out planned care which may be in the form of group activity as directed by the manager, to monitor, record and report back on all the service users’ progress.
Undertake manual handling techniques with service users both single handed and as part of a team.
To be aware of one’s own limitations and ensure no task or procedure is carried out unless the employee has received training and feels competent to carry out the task safely.
To be service user centered, respect their dignity, to provide a high standard of care for service user’s ultimate benefit and work within a multidisciplinary approach to achieve this aim.
Report, record and relay to the manager any risks, problems or concerns that they themselves, the service user or relatives may identify / express.
Maintain up to date patient and personal records according to my carer policy and procedures.
Maintain at all times service user privacy, dignity and confidentially according to my carer policies and procedures.
Communicate effectively with other team members, service users, relatives, professionals and other agencies and maintain a professional relationship.
To be able to use a range of verbal and non – verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with service users to carry out their planned care.
To be able to evaluate emergency situations and act accordingly according to my carer policies and procedures.
Prioritise general work load and be responsible for your own effective time management.
To be able to work effectively across different environments and through changes in demand and circumstances
To be able to deal with service users who have and show high levels of anxiety and aggression caused by pain, dementia, limited mobility and any other conditions.
To be able to work showing physical capability to walk, bend stretch, sit, stand, twist, support and balance and frequently handle service users and operating equipment.
To work and promote equal opportunities and diversity
To provide input to contribute to the assessment and changing needs of the service user.
Training & Education
Attend mandatory training in line with the policies and procedures
To actively take part in continuing development to further your own learning and personal development including regular supervision, appraisal and reviews
To share learning skills with other staff
To be aware of one’s own limitations and ensure no task or procedure is carried out until relevant training has been given
Health & Safety
To be responsible for one’s own health and safety and that of patients, to adhere to and implement policies and procedures
To be aware of health and safety guidelines including prompt recording and reporting or incidents to the manager.
To ensure all equipment is clean in line with the health and safety policy prior to use.
To contribute to the protection of vulnerable adults from abuse.
To deal with health and safety implication of frequent exposure to unpleasant working conditions on a regular basis e.g. body fluids, sputum, vomit, urine, feaces, lice and occasional verbal and physical aggression.
For all staff - You have specific responsibilities under Health & Safety legislation to ensure that you:
Take reasonable care for your own health and safety, and that of others affected by what you do, or do not do
Cooperate on all issues involving health and safety
Use work items provided for you correctly, in accordance with training and instructions
Do not interfere with or misuse anything provided for your health, safety or welfare
Report any health and safety concerns to your line manager as soon as practicable
Professional
To adhere to all my care policies and procedures
Range of activities under taken;
Personal care, to include, bathing, showering, strip washing, bed bathing
Light house work to include hovering, dusting, bed making / changing, washing up, putting washing on / hanging it to dry, putting rubbish out.
Shopping on behalf of or with the service user
Regenerating meals, preparing light meals
Monitoring / medication visits
Assistance with eating
Manual handling
Sleeping and waking night shifts