The Care Home Assistant Practitioner (CHAPS) role at Akari Care is an opportunity to join an award-winning care home provider and make a real difference in the lives of older residents. You will be part of a dedicated and compassionate team, assisting nurses in delivering personalized, high-quality care. With a competitive salary, generous benefits, and opportunities for professional development, this role offers a rewarding career path for those passionate about caring for the elderly.
Main duties of the job
As a Care Home Assistant Practitioner (CHAPS), you will play a fundamental and integral part in our united care team, assisting in the day-to-day nursing needs of our residents. You will collaborate with our fully trained nurses to support and aid in the delivery of personalized, high-quality care, allowing the nurses to focus on the more complex nursing requirements. Your responsibilities will include helping to maintain the identity and dignity of our residents, while also working closely with colleagues, family members, and external professionals to ensure the best possible care is provided.
Job responsibilities
Package Description:
Care Home Assistant Practitioner (CHAPS)
Playing a fundamental and integral part of our united and extended care team, you will assist in looking after the physical, mental and emotional needs of our residents to help us deliver the highest quality, individualised care they require.
As one of our Care Home Assistant Practitioners (CHAPs), you will collaboratively work alongside our fully trained Nurses to support and assist with the day-to-day nursing needs of our residents, thus allowing our Nurses the time and resource to tend to the needs of the more complex nursing requirements of some of our residents.
By showing us you can match our values with the right desire for personalised excellence, community spirit and a kind, caring and compassionate nature, we, in return, can offer you a career developing your knowledge, skills and abilities to support vulnerable adults with the care their individual needs require.
Whilst undertaking a wide range of duties which support the highest quality of personalised medical and clinical care to our residents, you will also help and cooperate with colleagues, family members and our extended range of external qualified professionals which make up our overall care community, to fulfil our aim of helping to maintain the identity and dignity of our residents with a focus on living life to the fullest for each individual.
What we require from you:
* Care Home Assistant Practitioner Certification
* A caring nature to give everyone a personal approach
* Proven ability to lead by example, motivate a team and delegate effectively
* Have a coaching style leadership mentality to empower your colleagues
* Good communication and relationship building skills
* Flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice
* Warm, approachable, and engaging persona
* Respect everyone, treating others as you would expect to be treated
Whats in it for you:
* A competitive salary of £14.85
* Pension contribution of 5%
* Recognition schemes and rewarding referral schemes
* Uniform provided and DBS check costs paid
* 28 days annual leave (based on full-time hours, including Bank Holidays)
* Fully funded training and development
* Support with personal development plans
* The opportunity to grow and develop both personally and professionally
* An engaging community environment where everyone is respected and included
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Care Home Assistant Practitioner Certification
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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