Health Care Assistant - Drivers Only!
Salary: £11.44 to £13 per hour, depending on experience. We also pay mileage.
Role Details
Job Title: Health Care Assistant
Reports to: Senior Carer/Care Coordinator
Job Overview:
To provide care in accordance with best practice and legislative requirements, reflecting policies and procedures and agreed standards under the direction of the Senior Carer/Care Coordinator.
To support and enable service users to maintain skills and personal interests while delivering person-centered care unique to each individual.
To maintain skills at a current level and undertake such training and development as required, from time-to-time, to maintain and progress knowledge.
Location: The service user’s premises – domiciliary
Working Hours: Zero-hour Contract – varied hours
Responsibilities and Duties of the Job
Role-specific Duties:
* Ensure that service users are at the heart of care delivery and their wishes and preferences are taken into consideration to enhance their wellbeing.
* Contribute to the efficient running of the service.
* Support service users to maintain their relationships and connections with the local community.
* Ensure care plans and other information about how to support service users are followed.
* Inform the Senior Carer/Care Coordinator of any changes in the needs of service users.
* Promote and safeguard the welfare of those individuals they support.
Working with Others:
* Develop effective working relationships with other employees within the service.
* Work in cooperation with members of the multidisciplinary teams to maximise opportunities for service users.
* Maintain and develop relationships with service users' family, friends, and other important people in their lives if desired by the service user.
Leading by Example:
* Seek opportunities for personal and professional growth.
* Be a role model for other carers and an ambassador for the service.
* Be professional, polite, and reasonable at all times.
Personal and Professional Development:
* Have knowledge of, and work within, the Fundamental Standards.
* Understand the regulatory framework that governs the service, including the role of the CQC and its requirements.
* Commit to achieving the relevant qualifications commensurate with the role.
* Attend statutory training and any other training as directed by management.
* Understand and follow all policies and procedures relevant to the role.
* Be open to learning opportunities.
Person Specification
Specific Requirement for Qualifications:
* Good English - written and verbal.
* RQF/NVQ qualifications in Social Care.
Specific Requirement for Skills:
* Proficient Written Skills: Maintain all care plans/care records in accordance with the service’s policy.
* Leadership Skills:
o Ability to induct and orientate new employees to the job role and service.
o Provide service users with support/assistance as they accomplish daily tasks, including bathing, eating, dressing, grooming, and using the bathroom.
o Communicate any problems, concerns, or changes to service users’ family members as needed.
* Communication Skills:
o Build a rapport with service users by establishing personal connections and showing an interest in their lives.
o Communicate effectively with service users.
o Inform colleagues, management, and professionals about the needs of service users.
* Problem-solving Skills:
o Adapt to and address situations quickly.
o Plan, develop, implement, and assess approaches to promote health and wellbeing, whilst recognising and reporting situations where there might be a need for protection.
Specific Requirement for Previous Experience:
* Previous experience of working in a similar environment.
* Previous experience of working in a similar role.
* Experience of working with service users, particularly those that may have additional support needs.
Training and Supervision:
All employees are required to attend a variety of training to fulfil our obligations. Failure to follow a reasonable request may lead to disciplinary action, and failure to attend any mandatory training will prevent you from undertaking any paid work.
The Duty of Care:
This is a legal term meaning you have a responsibility towards everyone you come into contact with to ensure they are not caused harm. PBL Care has a responsibility to provide training for you, and you have a responsibility to attend that training and adhere to what you are taught.
Training will provide you with the knowledge to give high-quality care to your service users, reducing the risk of harm to them and to you.
As with any social or personal care given by you to the service user, the duty of care is absolute and on no account must tasks be performed by you for which you have not been trained.
General:
While every effort has been made to outline the main duties and responsibilities of the post, it should be remembered that a document such as this does not permit every item to be specified in detail. Broad headings therefore may have been used; in which case all usual associated routines are naturally included in this job description.
Staff should not refuse to undertake duties not specified but should record additional duties they feel need specific recognition and these will be considered during supervision and again during annual appraisal.
Job Types: Full-time, Zero hours contract
Pay: £11.44-£13.00 per hour
Benefits:
* Flexitime
Schedule:
* Day shift
* Every weekend
* Monday to Friday
* Night shift
* No weekends
* Weekend availability
Application question(s):
* Do you have a car? This position requires you to have a car.
* Email Address
Licence/Certification:
* Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Health Care Assistant (HCA) - Drivers
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