Milton Keynes, United Kingdom | Posted on 04/08/2024
Job Responsibilities:
* 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/Nurse.
* To support and enable service users to maintain skills and personal interests while delivering person-centred 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.
ROLE-SPECIFIC DUTIES:
* The Carer’s responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
* Ensure that service users are at the heart of care delivery and their wishes and preferences are taken into consideration to enhance their wellbeing.
* To 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.
* Be responsible for informing the Senior Carer/Nurse of any changes in the needs of service users.
* Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding 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.
* If desired by the service user, maintain and develop relationships with their family, friends and other people important in their life.
LEADING BY EXAMPLE:
* Other duties and responsibilities to be undertaken may include any (or all) of the items in the following list:
* Seek opportunities for personal and professional growth.
* Be a role model for other carers and be an ambassador for the service.
* Be professional, polite and reasonable at all times.
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
* Have a 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.
Requirements
Specific Requirement for Skills:
* Maintain all care plans/care records in accordance with the service’s policy.
Leadership Skills:
* Ability to induct and orientate new employees to the job role and service.
* Provide service users with support/assistance as they accomplish daily tasks, including bathing, eating, dressing, grooming and using the bathroom.
* Communicate any problems, concerns or changes to service users’ family members as needed.
Communication Skills:
* Carers must build a rapport with service users by establishing personal connections and showing an interest in their lives.
* Carers must be able to communicate effectively with service users.
* Carers must have the communication skills to inform colleagues, management and professionals about the needs of service users.
Problem-solving Skills:
* Carers need to be able to adapt to and address situations quickly.
* Plan, develop, implement and assess approaches to promote health and wellbeing, whilst recognising and reporting situations where there might be a need for protection.
VALUE-BASED PERSONAL QUALITIES:
* Working Together: Involve service users, families, external agencies and colleagues.
* Speak up when things go wrong.
* Respect and Dignity: Understand person-centred care and can demonstrate treating people as individuals and respecting choices.
* Promoting independence and encouraging appropriate risk taking.
* Everybody Counts: Ensuring no one is discriminated against or excluded.
* Understand human rights and impact on care delivery.
* Facilitating people to ‘speak up’ about concerns and acting upon them.
* Commitment to Quality of Care: Striving for quality in everything we do recognising and understanding what quality in care means for people using the services.
* Being accepting about criticism and focusing on improvement.
* Being open to new opportunities for learning and identifying the limits of skills and knowledge.
* Compassion: Treating people with kindness and understanding the importance of empathy in all areas of employment.
* Improving Licence: Focus on how things could be done better and sharing ideas.
* Understanding of wellbeing and what is important to people using the service.
* Improving outcomes for people and ensuring appropriate services are provided for people using the services.
DOCUMENTATION:
* Employment References.
* Clear Police Checks.
* English Language Tests or Equivalent.
* Mandatory Training with Certificates.
* Clinical Skills Training with Certificates.
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