Health Care Assistant - Care Home Services
NHS AfC: Band 3
Main area Care Home Services Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Full shift working pattern (including weekends and unsocial hours)) Job ref 364-A-8685
Site Rawreth Court Town Rayleigh Salary £24,071 - £25,674 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing Today at 23:59
About Us
EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. We are among the largest employers in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the position of an HCA. A unique career opportunity to become a key member of the nursing team within our Nursing Home based at Rayleigh, Essex. You must be enthusiastic, motivated with good communication skills & the ability to work under pressure. You must be a team player & willing to go the extra mile for our residents care.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
* Compassion
* Commitment
* Delivering high quality care
* Have a positive attitude
Main duties of the job
The post holder is responsible for undertaking assigned tasks that involve direct resident care in a care home setting. The post involves supporting individual residents in all aspects of their care including daily living needs as outlined in the residents' individualised care plan. The post holder is responsible for reporting any relevant changes in the resident’s condition to the qualified staff. Furthermore, the post holder will assist in the physical care and support of people with mental health needs and challenging behaviours, providing person-centred care and working within the Recovery Model to enable residents to become socially inclusive, whilst supporting qualified staff to ensure the highest standards of care are upheld.
The post holder will be prepared to work within the 24 hours service, 7 days per week, 365 days per year as per rota.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
* Previous experience of working within a care home
* NVQ care or equivalent
Skills/Experience
* Assist in the provision and care to residents
* Manual handling of residents using lifting aids
Knowledge
* Health and safety Awareness
* Understanding of Safeguarding
* IT literate
Personal Qualities
* Ability to follow clear instructions
* Ability to feed back accurate information to other members of the team
* Ensure that own actions support equality and diversity at all times
Come and work at EPUT and make a difference in people’s lives.
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