Health Care Assistant

SL healthcareagency • Cardiff, WLS, GB • £13 - £16 / hour • 1d ago

Purpose of position

To provide personal care and support to people in their own homes in line with an agreed care and support plan. To care for service users in non-discriminatory ways, respecting each user’s dignity, individuality, cultural and social background and independence. To work with other staff employed by the service and if required involved with staff from other services in order to provide an integrated approach to people’s health and care. To work in partnership with users’ family members and friends who are involved in their care and support. To contribute to individual wellbeing. To be familiar with the service’s safeguarding policy and procedures and ensure that it is always implemented. Principal responsibilities In line with an individual’s plan of care and support and the care worker’s training and competence:

help with their activities of daily living, eg getting up in the morning, going to bed at nights, dressing, undressing, washing, bathing and toilet arrangements

help service users overcome any mobility problems and other physical disabilities, including helping in the use and care of aids and personal equipment

help make a person physically comfortable by, eg making and changing beds, tidying rooms, doing light cleaning, laundry and emptying commodes when used

help with their eating and drinking by, eg preparing meals, snacks and drinks and helping users to eat and drink if they cannot or have difficulty in doing this by themselves

contribute to specialised care plans, eg for people with dementia, re-enablement or people with continence difficulties

help users take their prescribed medication (as specified on their care plans)

contribute to the care of service users who are temporarily sick and needing, eg minor dressings, bed nursing, help with feeding, etc

contribute as needed to a person’s end-of-life care

promote users’ mental and physical activity by, eg talking to them, helping them do things for themselves, prompting, taking them shopping, sharing with them in activities such as reading, writing, hobbies and recreations

read and write reports, and take part in staff and service users’ meetings and in training activities as directed

always comply with the service’s guidelines and policies, eg in respect of dress code, wearing of identity badges, travelling and security and safeguarding of service users

report to the service manager any significant changes in the health or circumstances of a service user

encourage and enable service users to remain as independent as possible

perform such other duties as may reasonably be required. Person specification — essential criteria the following personal attributes are considered essential to the post of care worker.

The job holder must be:

self-motivated

organised

flexible

caring

sensitive to the needs of others and to the needs of vulnerable people

an active team player but also able to work on own initiative

a good communicator

able to follow care planning requirements and instructions. Person specification — desirable criteria

The job holder must:

be flexible in terms of availability, working hours, adaptability

have previous experience of care work

have their own transport

have knowledge of local neighbourhoods.

All staff are required to respect the confidentiality of all matters that they might learn in the course of their employment. All staff are expected to respect the requirements under the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation. All staff must ensure that they are aware of their responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work, etc Act 1974.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £13.00-£16.00 per hour

Expected hours: 36 per week

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