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Senior Care Assistant

Healthcare Homes

Beccles

20000 - 25000

Flexible

Healthcare Homes

Closing - 22 Oct 2021

Job Role: Senior Care Assistant

Location: The White House, Beccles

Hours: Day or Night shifts available

 

Our Home

The White House is a residential home, caring for the elderly. The home is made up of 33 beds, The White House is located within a quiet residential area of Beccles where its position ensures peace and privacy.

Knowledge and Experience:

Previous experience working within an elderly care environment.
Understand care planning process and experience of writing care plans.
Knowledge of regulatory framework.
NVQ 3 is desirable / need to be willing to undertake the qualification.

Benefits

Competitive pay rates
Pension plan
Paid annual leave
Opportunities to progress in career
Comprehensive induction and ongoing training and development, support to access NVQ qualifications
Unlimited refer a friend paying £500 per role (£1000 for Nurses)

Main Tasks and Responsibilities:

Recognise and facilitate the daily needs of residents.
Conduct formal supervisions and appraisals.
Contributing to care planning and coaching care assistants.
Take an active professional role in promoting the services offered when dealing with relatives, prospective residents and enquiries.
Participate in updating and writing care plans and resident documentation.
Be responsible for making and reporting realistic assessments of each resident to ensure continuity of care.
Be responsible for administrating medication to the residents in accordance with policies and procedures.

Healthcare Homes offer an Employee Assistance Programme which is immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service which operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to include support such as financial and family concerns.

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