Health Care Assistant

What the role involves: 

Providing and maintaining high standards of care provision with compassion and empathy.

Personal care may additionally involve:
- Assisting a client to get up, dressed and preparing them for the day
- Washing, bathing, showering, oral care, grooming
- Toileting including assisting with the use of a commode
- Continence management
- Assisting with eating
- Assisting with prescribed medication
- Use of moving and handling equipment if a client is unable to mobile on their own
- Assisting clients to go to bed, including undressing and washing
- Report to Line Manager or Supervisor if there any changes or causes of concern in a client’s condition
- Follow policies and procedures
- Treat all clients with respect and dignity
- Maintain personal and client safety
- Attend mandatory training and ensure training units are in date

Personal competencies
- Be able to cope with emergencies, difficult situations and seek solutions
- Communicate effectively and develop good working relationships with colleagues, families & clients
- Able to maintain high standards of care provision with compassion and empathy

Person Specification
- Genuine caring personality
- Good level of spoken and written English
- Good understanding of what the role involves
- Ability to follow instructions
- Responsible and able to work unsupervised
- Able to cope under pressure
- Flexible availability
- Prior experience is desirable but not essential as full training will be given
- Be prepared to undertake mandatory and NVQ training

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Salary & benefits

Depends on Experience

Hours

38.5