Care Assistant

Job description

To ensure the care team work responsibly and co-operatively, by providing them with effective communication, leadership and supervision. To ensure residents consistently receive the highest standards of safe, professional and empathic care, whilst maintaining their privacy and dignity. To respond to emergencies in line with policies and procedures and to provide support to the nurse-in-charge and guidance to care staff. To ensure people are treated fairly at all times. To update their knowledge and skills to meet legislative and best practice changes, in accordance with the required training and to embrace a culture of continuous learning and development.

In line with the Team Leader role:

· Assist with the admission of new residents in a way that puts the new resident at the heart of the service and complies with all procedures.

· Respect people’s right to confidentiality, protecting and upholding their privacy and dignity

· Show consideration, respect and sensitivity for residents’ property

· Be vigilant and accurately report physical and/or emotional changes in residents.

· Ensure all care plans are up-to-date and reflect resident’s changing needs.

Support residents to lead as full a life as possible, using individual care plans to provide person centred care, seeking relevant activities for engagement and balancing support needs with independence

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

Salary: From £9.50 per hour

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: £11.44 per hour

Benefits:

• On-site parking
• Referral programme

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bangor, BT19 1LU: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person