Home Care Support Worker Job Chester area,England UK,Healthcare

Areas Covered:

Ellesmere Port, Chester, Neston & Willaston

Responsibilities:

To undertake duties under direction and guidance of Management and Senior Staff in accordance with agreed programmes of care and promoting independence to the client

To assist clients who need help with getting up in the morning, dressing, undressing, washing, bathing, and toileting
To help clients with mobility problems and other physical disabilities, including incontinence, help in use of care aids and personal equipment
Assist clients with the personal care needs and help to provide health supervision and attention through direct care as needed
To ensure that log sheets are always written clean and precise in BLACK PEN and that everything is written down.
IF IT IS NOT RECORDED, IT DID NOT HAPPEN
To prompt medication and to maintain medication records
Help to ensure that the preparation, cooking and serving of food meet the required standards
Participate in staff meetings and in staff training and development activities
Support the Registered Manager in her duties as the ‘Responsible Person’
To identify own training needs and attend both in house and external training as directed and as required by Jane Care
To always comply with Jane Care’s Policies and Procedures
To report to the Registered Manager any significant changes in the health or circumstances of a client
To encourage clients to remain as independent as possible
To carry out any other tasks that may reasonably assigned to you by Management or Senior Staff

Hours:

Full time and part time positions are available, must be able to cover alternate weekends

Workdays consist of Mornings
, Lunches
, Teas
, Evenings and Long Days - between the hours of 7am to 9pm

Person Specification:

Self motivated
Organised
Flexible
Caring
Sensitive to the needs of clients and colleagues
An active team member but also able to work on own initiative.
A good communicator

All staff are required to respect the confidentiality of all matters that they might lean in the course of your employment.

All staff are expected to respect the requirements under the Data Protection Act 1998.

All staff must ensure that they are aware of their own responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act.

Requirements:

Female only due to client preference
Must be a driver with a Full UK driving licence with access to your own vehicle
Experience is preferred but not essential, as full training is provided