Night Care Assistant

Location: Brampton

HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT Daily

Hours:

22:00-08:00 Days of Week:
Monday to Friday Total

Hours:

3 5 hours per week OVERALL AIM OF THE JOB:
To make the use of care services a positive, timely & rewarding choice b y:
Delivering high quality care as part of the care team using a person-centred approach. Ensuring the individual needs of service users are met, providing opportunities for individuals to use their skills and enhance their quality of life, whilst maintaining their independence and privacy. To actively assist, maintain & promote the care homes values: S upport and listen to you. U se and open, honest culture.

P ut you at the heart of our service. E nsure you feel safe! R espect your life choices. B e kind and compassionate. Working on a rolling shift pattern, including alternate weekends, applying a flexible attitude to working hours especially in regard to covering absence & holidays, including bank holidays, evenings & weekends Displaying a caring, sensitive & approachable nature Displaying compassion, patience & empathy in all tasks Whilst being organised & reliable in approach to work MAIN DUTIES:
Personal Care & Support To provide all aspects of personal care to the service users in line with their care plan using a person-centred approach, encouraging & promoting service users to reach their maximum level of independence, wherever possible undertaking these tasks for themselves. This may include:
Help with mobility. Help with toileting & washing. Help with dressing. To build and maintain good relationships with service users and their relatives, displaying good communication & listening skills, to ensure they are provided with an effective communication network. This may include:
Talking and listening to service users Helping them to maintain contact with family, friends & the community. Assisting with shopping & recreation tasks & opportunities Being aware of their likes, dislikes, nutritional & cultural needs. To observe & promote service user choice, independence, dignity, privacy, fulfilment & other rights. To help to create a warm and friendly atmosphere within the home, which allows & encourages service users to develop and participate in the running of the home to their fullest potential.

To care for the personal belongings (excluding cash & valuables) of service users. This may include:
Tidying bedrooms, cupboards ardrobes Making beds Emptying commodes Washing, cleaning and laundering personal property if necessary To administer medication for service users in line with current policy and procedures. Act as a key worker to a small group of service users by assisting in assessments, reviews, and by paying special attention to the well-being of those service users and their relatives, carers.

Administration Tasks Participate in the implementation of the personal care plans and assist in maintaining the well-being, dignity, quality of life and environment of the service users. Assist in the preparation of those plans, displaying good communication skills (both written & verbal) as part of the key worker system, contribute to discussions on individual care plans and the reporting process by maintaining and updating records as required.

Teamwork To work effectively as part of a team, actively supporting other team members, whilst also being self-motivated to work on own initiative & without direct supervision. To be able to work under pressure. To participate in appropriate training and be committed to ongoing personal & professional development. To attend staff meetings as requested by the Home Manager. To promptly report any information, issues or concerns regarding the care, support, wellbeing or behaviour of service users and staff members to a member of the homes senior team.

To encourage all team members to work as one team, supporting each other and creating a welcoming and friendly working environment. To not engage in gossip or any activity that can be seen to go against the companies Bullying, Equality & Diversity policies and procedures or that can be deemed as unfair treatment of any individual at any time. Health & Safety To identify risks within the home and notify…