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Job description

To provide care to adults and children assessed as required, in order to meet their health and social care needs. To provide assistance and support within the careers home to meet their health needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective nursing care for our service users, ensuring safety at all times
• Assist with the safe transfer of service users from bed to chair and vice versa
• Assist with service user positioning where appropriate in regards to: Procedure to be performed; Service user comfort/dignity; Pressure area care and Moving and handling
• Attend to personal care needs as stated in service user care plans
• Observe service users condition, report any concerns to management
• Ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Ability to work flexible hours, which may include evenings and weekends
• The Care Assistant must understand the importance of family networks and related issues
• Willingness to undertake necessary training
• Full clean driving licence and access to own car (and insured for business use)
• All staff have completed Access NI checks and shown to have no convictions that would conflict with terms of employment
• All staff are currently registered or are willing to be registered on the NISCC register which is compulsory for all care staff

Desirable Skills

• 2 GCSE's at grade C or equivalent such as BTEC, NVQ etc
• Currently registered with NISCC (but willing to register should they be offered a post)
• Previous experience in a caring capacity
• Empathetic considerate and kind
• Understanding the needs of vulnerable children/adults
• Full Clean driving License and access to own car (and insured for business use)
• Passionate about providing care in a compassionate way