Optimum Care

Employer Location: DOWN
Phone Number: 02891801198
Email: recruitment@optimumcaregroup.co.uk
Web: www.optimumcaregroup.co.uk

Job description

We are seeking to recruit an Advanced Community Care Worker to join our team to cover the East Belfast area. The successful candidate will be required to facilitate and deliver intermediate domiciliary care for clients being discharged from hospital or other intermediate care setting to their own homes. Working part time evening shifts.

Responsibilities

• Adapt practice to changing needs of clients
• Ensure that issues arising with a care plan or client condition are reported contemporaneously to key service management personnel and multi-disciplinary team
• Adhere to company confidentiality policy
• Complete good quality records in accordance with company standards
• Welcome new staff, lead by example, and promote a team working culture
• Maintain a high level of attendance at work
• Answer calls from your co-ordinator/line manager and respond to messages immediately ensuring you have a working mobile phone at all times
• Maintain a flexible approach to your rota which may require change at short notice
• Follow the out-of-hours on-call procedure appropriately and participate in care worker ‘stand-by’ on an occasional and rotational basis
• Assist On-Call in an advisory capacity as requested in regard to securing cover for shifts and any other adverse events
• Develop professional rapport with multi-disciplinary team members involved in service user care

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• 1 year of domiciliary care experience
• Full driving licence and access to a car & car insurance in connection with business
• Access to a mobile phone

Further Information

Benefits: £500 Joining Bonus paid after 3 months in your role £14.98 per hour and enhanced holiday rates Block Pay Guaranteed hours no zero hour contract 30p per mileage paid monthly Paid training Free uniform Eligible to apply for a Blue Light Discount Card Access to Employee Mental Health Support line No upfront cost for your Enhanced Access NI Daily support from the office team Company Pension.