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Job description

To build up good relationships with patients under his/her direct care, and to provide them with daily care to help them maintain and improve, where possible, their independence, individuality and mobility.

Responsibilities

• To assist patients to carry out their activities of living e.g. dressing, eating, bathing and toileting.
• To maintain the dining room and serve and clear meals to and from the table to the high standard expected by the company.
• To serve meals in patients’ bedrooms if they so desire.
• To assist trained staff, under supervision and where appropriate, to carry out their clinical responsibilities for patients e.g. hygiene care.
• Report comments on food and requests for particular dishes. Document amounts eaten.
• To take care of the patients’ clothing, ensuring the correct collection, distribution and return of all laundered items.
• To assist with bed making and change linen. To keep the patients’ rooms clean and tidy at all times.
• Assist in the cleanliness and tidiness of common living and service areas, ensuring a safe environment.
• To ensure the security of the patients’ property and the Company’s property and premises.
• Report and hand in any lost property.
• To carry out all duties in such a way as to ensure the economic and safe use of resources and equipment.
• To participate in the program of activities for patients.
• To assist trained staff in the admission of new patients.
• Provide in-between nourishment as instructed, including the service of tea/coffee etc. to visitors.
• To assist patients with eating.
• To assist trained staff with the on-going assessment of patients, reporting any changes or anything unusual to the nurse in charge.
• To assist in the training of new care assistants.
• Wear the appropriate uniform as provided by the company.
• To maintain work cleanliness and hygiene.
• To be helpful and courteous to all relatives and visitors, referring enquiries about the patient’s condition to the nurse in charge.
• To report all compliments, comments and complaints.
• To report any defects, damage, theft, breakages or hazards.
• To check duty rosters and sign for actual hours worked.
• Become familiar with the contents of the Employee Handbook.
• To attend fire evacuation and instruction sessions twice per year.
• To adhere to the company’s policies and procedures as contained in the appropriate manuals.
• Become familiar with the contents of the Employee Handbook.
• To attend fire evacuation and instruction sessions twice per year.
• To carry out other duties as will, from time be directed.
• To carry out all duties in a safe manner having regard for the health, safety and welfare of self, staff, patients and other persons within the home.
• To attend a Moving and Handling lecture once per year.
• To attend a lecture on the Protection of Vulnerable Adults from Abuse annually.
• To attend other training sessions as deemed necessary by the home.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Capable of carrying out duties without any impediment.
• Literacy and numeracy skills.
• Knowledge in relation to care of the elderly.
• Communicaton skills on one to one basis.

Desirable Skills

• NVQ Level 2 in Caring skills.
• 2 years care of elderly experience.