Care Assistant

The post holder works to provide a supporting service to the person in charge of the shift. Duties are described within the following.

Maintaining a safe and homely environment for service users by housekeeping duties in the care areas and prevention of cross-infection.

Receiving and giving information.

Working with and lending support to the qualified nurse carrying out planned care for individual service users.

Responsibilities

Personal and Social Care

1 Participating in the preparation for the informal reception of the client user at the time of admission

2 Attending to the needs of the carers/relatives of patients/service users and courteous reception of visitors in the Home.

3 Protecting service users who are frail, unsteady when walking, disabled by poor vision or confusion from all types of accidents.

4 Assisting service users in the care of their personal clothing and other possessions/valuables in accordance with the Home policies/procedures.

5 Knowing personal role at first aid level in resuscitation procedure.

6 Receiving and acting upon the instruction of the Nurse-in-Charge that may be spoken and/or written in the service users care plan, or occur during work activities.

Housekeeping

1 Observing and prompting comfortable heating and tolerable noise levels within the Home.

2 Service meals to service users.

• assisting with help or feeding



• assisting with choice when required.



• record of fluid intake when appropriate or directed.



• comply with special diets, report appetite and intake.



• prepare food and drinks as required.


3 Maintain recommendations/procedures for food hygiene and food handling.

4 Having detailed understanding of fire hazards, sighting of appliances, routines to be followed in the event of fire and evacuation process.

5 Assisting with tidiness in clinical areas, removal of used items of equipment, correct disposal of waste, soiled linen.

6 Assist Nurse-in-Charge or nominated Deputy in technical activities as required.

7 Preparing the personal space areas for service users before admission/after discharge, cleaning the beds etc., and other items of equipment.

8 Replenishing the service users areas with towels, soap etc., and identifying the need to replenish clinical stocks where holding levels are required.

CLERICAL/ADMINISTRATION

1 Listing service users property on arrival or departure.

2 Noting, reporting and documenting damaged furnishings, condition of equipment, baths, showers or other appliances.

3 Assisting as necessary with written documentation associated with any aspect of service users care - as supervised by Nurse in Charge.

4 Dealing promptly with telephone enquiries and messages, communicating effectively with other members of the team.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1 Promote effective communication both within and outside the home environment.

2 Participate in flexible duty patterns that promote effective 24 hour care of service user.