Care Assistant - Nights
Gainford Care Homes Ltd
Care Assistant - Nights
£23795
Gainford Care Homes Ltd, Birtley, Gateshead
- Full time
- Permanent
- Remote working
Posted 1 week ago, 15 Sep | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: eee397903ead4617aab4e3c700829ab1
Full Job Description
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.