Night Care Assistant-2

at  St Monica Trust

Are you passionate about doing a good job? Do you share our values? then we hope you’ll consider applying to join our team.
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The purpose of Care Assistant role is to deliver person-centred care, to meet our care home residents’ physical, emotional, social, nutritional, cultural, and spiritual needs. Working with the wider care home team this role contributes to a holistic service that promotes the individual’s dignity and independence and works within the regulatory and legislative frameworks.Â

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Communication

• Write notes and messages – numeracy, literacy and verbal skills.
• Communicate with people with differing communication needs.
• Encourage and influence.
• Understand and follow instructions and procedures.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Mixed methods and mediums of communication.

Thinking Style

• Analyses and evaluates given information.
• Adapts style and approach appropriate to situation or task.
• Structures tasks/activities.
• Pre-empts issues and trouble-shoots.
• Refers appropriate decisions to line manager.
• Challenge, or suggest new ways of working, to promote the efficiency of the unit or team.

Well-being and Values

• Aware of cultural and individual differences in all interactions and service areas.
• Demonstrate interest, care and attention.
• Create a positive impression.
• Collaborate with residents and their families where appropriate – tailoring service to meet individual needs.
• Promptly respond to or refer to team leader/line manager (as appropriate to role), issues of residents or colleagues’ health or well-being.
• Contribute to maintaining a safe and secure environment – reporting faults, repairs or hazards through appropriate channels.
• Unquestionably embodies the Trust’s values and behaviours internally and externally.

Working with others

• Works effectively as part of a team.
• Build relationships of trust with others (team, residents and their family & friends).
• Potential exposure to challenging, physical or emotional situations.

OTHER SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• Level 2 in Care (or equivalent qualification or experience) for Senior Care Assistants
• Ability to provide effective personal care with dignity (assisting with nutrition, bathing and toileting)
• Educated to GCSE (or equivalent) level to include maths and English
• Confident with using IT and a basic understanding of Word/Email.
• Awareness of older people’s needs and some understanding of dementia.

Desirable

• Level 2 in Care (or equivalent qualification or experience)
• Level 3 in Care (or willingness to work towards it) for Senior Care Assistants
• Experience of working with older people, those with a disability, and/or dementia
• Experience of working in a nursing home/hospital/sheltered housing/social care setting
• Knowledge of basic first aid, manual handling and food and hygiene practices
• Awareness of regulations/framework established in the CQC Essential Standards of Quality and Safety and the Mental Capacity Act. Training is provided.

• Delivery of day-to-day holistic care for residents and meeting their unique needs. Duties include (but not exclusive to): personal care; assisting with mobility needs; medications (as appropriate to role); infection control; supporting residents with dementia, and end of life care; changing bed linen, sorting laundry, safe disposal of clinical waste, manage stock levels and equipment such as wheelchairs.
• Working with volunteers, Wellbeing Coordinator and therapy teams to provide and encourage meaningful activities.
• Relationship building with a range of stakeholders, including a key worker relationship with named residents.
• Assist with nutrition and food choices, serving drinks and assisting with eating/drinking.
• Accurate maintenance of records relating to care and regulatory needs.
• Active contribution in handovers, team meetings and supervisions