Care Asssistants FT /PT Days and Evenings - Ringdufferin Nursing Home
M Care LTD
Ringdufferin Nursing Home is located on the shores of Strangford Lough
Duties will include: Caring for the elderly in a nursing / residential environment. This will include all aspects of personal care and general daily living tasks.
Essential:
Experience/Knowledge:
* Good communication and interpersonal skills
* Team player
* Flexible approach to work according to the needs of the service
* Basic literacy and numeracy skills
* Understanding of confidentiality
* Demonstrate motivation, reliability and commitment to team working and the development of others
Personal Qualities/Skills:
* Flexible, reliable and responsive to change
* Ability to convey information that requires tact and persuasive skills and deal empathetically with distressed or anxious clients and care staff
* Understands and able to carry out instructions and directions given verbally and in writing
* Ability to work on own initiative
* Maturity and genuine compassion for caring for our client group
Working conditions:
* Ability to undertake personal care with clients
* Fitness to do the job
Other:
* Satisfactory Police clearance
* 2 work related references
* NISCC registered or in progress
Desirable:
* NVQ 2 in Care or willingness to work towards
* Experience in care setting
* Experience and certification in moving and handling (although full training will be provided)
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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Clients
To meet the needs of the client through:
* Assisting client in carrying out self care tasks including personal washing; showering; bathing and bed bathing; dressing and undressing; toileting; assistance to eat; assistance with personal appearance such as hair brushing; continence management, catheter care; stoma care; and getting in and out of bed.
* Providing duties in each clients room to ensure beds are made up and changed as appropriate; adequate disposal of incontinence products; commodes are emptied and cleaned.
* Ensuring clients are provided with refreshments and light snacks as appropriate
* Observing care planning needs for clients
* Cleaning and maintaining aids used by the clients (spectacles false teeth and hearing aids etc)
* To help promote as much personal, physical independence and choice as possible
* Uphold clients rights and preserve dignity
* To ensure the delivery of care services are meeting the required standard as laid out at induction training, and set out by NISCC.
Personal Development
Training & Development:
* Maintain professional knowledge and competence
* Attend training courses and updates as deemed necessary
* Attend regular staff meetings with line manager
* Assist in the training and mentoring of new staff
General Responsibilities
Other Duties:
* Responsible for the completion of good quality written records in relation to personal care & well being and also reports regarding the clients in our care; as instructed by the Line manager and in line with company policies and procedures.
Health and Safety:
* Report immediately any illness, accident or incident to a client as per company policies and procedures
* Promote safe working practices within the home
Special Conditions:
* This post requires the holder to be available at varying times, which include early morning and late evening work. The post holder is required to work weekends and bank holidays when required.
* To carry out other duties and responsibilities commensurate with the post and the needs of the organisation in order to develop and maintain service delivery.
* The post requires the holder to have a clear disclosure check in accordance with the regulatory body Access NI.
* Ensure all information of confidential nature is not divulged to third parties
Closing Date
1:00pm
Contact Details
April Bowles
Ringdufferin Nursing Home
36 Ringdufferin Road
Downpatrick
BT30 9PH
United Kingdom