JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: Senior Care Assistant nights and days available
RESPONSIBLE TO: Home Manager/Deputy Manager or Lead Care Practitioner.
RESPONSIBLE FOR: Care Teams
ACCOUNTABLE TO: Home Manager
Care UK’s Values:
· Every one of us makes a difference
· Customers are at the heart of everything we do
· Together we make things better
JOB SUMMARY
To professionally lead the care team during any span of duty, ensuring that a safe,
effective and efficient care service is maintained which meets the needs of residents and
purchasers. To provide care to residents in accordance with their assessed needs to an
industry leading standard.
Overall responsibilities:
· Provide leadership and support for care staff and act as a champion for residents’
safety and dignity.
· To maintain skills and knowledge and ensure that care is delivered according to
latest guidelines and best practice evidence available.
· Ensure the ongoing safety of residents, staff and visitors through systematic
assessment, monitoring and reviewing processes.
· Ensure that clear and accurate records and communication systems relating to
clinical and care delivery are maintained and effectively used.
· Act as a role model for good clinical and care governance practice.
Specific responsibilities and duties:
Provide leadership and support for care staff and act as a champion for
residents’ safety and dignity
· Provide leadership and support for care staff and act as a champion for residents’
safety and dignity.
· Provide effective leadership and support for the care team.
· Supervise care staff on a day to day basis and through formal supervision
Processes.
· Liaise with GPs and other health professionals to ensure that residents receive the
medical and clinical support they require.
· Demand high quality care delivery focused on residents individually assessed
needs and choices.
· Promote the professional image of the services through excellent communication,
appropriate behaviour and professional appearance.
· Support new Team Leaders and care staff in the completion of induction programs,
training and competency assessment.
To maintain skills and knowledge and ensure that care is delivered according to
latest guidelines and best practice evidence available
· Maintain skills and keep up to date with clinical developments and best practice in
areas relevant to care delivery in the home.
· Undertaken training appropriate to the roll, as agreed with the Home Manager, and
ensure learning is shared and transferred into practice.
· Review the daily delivery of care, including pressure area prevention, nutrition and
infection prevention and control procedures. Ensure high standards of care
delivery are maintained.
· To be responsible for the safe and appropriate management, administration and
recording of medication, including controlled drugs and oxygen, in accordance with
Care UK Policies and Procedures.
· Act at all times within your own skills and competence.
· To attend all statutory and mandatory training as required by the Company in order
to fulfil your duties.
Ensure the ongoing safety of residents, staff and visitors through systematic
assessment, monitoring and reviewing processes.
· Conduct and document care and risk assessments and develop care plans related
to the assessed needs and choices of individual residents.
· Ensure that areas of identified risk are appropriately monitored and outcomes
recorded and acted upon e.g. fluid and nutrition charts, turning regimes, blood
glucose monitoring.
· Report all accidents and incidents promptly in accordance with Care UK Policy.
Ensure accident/incident reports are written clearly and concisely and that any
remedial action or learning is incorporated into care delivery.
· Ensure that residents are encouraged and supported to remain as independent
and active as possible. Promote the philosophy of activity based care.
· Ensure the safety and comfort of all residents, whilst encouraging a happy, homely
atmosphere.
· Be knowledgeable about Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Policies and Procedures
and report any untoward events in accordance with Care UK and Local Authority
requirements.
· Ensure that clinical equipment is maintained in a safe, clean and fully functional
state. Report any equipment failures or damage to the Home Manager.
· Be responsible for the care and protection of residents’ property.
· To maintain standards of infection control within the home and to assist residents
to maintain their own infection control needs.
Ensure that clear and accurate records and communication systems relating to
clinical and care delivery are maintained and effectively used
· Be aware of company policies and procedures and ensure requirements are
incorporated into practice.
· Ensure effective and clearly documented handover systems are maintained to
facilitate the effective transfer of information between staff and shifts.
· Attend and participate in Team Leader and staff meetings as arranged by the
Home Manager/Deputy Manager/Clinical Lead.
· Understand the requirements of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and Deprivation of
Liberty Safeguards (2008) in relation to consent and best interest decision making.
· Provide information to residents and relatives in relation to care delivery, being
mindful of data protection and Caldicott requirements.
· Ensure high standard of record keeping are maintained in accordance with the
Health and Social Care Act (2008) and Essential Standards of Quality and Safety
(2010) and Company requirements.
Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults / Mental Capacity Act
To complete training on Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults and the Mental Capacity Act
and be able to understand and implement SVA and MHA policies and procedures
taking responsibility for reporting any safeguarding concerns to the senior person on
duty or oncall.
Health and Safety
As an employee of Care UK, the postholder has a duty under the Health and Safety at
Work Act 1974, to:-
· Take reasonable care of the health and safety of themselves and all other
persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work.
· Co-operate with their employer to ensure compliance with Health and Safety
legislation and the Health and Safety policies and procedures of the treatment
centre, not intentionally or recklessly interfere with, or misuse, anything
provided in the interests of health, safety, or welfare, in pursuance of any of the
relevant statutory provisions.
Data Protection
The post holder must at all times respect the confidentiality of information in line with
the requirements of the Data Protection Act and the company’s ISO27001
accreditation. This includes, if required to do so, obtain, process and/or use
information held on a computer in a fair and lawful way, to hold data only for the
specified registered purposes and to use or disclose data only to authorised persons or
organisations as instructed.
This list of duties and responsibilities is by not exhaustive and the post holder may be
required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as reasonably required.
This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.
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Pay: From £14.19 per hour
Benefits:
- Discounted or free food
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
