HCA DAYS **BANK STAFF** X 2 STAFF
- To provide the highest level of personal care and attention to residents,
- To follow individual care plans and ensure all contact is polite, friendly, warm and supportive.
- To act as a key worker for a named group of residents. To be alert to resident’s physical and mental wellbeing and report any changes.
- To encourage, assist and support residents to participate in leisure activities as appropriate to ensure their social and emotional needs are met. This can also include escorting residents to outside appointments and leisure outings.
- Responsible for making and changing beds, tidying resident’s rooms and undertake light cleaning duties as needed.
- Helping to serve meals and drinks at meal times and other times when required in a polite and courteous service. To provide the appropriate level of support and help for residents who need assistance with feeding.
HealthCare Assistant Job Description
Working Hours: 23 hrs - 2 shifts a week - ON A BANK BASIS
Salary: £12.71
Location: Hollycroft Nursing Home
Responsible to: Senior Care Assistant/Care Manager/Deputy Manager
Role Purpose
· To deliver the highest standards of personalised care to residents.
· To ensure that at all times residents are treated with respect and dignity.
· To ensure that individual’s rights to privacy, dignity, independence and choice are met.
· At all times meet the high standards of care expected at Hollycroft.
Responsibilities
Planning and delivering
· To provide the highest level of personal care and attention to residents,
· To follow individual care plans and ensure all contact is polite, friendly, warm and supportive.
· To act as a key worker for a named group of residents. To be alert to resident’s physical and mental wellbeing and report any changes.
· To encourage, assist and support residents to participate in leisure activities as appropriate to ensure their social and emotional needs are met. This can also include escorting residents to outside appointments and leisure outings.
· Responsible for making and changing beds, tidying resident’s rooms and undertake light cleaning duties as needed.
· Helping to serve meals and drinks at meal times and other times when required in a polite and courteous service. To provide the appropriate level of support and help for residents who need assistance with feeding.
HealthCare Assistant Person Specification
Hollycroft Nursing Home is looking for two part time HCA'S days on a Bank basis. The successful candidate(s) will form a key part of our service users experience and as such we require candidates who can display the following:
ESSENTIAL
Personal characteristics & values
· Understanding
· A warm and friendly disposition
· Good communication skills
· Reliable and punctual
· Team player
Knowledge / experience
· At least 1 years’ experience as HCA
· Minimum Level 2 qualification
· Secondary education
· Good numeracy and literacy skills
· Willing to develop new skills
· Experience in Nursing Home care
· Experience in care of elderly
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: £12.71 per hour
Expected hours: 23.0 per week
Work Location: In person
