Health Care Assistant

British Elderly Care is looking for enthusiastic, hard\-working carers with a passion for caring for vulnerable adults and a positive, ‘can\-do’ attitude to join its Wolverhampton Branch. The primary duties include providing physical care and support to their patient. Their daily duties can include:

To assist clients with all personal care needs including, undressing, washing, bathing and toileting needs.

To assist clients with mobility problems and other physical disabilities, including incontinence and help in use and care of aids and personal equipment.

To support and care for clients who require End of Life Support

To engage in the promotion of mental and physical well\-being of clients through talking to them, taking them out, sharing with them in activities such as reading, writing, hobbies, and recreations.

To make and change beds and all domestic tasks within the household.

Where required, to assist with client’s laundry.

Update, maintain current, accurate, confidential records for each client

To perform such other duties as may reasonably be required.

To always comply with the organisation’s policies and procedures, which includes the client’s care plan and medication needs.

To report to the registered manager any significant changes in the health or circumstances of a client.

To encourage clients to remain as independent as possible.

All staff are required to attend mandatory training where appropriate; this includes induction and National Vocational Qualifications or their equivalent.

To enable and assist clients to maintain on a day\-to\-day basis as much autonomy and independence as possible.

To support and assist clients in identifying risks and recording the support plan which minimises and manages the identified risk

Identify and escalate any concerns, changes or Client needs to the relevant line manager.

Record \& escalate appropriately all decisions which relate to clients who lack capacity.

Update and continually improve practice by a mutually agreed method which may include attendance at staff meetings, learning support briefings and one\-to\-one supervision.

Be aware of requirements regarding codes of practice and relevant codes of conduct where appropriate issued by professional bodies.

To assist and contribute to any regulatory body inspection or monitoring visit.

To always act, to safeguard clients from any form of abuse and to report such concerns immediately.

Pay: £24,420\.00\-£26,000\.00 per year

Language:

• English (preferred)

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