Care Assistant

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Clients

To meet the needs of the clients through:

• Assisting clients in carrying out self-care tasks including personal washing; showering; bathing and bed bathing; dressing and undressing; toileting; feeding; assistance with personal appearance such as hair brushing; continence management, catheter care; stoma care; and getting in and out of bed 
• Providing housekeeping duties in each client’s house to ensure beds are made up and changed as appropriate; adequate disposal of incontinence products; rooms are clean and tidy and commodes are emptied and cleaned 
• Assisting in practical support such as house cleaning; fire lighting; shopping; cooking; dish washing; laundry and other duties as instructed and written in the task schedule 
• Providing day sitting and night sitting service to clients
• Ensuring clients are provided with refreshments and light snacks as appropriate   
• Observing care planning needs for clients
• Reminding clients to take medication
• Cleaning and maintaining aids used by the clients such as spectacles false teeth and hearing aids
• 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 in the community are meeting the required standard as laid out at Homecare’s induction

Personal Development

Training & Development:

• Maintain professional knowledge and competence
• Attend training courses and updates as deemed necessary
• Attend regular meetings with team leaders and line manager
• Assist in the training and mentoring of new staff

General Responsibilities

Other Duties:

To assist the On-call in an advisory capacity regarding adverse events including:

Securing cover for shifts

Confirming weather conditions/adverse occurrences in relevant area

Responsible for the completion of good quality written records in relation to personal care, medication and 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 to the office or Oncall facility any illness, accident or non-entry to a client’s home as per company policies and procedures
• Promote safe working practices within all client’s home