Interested in working for Goodwin Healthcare?

– Various contracts available

– The opportunity to obtain your QCF Level 2 – Health & Social Care

– Full, Part Time, Weekend Only and Bank Hours Available.

– Free Paid Training

– Free Uniform and PPE

– Travel/ Mileage expenses paid

– Enhanced night and bank holiday rates

– 28 Days Paid Holiday

– Cost of DBS refunded (conditions apply).

– Career progression for the right person

– On-going support

Responsible to: Healthcare Manager

Accountable to: Managing Director

Responsible for: Service User Care

Job Summary

To offer high quality care and support to individual service users in their own homes. The care is to be delivered in line with the CQC regulations and Essential Standards of Quality and Safety. The service users will be treated with the right to privacy, dignity and encouragement to maximise independence, as practicably foreseeable.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Service User Care

– Provide assistance with physical and emotional support of service users, maximising independence and assisting in empowering them to set and achieve personal goals.

– Support service users with achieving their desired activities of daily living.

– Provide and assist service users with personal care needs as specified in the care plan and report on any concerns / issues as necessary.

Communication

– To communicate effectively with the service users, their carers and other agencies, and be able to pass information relevant to the service users needs to other staff are required.

– Communicate any concerns immediately to the line manager

– Complete care note logs, including accident and incident reporting and to adhere to confidentiality policy and handle information appropriately

Support

– Participate in regular supervision and annual appraisal

– Attend service review meetings and participate in the assessments, and to implement individual care plans for service users.

Training and Development

– Undertake mandatory training as required

– Undertake Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults / Children training in order to support service users and promote safe practice.

– Participate in regular supervision and annual appraisal.

– Be a team member of the Goodwin Healthcare Services Care Team and be involved in staff meetings and attend the office as required.

Health and Safety

As an employee of Goodwin Healthcare Services, the post holder 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 the relevant statutory provisions.

– Follow risk assessment and health and safety procedure at all times

– Follow lone working procedure where applicable

Data Protection

The post holder must at all times respect the confidentiality of information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act. 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.

The list of duties and responsibilities is 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 relevant review and appropriate modification.

Role: Care Support Worker

Qualifications

Essential

1. Spoken and written English, ability to communicate effectively, complete forms and telephone enquiries.

Desirable

1. Common Induction Standards/Care Certificate completion

2. Diploma in Health & Social Care or willing to work towards

Evidence

– Application form

– Certificates

– Interview

Experience

Essential

2.Experience of working with adults/children who require care in their own home or in the community

3.Experience in supporting adults/children with personal care needs

Desirable

3.A commitment to supporting adults/children to achieve their desired goals

Evidence

– Application form

– Interview

Skills/Knowledge

Essential

4.Ability to support service users in their daily lives

5.Ability to promote independence and choice

6.Ability to demonstrate a person centred approach to care

Desirable

4.Realistic attitude

5.Empathy

6.Flexibility

7.Patience

Evidence

– Application form

– Interview

Other Factors

Essential

7.Be able to perform moving and handling tasks and follow set Moving and Handling Risk Assessments and use equipment as necessary

8.Able to work on a rota over 7 days a week including weekends

Desirable

8.Car Driver with access to a vehicle

Evidence

– Application form

– Interview