Healthcare Assistant - Care Home Services

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the position of an HCA to work within our NHS Nursing Home based in Rayleigh, Essex. A unique career opportunity to become a key member of the nursing team.  You must be enthusiastic, motivated with good communication skills & the ability to work under pressure.  You must be a team player & willing to go the extra mile for our residents care.

The successful candidates will be able to demonstrate:

• Compassion
• Understanding
• Commitment
• Delivering high quality care
• Have a positive attitude

Main duties of the job

The post involves supporting individual residents in all aspects of their care including daily living needs as is outlined in the residents individualised care plan. The post holder is responsible for reporting any relevant changes in the resident’s condition to the qualified staff. Furthermore the post holder will assist in the physical care and support of people with mental health needs and challenging behaviours, proving person centred care and working within the Recovery Model to enable residents to be become socially inclusive, whilst supporting qualified staff to ensure the highest standards of care are upheld.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder is responsible for undertaking assigned tasks that involve direct resident care in a care home setting.

• Assist and maintaining tidiness, encouraging a welcoming, therapeutic atmosphere, clean environment within the unit

• Responsible for working with your colleagues, seeking to improve the quality of services provided to our residents

• Assist in planning programmes of care together with the unit team.  Implementing these plans under the supervision of the designated Supervisor

• Contribute to record keeping under the supervision of a qualified staff member keeping accurate records of residents care with due regard to the confidentiality of information relating to residents. It is the responsibility of the qualified staff to arrange regular reviews and to countersign all entries into records.

• Flexible and co-operative and willing in undertaking allocated realistic team tasks

• Undertake cleaning of spillage’s, including body fluids in line with Trust infection control policies and procedures