Health Care Assistant: Sponsorship Available

Role Summary

Care Workers work to promote customers to remain independent in their own homes.

Our Care Workers deliver care in the home and other venues, provide a reliable, personal service which always meets the individual’s personal needs and respect confidentiality.

Duties and tasks will include the provision of personal, social and enabling care and support to customers within their own home and in the community.

Job Specification

• To deliver high quality care to customers and their families.

To provide the highest quality care to customers in their own homes in accordance with their support plan, in person-centred approach.

• The range of tasks that the Support Worker may be required to undertake covers personal care, domestic/practical tasks, and enabling and support work:

• Personal care includes washing, dressing, bathing, toileting, and medication monitoring and/or assistance.

• Social duties include preparing and cooking meals, essential cleaning, shopping, bill payment and fire maintenance.

• Enabling and support may include such activities as supervising, monitoring and coaching to empower customers to be as independent as possible and have control over their own lives. Care Workers may also be required to escort or accompany service users to outings, appointments, or other events.

• To be aware of the personal needs and requirements of your customers, communicating successfully, not only with your customer, their family, friends and other healthcare professionals.

• Ensure that all care is completed within Trinity Independent Care’s Policies and Procedures, CQC Fundamental Standards and all contractual and legislative requirements.

• Any other duties that may be necessary to comply with the demands of the CQC or other legislative bodies.

• Maintain appropriate and accurate records to meet the needs of the service, observing and promptly reporting back any changes or concerns in your customer’s circumstances or condition.

• Contribute to and work effectively as part of a team.

• Deliver support in a manner which is sensitive to the service user’s culture, disability, race, age, sexuality, marital or civil partnership status, transgender status or religion/belief.

• Engage and work closely with unpaid carers, such as family or friends, for the benefit of the customer.

• Promote anti-discriminatory practice.

• Protect the confidentiality of service users and of Trinity Independent Care.

• Promote the dignity and privacy of customers.

• Act promptly and appropriately to protect customers from neglect or abuse.

• Participate in staff development (including supervision), training and performance appraisals as required.

• At all times present a professional and caring image of Trinity Independent Care and demonstrate behaviours reflective of Trinity Independent Care values.

• To maintain skills and knowledge and ensure that care is delivered according to latest guidelines and best practice evidence available.

• Any other duties as delegated by line managers.

Additional responsibilities

Health and Safety

As an employee of Trinity Independent Care, 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, not intentionally or recklessly interfere with,

or misuse, anything provided in the interests of health, safety, or welfare, in pursuance of

any of the relevant statutory provisions.

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 authorized persons or

organizations as instructed.

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company pension
• Free flu jabs
• Free or subsidised travel
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• UK visa sponsorship

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

• Home care: 1 year (preferred)

Language:

• English (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

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