Healthcare Assistant
We are actively looking to fill the position of Healthcare Assistant for the Barking area to provide compassionate and professional support in personal care, ensuring individuals feel dignified, respected, and empowered in maintaining their physical well-being.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- To provide a high-quality service which will involve the provision of personal and social and domestic care as documented in the client’s individual support plan.
- To respect the personal choice of lifestyles of carers, people with care needs and colleagues, ensuring that equal opportunities principles are always applied.
- To work within Health and Safety Regulations
- It is imperative that confidentiality is always respected.
- Assessing and planning care: Senior care workers are responsible for assessing the needs of their clients and developing care plans to meet those needs. This will involve working with the client's family members, doctors, and other healthcare professionals to ensure that the care plan is appropriate and effective.
- Providing personal care: Senior care workers will be responsible for providing personal care to clients, including assistance with bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting.
- Administering medication: Senior care workers will be responsible for administering medication to clients, ensuring that they take the correct dosage at the right time.
- Monitoring health: Senior care workers are responsible for monitoring the health of their clients and reporting any changes to their supervisor or healthcare professional.
- Providing emotional support: Senior care workers will provide emotional support to clients and their families, particularly in cases where the client is dealing with a chronic illness or disability.
- Managing records: Senior care workers are responsible for maintaining accurate records of the care they provide to their clients, including medication administration, health monitoring, and care plan updates.
- Providing supervision and leadership: Senior care workers will be responsible for supervising and mentoring other care workers, providing guidance and support to ensure that they provide high-quality care to clients.
- Ensuring compliance: Senior care workers are responsible for ensuring that they and their team comply with all relevant regulations and guidelines, including those related to health and safety, medication administration, and client confidentiality
For more details including Family/individual related tasks, personal and social care tasks, experience required and person specification here:
Application deadline: 30/07/2024
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