Responsibilities

As part of his support team you will be responsible for assisting with:

• Supporting Independence and continued rehabilitation
• Provide personalised support in a sensitive and confidential manner, to individuals and families according to their personalised support plan.
• Understand and follow care plans, seeking clarification from the healthcare coordinator or clinical lead nurse as necessary.
• Participate in monitoring and review of Service Users’ care plans
• Work in a professional manner with all members of the Service user’s Multidisciplinary team and other health professionals that may be involved.
• Promote self-care and self-management to achieve a maximum level of independence for each individual. This may include:
  • Assistance with Service Users’ mobility, feeding, washing, bathing and dressing.
• Management of neurogenic bladder - care of urethral/ suprapubic catheter or through use of intermittent catheterisation.
• Management of neurogenic bowel – undertaking bowel care regime as defined in the care and support plan- this may include Digital Rectal Examination, Digital Rectal Stimulation, Digital Rectal removal of faeces, insertion of suppositories or enema, use of bowel irrigation system.
• Assistance with domestic care tasks such as laundry, ironing, and household cleaning.
• Preparation of food and drinks, kitchen cleaning and hygiene, assistance with shopping and menu planning.
• Assisting Service Users to attend appointments, go shopping, collect pensions etc.
• Provision of emotional support to increase the Service Users’ confidence and motivation.
• Assist with the use of moving and handling equipment to promote independence and ensure safety of all
• Monitor skin integrity and ensure any changes are noted and raised with clinical lead, so these changes can be acted on
• Administer medication as designated in the care and support plan in accordance with Company policies and procedures. This may include monitoring self-medication, prompting medication or administering medication.
• Assist Service Users with rehabilitation activities as directed by the care and support plan and as directed and developed by members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Monitor Service User’s general health and well-being using equipment provided and respond and react as directed in the care and support plan to any changes that may be indicative of Autonomic Dysreflexia or potential infection.
• 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.
• Document clearly in the daily records on the progress of rehabilitation programmes i.e. observing, recording, and reporting on changes in a Service User’s physical and/or emotional condition.