St Monica Trust
Senior Care Assistant
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Job Description
About the Role
21 hours over 3 shifts per week. £15.19 per hour plus enhancements for weekends where applicable.
Key Results Summary
Responsibilities
- Delivery and lead in delivery of day-to-day holistic care for residents and meeting their unique needs.
- Duties include (but not exclusive to):
- Personal care
- Assisting with mobility needs
- Infection control
- Supporting residents with dementia, and end of life care
- Changing bed linen
- Sorting laundry
- Safe disposal of clinical waste
- Manage stock levels and equipment such as wheelchairs
- Undertake clinical and medication tasks and support, under the guidance of a Registered Nurse.
- Working with volunteers, Wellbeing Coordinator and therapy teams to provide and encourage meaningful activities.
- Relationship building with a range of stakeholders, including a key worker relationship with named residents.
- Assist with nutrition and food choices, serving drinks and assisting with eating/drinking.
- Accurate maintenance of records (including of a complex nature) relating to care and regulatory needs.
- Lead and contribute to handovers, team meetings and supervisions.
Skills and Experience
- Communication
- Advocate culture of communication and information sharing between team members.
- May involve others in resolving and discussing mutual problems.
- Written responses presented in range of formats.
- Exchanges and clarifies technical or complex info for diverse audience.
- Thinking Style
- Analyses facts and available information to resolve varied and non-routine problems.
- Plans and organises a range of interlinked activities and tasks.
- May modify processes for best outcomes.
- Confident with data and report writing/business case.
- Aware of wider issues.
- Uses experience to identify most appropriate actions.
- Pre-empts issues and trouble shoots
- Well-Being and Values
- Aware of cultural and individual differences in all interactions and service areas.
- Demonstrate interest, care and attention.
- Create a positive impression.
- Collaborate with residents and their families where appropriate – tailoring service to meet individual needs.
- Promptly respond to or refer to team leader/line manager (as appropriate to role), issues of residents or colleagues' health or well-being.
- Contribute to maintaining a safe and secure environment – reporting faults, repairs or hazards through appropriate channels.
- Unquestionably embodies the Trust’s values and behaviours internally and externally.
- Working with others
- Role models integrity.
- Flexible style, stepping in to support team members when required.
- Liaises with other teams/departments and external partners/contacts as service area expert.
- Encourages engagement and flexibility within team
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Other Skills and Qualifications
Essential
- Level 2 in Care (or equivalent qualification or experience).
- Ability to provide effective personal care with dignity (assisting with nutrition, bathing and toileting)
- Educated to GCSE (or equivalent) level to include maths and English
- Confident with using IT and a basic understanding of Word/Email
- Awareness of older people’s needs and some understanding of dementia.
- Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and CQC requirements.
- Knowledge of basic first aid, manual handling and food and hygiene practices
- Experience of working with older people, those with a disability, and/or dementia
- Experience of working in a nursing home/hospital/sheltered housing/social care setting
Desirable
- Level 3 in Care (or willingness to work towards it) for Senior Care Assistants
- People management and development skills.
- Clinical experience of: oxygen management, catheter care, “stop and watch”, low level observations (blood sugars, dressings, ears/eyes, peg feeds, venepuncture).
Additional information
- Duties must be carried out in compliance with St Monica Trust’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy.
- This role profile contains the principal accountabilities relating to this post and does not describe in detail all the duties required to carry them out.
- This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and this means that any criminal conviction, including spent convictions, must be made known at the time of the application.
Salary Ranges: £27,645.80 - £27,645.80
Time Type: Part time
If you have any queries please email our Recruitment Team - recruitment@stmonicatrust.org.uk
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We're committed to communities where older people flourish, and for us this means providing opportunities for our residents to enjoy treasured relationships, exercise choice and feel valued.
We are a registered charity and not-for-profit offering a unique blend of welcoming retirement villages, specialist care homes and support for older people both in our communities and across our region. Because of the diverse nature of the Trust, there are a wide range of job opportunities – everything from care roles and nursing to housekeeping, catering, portering, administration, IT, HR, marketing, finance, and much more.
Why work for us?
We offer a wide variety of benefits, including industry leading rates of pay, generous pension scheme, subsidised staff meals and excellent training and career development opportunities, to name a few. To find out more visit our careers page.
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St Monica Trust: A great place to work
About St Monica Trust
We have built a long-standing reputation for providing high quality care and support within our retirement villages and care homes. This is down to the exceptional people who work here - people who go the extra mile to build relationships with our residents and customers. We believe that’s it’s our dedicated team and our embedded values that make St Monica Trust such a great place to work.
As a growing organisation, we are always on the look-out for caring, committed and professional people to join our team.
St Monica Trust is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees and job applicants. If you need assistance or an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact our recruitment team at recruitment@stmonicatrust.org.uk.
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If you have any questions or would like to find out more, you can contact our friendly recruitment team by emailing recruitment@stmonicatrust.org.uk or calling 0117 949 4091.
Keep up to date with all latest news and developments from the Trust on our social media platforms:
- Facebook: @stmonicatrust
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- Instagram: @stmonicatrust
- LinkedIn: @St Monica Trust
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