Care Assistant - Witham

Holland & Barrett; Witham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Witham seeks caring individuals to deliver essential nursing assistance under the guidance of senior staff. Candidates should have excellent communication skills, a flexible working attitude, and a passion for making a difference. Responsibilities include maintaining hydration and nutrition, providing reports on resident progress, and understanding infection control principles. Experience isn’t essential, and training will be provided to ensure comfort in delivering care in a warm and welcoming environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Refer a Friend scheme

Disability friendly workplace

Workplace pension

Qualifications

• Relevant experience is desirable but not essential.
• Must be a team player, motivated, and enthusiastic.
• Willingness to make a positive difference in people's lives.

Responsibilities

• Deliver care as prescribed in care plans under guidance.
• Provide verbal and written reports on resident's progress.
• Maintain hydration and nutrition.
• Follow infection control principles and policies.
• Participate in life story work and activity based home culture.

Skills

Excellent listening and communication skills

Good standard of written, verbal and numeracy skills

Basic IT skills

Ability to work flexibly

Job description

About Outlook Care

Outlook Care isaspecialist providerof learning disability servicesacross London and Essex.We also specialise indementia, elderly care, end of life and mental health.Outlook Care started in 1990 and has now been running for over 30 years.We pride ourselves on our strong values:

• Listen– always with interest,concernand action

• Inspire– through every interaction so people can achieve their ambitions

• Kind– genuine care and compassion

• Excellence– by striving to be the best we can

• Integrity– acting ethically and being accountable

• Trusting– rely upon us to do what wesay we will do

Benefits at Outlook Care

Weunderstandhow importantour employeesareand to support youin making a difference to people’s lives, we have a fantastic range of benefits:

• Comprehensiveinduction

• Refer a Friendscheme

• Disabilityfriendly

• Workplace pension

About you

• Do you want to make a positive difference to people’s lives?

• Interested in working in a warm,caringand compassionate environment alongside that puts the person and their family at the centre of all that you do.

• Relevant experience is desirable but not essential and applications are welcomed from individuals with transferable skills.

• Ability to work flexibly.

• Team player, motivated,enthusiasticand able to build positive relationships.

• Excellent listening and communication skills are essential.

• Good standard of written, verbal and numeracy skills.

• Good basic IT skills.

Job Role

• Demonstrates the skill of delivering care as prescribed in care plans for a group of residents under the guidance of senior staff.

• To be able to give a comprehensive verbal and written report on the resident's progress on a shift.

• Delivers and understands the importance ofmaintaininghydration and nutrition.

• Delivers andunderstands the principles of infection control and follows Foxburrow Grange policy.

• Delivers andunderstands the principles of falls prevention.

• Takes an active part in life story work, understanding the principles and the expected outcomes.

• Will contribute to the development of anactivity basedhome culture.

• Make all routine interventions a meaningful 30 second connection.

• Use every care opportunity to see the person behind the illness.

The Service

St George's Nursing Home in Witham provides residential and nursing care, and specialises in high dependency, intermediate and long-term palliativecareand end of life care. Our philosophy is to provide our residents with a relaxed and comfortable home in which their nursing careneeds,well-being and choice are of prime importance. We achieve this by putting our residents at the centre of all decisions about their lives and by encouraging them to exercise their rights in all aspects of their care. We strive to preserve andmaintainthe dignity,individualityand privacy of all residents within a warm and caring environment that is both safe and comfortable.

Important Information

• This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure.

• We strongly recommend you are vaccinated against Covid-19.

• Right to work documentation will need to be provided.

• Certificate of sponsorship is unavailableat this time(Skilled worker route).

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