Job responsibilities
Job role information:
The role that you have been appointed
is the role of care worker. Care Workers employed by Alina Homecare are
extremely responsible people and have a duty of care to protect the vulnerable
people that we provide services too and provide them with dignity and respect
in all things that we do for them and to provide them with equality.
Care Workers are not permitted to
judgemental when entering the home environment of the people we care for and must
at all times respect the lifestyle choices and preferences of those that we are
privileged to be a part of their lives. At all times when in a persons home
you are guest in that persons home and we pride ourselves on the etiquette and
respect that we afford our customers.
Purpose
of the position:
To share with other staff in meeting the personal
care needs of Service Users in a way that respects the dignity of the
individual and promotes independence. Care provided by care assistants is
expected to include care that would reasonably be given by members of the customers
own family and is not expected to include tasks that would normally be expected
to be undertaken by a trained nurse unless you have been specifically trained
to do so and the task has been appropriately delegated by a professionally trained
and qualified person and has been permitted by Alina Homecare.
Principle
Responsibilities:
1.
To assist customers who need help with
getting up in the morning, dressing, undressing, washing, bathing, showering
and using the toilet as described in the care plan
2.
To support customers with mobility
problems and other physical disabilities, including incontinence and help with
the use and care of aids and personal equipment in line with how you have been
shown how to use the equipment or as described in the care plan.
3.
To care for customers who are
temporarily sick and needing, for example, minor dressings, bed nursing, help
with feeding as described in the care plan or as trained to do so.
4.
To help care for customers who may be
at the end of their lives and to provide support to their family members.
5.
To help in the promotion of mental and
physical activity of customers through talking to them, taking them out,
sharing with them in activities such as reading, writing, hobbies and
recreations.
6.
To support customers who have dementia
care needs.
7.
To make and change beds; tidy rooms; do
light cleaning and empty commodes to maintain the customers home environment.
8.
To inspect, launder and mend Service
Users clothing where this is permitted and you are able to do so.
9.
To set tables and trays; serve meals;
feed customers who need help; prepare light meals and wash up; tidy and clear
the dining room area.
10. To read and write reports, and take part in staff and
customer meetings and in training activities as directed.
11. To perform such other duties as may reasonably be required
as a reasonable management request that the Registered Manager considers to
be within the post holders competence.
12. To comply with Alina Homecares guidelines and policies at
all times, these are freely accessible via the office following a request for
access.
13. To report to the Branch Manager any significant changes in
the health or circumstances of a customer, their home or family circumstances.
14. To encourage customers to remain as independent as possible
and to do things with them and not for them unless they are unable to do so.
15. To accurately record visits on the record sheet with facts
and observation using legible handwriting
16. To keep confidential at all times information relating to
the customer and only to share information with the office
17. To
comply with company, PHE and government recommendations including weekly
testing, In
order to ensure the safety of staff and the vulnerable people we support
This is not an exhaustive list and is
an outline of the key points of the role of Care Worker
Person
Specification:
The following personal attributes are considered essential
to the post of care worker:
(a)
self-motivated
(b)
organised
(c)
flexible
(d)
caring
(e)
sensitive to the needs of others and to the sick or
infirm
(f)
an active team player but also able to work on own
initiative
(g) A good communicator.
