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Job Title: Senior Care Assistant
Location: Surbiton, Surrey
Salary: 13.50 - 14.50 per hour
Job Type: Permanent, Full-time - 36hours a week (flexibility to work days and nights)
About us
Milverton Nursing Home is a small, dedicated care facility committed to providing a warm, welcoming, and safe environment for our residents. As a nursing home, we focus on delivering high-quality, compassionate care and depend on a highly organized and efficient back office to support our staff, residents, and their families.
About the role
- Assisting patients with personal care and conducting clinical duties
- Be able to handle physically demanding tasks, such as supporting the weight of patients to aid mobility, turning patients over, and lifting heavy medical equipment
Key Responsibilities
- Ensuring that supplies and medical equipment are replenished
- Improving the mobility of patients
- Setting up equipment required by healthcare professionals
- Measuring patients' weight on a monthly basis or when required
- Preparing patients for therapy and adhoc appointments outside of the nursing home
- Ensure residents are looked after, have appropriate food and fluids amount in relate with their needs and diet plan. Document the fluids and food intake onto the care plan system online
- Making up beds, tidy of room after you have taken the resident out of bed
- Document residents' day to day care in the online care plan
- To have knowledge of the homes policies and procedures
- To report any equipment defects, kitchen or fire hazard to the manager
- To report to manager any incidence where residents or staff have been involved
- To dispose waste in accordance with the home waste disposal policy
- To ensure safe working practices when handling domestic cleaning supplies
- To promote and ensure an excellent standard of hygiene during activities and within working area
- To wear appropriate attire suitable for care (black trousers, uniform and black shoes)
- To work effectively as a team member in providing and facilitating a high standard of nursing, rides or problem in the home
- Following the infection control policies and procedures thoroughly
About you
- Genuine interest in working within a caring environment
- Diploma Level 2 in Health and social care or above
- Experience of administering medication- preferred
- Ability to communicate effectively with clients and work colleagues
- Satisfactory DBS Check and two references
- Experience of working with the elderly
What we offer
- A competitive salary and benefits package (details to be discussed)
- Support for continuous professional development and ongoing training to maintain and develop your skills and knowledge
- The opportunity to be a key member of a collaborative management team
Please click the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with experience of; Support Worker, Carer, Care Support, Care Assistant, Social Worker, Enabler, Care Worker, Support Assistant, Mental Health Support, Support Coordinator, Elderly Care Assistant, Care Coordinator, Care Home Assistant, Care Home Worker, Support Care Worker, NVQ 2, Health & Social Care also be considered for this role.
