Senior Support Worker - Bath & N E Somerset, South West England

Job summary

Assessing new clients, completing care plans, risk assessments and entering their care plans on the system. Mentoring new staff and liaising with manager to pass them out.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out home care spot checks and holding runs meetings with staff
• Monitoring people's medication compliance
• Monitoring people's risk to pressure sores, malnutrition, and changes to level of independence
• Managing rota and staff in the field
• Point of contact dealing with problems and queries

Qualifications

• Reviewing staff documentation, medication practices and incidents and ensure accuracy and robustness
• Keeping track of what is working well and auditing standards of practice
• Supporting line manager holding meetings with staff as assigned
• Monitoring staff visits on live system and follow up missed and not completed tasks

Skills

• Contributing to management meetings and producing quality reports including safeguarding
• Being on call and supporting staff
• Readiness to take on senior roles

Job description