Residential Care Worker - Bargoed, United Kingdom - My Choice Healthcare

Description

My Choice Healthcare
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JOB DESCRIPTION_


JOB TITLE:

Support Worker

LOCATION:
Within the care establishments of My Choice Healthcare.


RESPONSIBLE TO:
Registered Manager





SALARY:
£12.00 PH

HOURS:
Agreed contracted hours, to include evenings, weekends, bank holidays, wake-in.


LIAISING WITH:
People with Learning Disabilities, Mental Health needs, their relatives, and carers. Health Care Professionals.
A Range of External Agencies.


JOB SUMMARY:

• Support residents in all aspects of daily living activities in line with their personal plans.
• Work in accordance with My Choice Healthcare policies and procedures, legislation, and national mínimal standards.
• Meet agreed individual objectives.
• Promote each resident's wellbeing, safety, and quality of life.
• Working within the care establishments of the company.

Supporting Residents:

• To work in a way that promotes the independence, privacy, dignity, and choice of residents and to support their social, cultural, and religious needs at all times.
• Support residents in a way that promotes their independence, equality, diversity and rights, respects the dignity of the individual.
• Communicate effectively with cultural sensitivity to build and maintain relationships with residents.
• To pay special attention to the Protection of Vulnerable Adults, Whistle Blowing policies and the safe administration of medication policy and act accordingly on any concerns or incidents.
• Contribute to the protection of individuals from abuse.
• Ensure the needs and choices of residents are identified and supported within the parameters of agreed personal plans.
• Assist residents in their daily activities with self-care skills including eating, drinking, washing, bathing, using the toilet or managing incontinence, dressing, and undressing, mobility, and transport, getting up and going to bed.
• Participating in the preparation and service of meals including awareness and promotion of individuals dietary requirements.
• Support residents to access the community and activities of choice to promote their social inclusion.

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Working Practices:

• Work in accordance with My Choice Healthcare policies and procedures, legislation, and national mínimal standards.
• Promote My Choice Healthcare's mission, values, ethos, and services internally and externally.
• Promote monitor and maintain health, safety, and security within the home.
• Maintain high standards of hygiene and safety by using protective clothing, waste bags etc. as appropriate.
• Ensure appropriate, accurate, complete, and timely records are kept of significant residents' observations and interactions.
• Comply with My Choice Healthcare policies on the discloser of personal information and on ensuring confidentiality is maintained in line with My Choice Healthcare confidentiality policy.
• To keep clear and accurate records in the Daily Report Book including records of financial transactions.
• To act as advocate as and when requested by an appropriate person or the resident
• Work in accordance with My Choice Healthcare care's risk assessment and management plans when working both within the residents' home and when accessing the community.

Quality Assurance:

• Take personal responsibility for ensuring the quality of care to residents is delivered to the highest standard.
• Identify and share improvements in service delivery within the organisation.
• Support My Choice Healthcare's quality assurance process, involving residents in reviewing the quality of the service delivered.
• Participate in meetings to discuss service performance and community issues.

Service Culture and development:

• Promote My Choice Healthcare's mission, values, ethos, and services internally and externally.
• Be open to providing and receiving feedback on performance and act on feedback received.

Managing Resources and Performance:

• Work in accordance with agreed shift rota and arrive on time.
• Assist in the effective administration of the service.
• Make a positive contribution to the development of others in the team.
• Develop your own skills and abilities through supervision, performance appraisals, training and on the job experience.
• Demonstrate you can be relied upon to deliver what you have promised.
• You must attend and pass all mandatory training to comply with CIW requirements and any other identified training to meet the needs of the residents.
• Adhere to the Social Care Wales - Code of Professional Practice
• You must attend staff meetings, supervisions as arranged by your line manager, participate in an annual appraisal.
• Work towards agreed performance and training objectives for the year and review progress in supervision and management meetings regularly.

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Other Duties:

• This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities, and the post holder may be required to undert