Health Care Assistant - Wigan, United Kingdom - Lineup Recruitment

Lineup Recruitment
Lineup Recruitment
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Wigan, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Tom O´Connor

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Description
Lineup Recruitment is looking for Support workers to work in Wigan in WN4 9BJ.

Our Support workers deliver quality high standard care, provide a reliable, personal service that meets the individual's personal needs, and respect confidentiality at all times.

Duties and tasks will include the provision of personal, social, and enabling care and support to service users within the care home and in the community.


Pay Rate
£ per hour


Job Specification

  • To deliver high-quality care to service users and their families
  • To provide the highest quality care to service users in accordance with their support plan, in a person-centred approach.
The range of tasks that the care assistant may be required to undertake covers personal care, domestic/practical tasks, and enabling and support work:

  • Personal care includes washing, dressing, bathing, toileting, medication monitoring, and/or assistance and mobility assistance.
  • Social duties might include preparing and cooking meals, essential cleaning, shopping, bill payment, and fire maintenance.
  • Enabling and support may include such activities as supervising, monitoring, and coaching to empower service users to be as independent as possible and have control over their own lives. Care Assistants may also be required to escort or accompany service users to outings, appointments, or other events.
  • To be aware of the personal needs and requirements of your service users, communicating successfully, not only with your service user, their family, friends, and other healthcare professionals.
  • Ensure that all care is completed within Lineup Recruitment policies and procedures, CQC Fundamental Standards, and all contractual and legislative requirements.
  • Any other duties that may be necessary to comply with the demands of the CQC or other legislative bodies.
  • Maintain appropriate records to meet the needs of the service, observing and promptly reporting back any changes or concerns in your service user's circumstances or condition.
  • Contribute to and work effectively as part of a team.
  • Deliver support in a manner that is sensitive to the service user's culture, disability, race, age, sexuality, marital or civil partnership status, transgender status, or religion/belief.
  • Engage and work closely with unpaid carers, such as family or friends, for the benefit of the service user.
  • Promote anti-discriminatory practice.
  • Protect the confidentiality of service users and of Lineup Recruitment.
  • Promote the dignity and privacy of service users.
  • Act promptly and appropriately to protect service users from neglect or abuse.
  • Participate in staff development (including supervision), training, and performance appraisals as required.
  • At all times present a professional and caring image of Lineup Recruitment and demonstrate behaviours reflective of Lineup Recruitment values.
  • Any other duties as delegated by line managers.

Health and Safety
As an employee of Lineup Recruitment, the post holder has a duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, to:

  • Take reasonable care of the health and safety of themselves and all other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work.
  • Cooperate with their employer to ensure compliance with Health and Safety legislation and the Health and Safety policies and procedures, not intentionally or recklessly interfere with, or misuse, anything provided in the interests of health, safety, or welfare, in pursuance of any of the relevant statutory provisions.

Data Protection


The post holder must at all times respect the confidentiality of information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.

This includes, if required to do so, obtain, process, and/or use information held on a computer in a fair and lawful way, holding data only for the specified registered purposes, and using or disclose data only to authorized persons or organizations as instructed.


Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time, Temporary contract

Part-time hours: 35 per week


Salary:
£10.00-£13.00 per hour


Benefits:


  • Flexitime

Schedule:

  • Day shift
  • Flexitime
  • Night shift

COVID-19 considerations:
PPE will be provided


Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Wigan: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:


  • A-Level or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:


  • Care home: 1 year (preferred)

Shift availability:

  • Night shift
(preferred)

  • Day shift
(preferred)

  • Overnight shift (preferred)

Work Location:
One location

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