Care Assistant

Loveday & Co Enterprise; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in luxury elderly care seeks a Care Assistant to deliver person-centred care, promoting independence and dignity for members. The candidate will enjoy a rewarding package including paid breaks, staff meals, and opportunities for progression in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Staff Meals

Access to online discounts platform

Health Assured Employee Assistance Program

Discretionary bonuses

Comprehensive Training and Development

Opportunities for progression

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a care setting preferred.
• Capable of supporting individuals with different needs.
• Understanding of personal care plans.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct care to members, ensuring their dignity and independence.
• Assist with personal hygiene and mobility.
• Participate in members' activities and promote their wellbeing.

Skills

Compassion

Communication

Education

Care-related qualification

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Reporting to: Care Coordinator/ Lead Nurse

Accountable to: General Manager

Who We Are

Loveday & Co. offers over 100 years of combined experience in
elderly care, healthcare and hospitality. Loveday is recognised as the premier
provider of luxury care services in London.We are passionately devoted to
enhancing the lives of our members and their families. We blend our expertise
in providing tailored, compassionate care, with world-class hospitality, to
create an unrivalled culture of uncompromising excellence in everything we do.
Based on the success of our award winning first home in Chelsea Loveday, is
expanding across London with both additional properties and innovative new
services for seniors.

The Mission

We are
passionately devoted to enhancing the lives of our members and their families.
We blend our expertise in providing tailored, compassionate care, with
world-class hospitality, to create an unrivalled culture of uncompromising
excellence in everything we do. Based on the success of our award winning first
home in Chelsea Loveday, we are expanding across London with both additional
properties and innovative new services for seniors.

Scope:

The Care
Assistant works as part of the Care Team and will be primarily responsible for
promoting and delivering person-centred care. They work with direction from the
Registered Nurse and/or Care Coordinator They are always mindful of each
member’s age, gender, sexuality, ethnicity and spiritual needs. The Care
Assistant will work within a team ethos with the member’s choice, dignity,
independence and personal safety being at the core of all care and support
activity. Cheerful, caring and compassionate, you will be capable of making
responsible decisions and acting in our members’ best interests.

Reward Package

The successful
candidate will be paid the London Living Wage and will enjoy perks and benefits
such as:

• Staff Meals
• Access to online discounts
  platform
• Health Assured Employee
  Assistance Program
• Discretionary bonuses
• Comprehensive Training and
  Development
• Scope for progression and
  promotion within the company as we grow from one Care Home to the
  development and subsequent opening of four new homes in London.

SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide direct
  care to members supporting and promoting their independence choice, dignity and
  overall wellbeing.
• Care activities
  will include but not be restricted to the following.
• Washing,
  showering, bathing
• Promoting continence
  and assisting with toileting
• Assisting with
  dressing
• Assisting with
  food and fluid intake
• Mobility
• Ensuring that
  they are aware of and participate in developing Person-Centred Care Plans with
  the Named Nurse and the Member.

Particular
attention must be paid to having full awareness of any special support needs,
for example:

• Use of moving and
  handling equipment, wheelchairs and any specific mobility aid required by a member
• Dietary needs,
  specialist aids for eating or drinking, and choke risk.
• Any medical
  issues for example diabetes
• Communication
  needs used Cultural needs Chosen daily routine
• Care will be
  provided in line with each member’s Personal Care Plan.
• The Care Assistant will
  liaise with the relevant Manager, registered Nurse or Care Coordinator to help
  facilitate any changes in the Care Plan.
• Providing ongoing
  support for the members, their family and the Nursing Team. This includes
  liaising with the members and their family to ensure they have supplies of
  personal clothing and grooming or beauty products that the member prefers to
  use.
• This also
  includes liaison with the laundry staff to ensure all clothing is laundered.
• Ensure all
  equipment is stored in line with the manufacturers’ instructions and is cleaned
  and stored appropriately after use.
• Faults will be
  reported and recorded in the maintenance log, with equipment taken out of
  action to promote members' safety.
• Participate
  in members’ activities and events held at the Loveday & Co home.
• The Care Assistant
  has a duty of care to respond to and provide support for requests for help,
  including emergency calls.
• Embrace
  opportunity to develop skills and provide wider services and support actions to
  members, for example, blood pressure monitoring, urine analysis and support
  medication administration.
• Closely
  monitor and report on members’ daily progress, ensuring all observations and
  interventions are documented in line with the required service standards,
  including completing fluid balance charts, nutritional intake records, turn
  charts as required.
• Support
  members to create a homely environment in their individual suites, assisting
  with organising their environment to promote wellbeing and independence.
• Support
  and participate in the development of meaningful activities and therapies for
  members. This may include supporting members to attend chosen home activities
  within the community, for example, shopping, attending GP and using sports
  facilities.
• Attend
  initial and updated mandatory training as required, and actively engage in
  clinical or professional supervision including one-to-one meetings and yearly
  reviews, ensuring personal professional knowledge and competency is maintained.
  
• At all
  times support a learning culture.
• Work
  flexibility within contracted hours (days, nights, weekends, bank holidays) to
  ensure resources are used efficiently and, where chosen, sign an opt-out clause
  under Working Time Directives.
• Wear the
  provided staff uniforms in order to reflect a positive Loveday & Co image
  in line with the Loveday and Co Appearance Policy and Procedure.

COMPANY REQUIREMENTS: (applicable to all team
members)

Values: To fully
integrate and maintain the values of the organisation in all aspects of your
work by:

• Ensuring that
  your behaviour and attitudes are congruent with the company vision and values.
• Ensuring the
  Above & Beyond ethos of the company is appropriately interpreted,
  integrated and upheld.

Job Title: Care Assistant

Reporting to: Care Coordinator/ Lead Nurse

Accountable to: General Manager

Who We Are

Loveday & Co. offers over 100 years of combined experience in
elderly care, healthcare and hospitality. Loveday is recognised as the premier
provider of luxury care services in London.We are passionately devoted to
enhancing the lives of our members and their families. We blend our expertise
in providing tailored, compassionate care, with world-class hospitality, to
create an unrivalled culture of uncompromising excellence in everything we do.
Based on the success of our award winning first home in Chelsea Loveday, is
expanding across London with both additional properties and innovative new
services for seniors.

The Mission

We are
passionately devoted to enhancing the lives of our members and their families.
We blend our expertise in providing tailored, compassionate care, with
world-class hospitality, to create an unrivalled culture of uncompromising
excellence in everything we do. Based on the success of our award winning first
home in Chelsea Loveday, we are expanding across London with both additional
properties and innovative new services for seniors.

Scope:

The Care
Assistant works as part of the Care Team and will be primarily responsible for
promoting and delivering person-centred care. They work with direction from the
Registered Nurse and/or Care Coordinator They are always mindful of each
member’s age, gender, sexuality, ethnicity and spiritual needs. The Care
Assistant will work within a team ethos with the member’s choice, dignity,
independence and personal safety being at the core of all care and support
activity. Cheerful, caring and compassionate, you will be capable of making
responsible decisions and acting in our members’ best interests.

Reward Package

The successful
candidate will be paid the London Living Wage and will enjoy perks and benefits
such as:

• Paid Breaks


• Staff Meals


• Access to online discounts
  platform


• Health Assured Employee
  Assistance Program


• Discretionary bonuses


• Comprehensive Training and
  Development


• Scope for progression and
  promotion within the company as we grow from one Care Home to the
  development and subsequent opening of four new homes in London.

SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide direct
  care to members supporting and promoting their independence choice, dignity and
  overall wellbeing.
• Care activities
  will include but not be restricted to the following.
• Washing,
  showering, bathing
• Promoting continence
  and assisting with toileting
• Assisting with
  dressing
• Assisting with
  food and fluid intake
• Mobility
• Ensuring that
  they are aware of and participate in developing Person-Centred Care Plans with
  the Named Nurse and the Member.

Particular
attention must be paid to having full awareness of any special support needs,
for example:

• Use of moving and
  handling equipment, wheelchairs and any specific mobility aid required by a member
• Dietary needs,
  specialist aids for eating or drinking, and choke risk.
• Any medical
  issues for example diabetes
• Communication
  needs used Cultural needs Chosen daily routine
• Care will be
  provided in line with each member’s Personal Care Plan.
• The Care Assistant will
  liaise with the relevant Manager, registered Nurse or Care Coordinator to help
  facilitate any changes in the Care Plan.
• Providing ongoing
  support for the members, their family and the Nursing Team. This includes
  liaising with the members and their family to ensure they have supplies of
  personal clothing and grooming or beauty products that the member prefers to
  use.
• This also
  includes liaison with the laundry staff to ensure all clothing is laundered.
• Ensure all
  equipment is stored in line with the manufacturers’ instructions and is cleaned
  and stored appropriately after use.
• Faults will be
  reported and recorded in the maintenance log, with equipment taken out of
  action to promote members' safety.
• Participate
  in members’ activities and events held at the Loveday & Co home.

• The Care Assistant
  has a duty of care to respond to and provide support for requests for help,
  including emergency calls.
• Embrace
  opportunity to develop skills and provide wider services and support actions to
  members, for example, blood pressure monitoring, urine analysis and support
  medication administration.
• Closely
  monitor and report on members’ daily progress, ensuring all observations and
  interventions are documented in line with the required service standards,
  including completing fluid balance charts, nutritional intake records, turn
  charts as required.
• Support
  members to create a homely environment in their individual suites, assisting
  with organising their environment to promote wellbeing and independence.
• Support
  and participate in the development of meaningful activities and therapies for
  members. This may include supporting members to attend chosen home activities
  within the community, for example, shopping, attending GP and using sports
  facilities.

• Attend
  initial and updated mandatory training as required, and actively engage in
  clinical or professional supervision including one-to-one meetings and yearly
  reviews, ensuring personal professional knowledge and competency is maintained.
  
• At all
  times support a learning culture.
• Work
  flexibility within contracted hours (days, nights, weekends, bank holidays) to
  ensure resources are used efficiently and, where chosen, sign an opt-out clause
  under Working Time Directives.
• Wear the
  provided staff uniforms in order to reflect a positive Loveday & Co image
  in line with the Loveday and Co Appearance Policy and Procedure.

COMPANY REQUIREMENTS: (applicable to all team
members)

Values: To fully
integrate and maintain the values of the organisation in all aspects of your
work by:

• Ensuring that
  your behaviour and attitudes are congruent with the company vision and values.
• Ensuring the
  Above & Beyond ethos of the company is appropriately interpreted,
  integrated and upheld.

Helping create an
environment that fosters teamwork, promotes inclusion and which supports and
respects members, other employees, partner agencies and suppliers.

Diversity and Inclusion: To
uphold the company ethos of Loveday by encouraging and modelling positive
values, supporting and empowering others and respecting diversity.

Guidance: To
demonstrate an understanding of, and compliance with, company policies and
procedures.

Safety: To
work in a way that promotes your safety and that of others. To fulfil health
and safety requirements under current legislation and to report concerns
upwards through the line management structure.

Participation: To
contribute to the development of company policy by participating in meetings,
working parties, inspections, conferences, and investigations as required.

Concerns: Report
concerns upwards through the line management structure and, if necessary, to
use the company's 'whistleblowing' procedures.

Deputise: To
be familiar with the work of your line manager and deputise for him/her, when
required, in their absence.

Professionalism: To
act professionally and maintain appropriate boundaries.

Communication: To
regularly report to your line manager and colleagues on material matters about
the specific tasks of your role.

Records: To
periodically monitor and ensure that you manage and maintain accurate and
timely records so that the highest standards of probity and accountability are
achieved and all organisational requirements and targets that apply to the post
are met.

Plans: To
demonstrate an understanding of the current company’s business plan and
performance indicators

Finances: To
assist in the control of both income and expenditure within company limits and
the project department budget.

Shortfalls: Identify
and report deficiencies in services to your manager.

Liaison: To
liaise at an appropriate level with a range of agencies. Including CQC. Social,
services and Health Services.

Eligibility

In line with the requirements of the Asylum & Immigration Act 1996,
all applicants must either be eligible to live and work in the UK or must
obtain permits to work in the UK prior to application. Documented evidence of
eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment
process.

Loveday & Co is an equal opportunities employer and positively
encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates
regardless of sex, race, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender
reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.