Care Assistant

Portsmouth City Council; London Borough of Southwark; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Portsmouth City Council, at Harry Sotnick House, is seeking a dedicated Care Assistant (Days) to join our 46-bed facility. The role covers 37 hours per week, including personal care, mealtimes support, and social activities to promote residents' wellbeing.

You will record health information using Nourish, follow CQC standards, and participate in ongoing training up to QCF level 3. DBS Enhanced clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Previous care experience is desirable but not required.
• Must be able to perform personal care and daily living activities.
• Must speak clear English.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and daily living support.
• Record health and wellbeing information using Nourish.
• Assist with mealtimes and light food preparation.
• Move and handle service users as required.
• Work as a key worker for assigned service users.

Skills

Patience and empathy

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

QCF level 2/3 in Social Care

Tools

Nourish electronic care planning

Job description

Care Assistant (Days) - Harry Sotnick House

37 hours per week

Facility

Harry Sotnick House is a 46 bed nursing home spread over two wings on the ground floor and is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission. At Harry Sotnick House we deliver a broad range of healthcare services to older people with mental and physical health needs, offering long term dementia care. Using a person-centred approach, you will look after the physical, emotional, cultural and social needs of service users. This will include personal care, assisting clients at mealtimes and all aspects of daily living. You will be providing person centred care in the form of social activities which promotes the resident's mental health and wellbeing and improves their quality of life. It can be hard work and mentally & physically strenuous but rewarding for the right person with the right skills and values.

Your new role

As a key worker to specific service users you will take responsibility to ensure information about their health and wellbeing is recorded using electronic care planning (Nourish) and communicating this information to the assistant managers. This is a legal requirement under the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to meet our fundamental standards. You will look after the needs of a diverse group of service users with a wide range of care needs, including challenging behaviour. This role will include some person moving and handling duties. There will be the need for light food preparation.

Skills & attributes

You will have patience and empathy, with an understanding of the needs of people with different types of dementia and physical disabilities. You will have the ability to converse at ease with service users with cognitive impairment and provide advice in accurate spoken English which is essential for the post. With experience in a caring role as a formal paid or unpaid carer you will have an understanding of the importance of resident's dignity, privacy and choice, and applying this in practice. You will have the ability to be flexible and adaptable, able to work in a team as well as being able to work independently and able to use your own initiative and make decisions and to be able to deal with emergencies in a confident manner. Computer skills will be required to enable you to update care records use e-learning etc.

Training & development

You will be required to take part in training and development which will contribute towards your framework and study for QCF at level 2 / 3 (or equivalent) in Social Care and undertake learning to complete the Care Certificate (previously CIS) within your probation period.

Company values and culture

Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act. We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. We are a disability confident employer and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Adults Board safer recruitment procedures. Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. You need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.

Additional information

We are not able to offer sponsorship for this position.

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