Care Assistant

Portsmouth City Council; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Portsmouth City Council is seeking a dedicated care assistant to look after the physical, emotional, cultural and social needs of residents at Harry Sotnick House. You will provide personal care, assist at mealtimes and support daily living while promoting wellbeing.

The role involves recording health information in Nourish and collaborating with managers. Training towards QCF at level 2/3 and Care Certificate will be provided during probation.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated patience and empathy in caring roles.
• Ability to communicate with service users with cognitive impairment.
• Awareness of residents’ dignity, privacy and choice.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred care and assist with daily living activities.
• Record health and wellbeing information using Nourish electronic care planning.
• Support residents with dementia and adapt to diverse needs.

Skills

Patience and empathy

Dementia care understanding

English proficiency

Education

QCF Level 2/3 in Social Care

Job description

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.
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.
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. 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.
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.
You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.
Portsmouth City Council is 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. Please read the relevant DBS