Health Care Assistant

AMS CARE LTD; Swindon; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A local care organization in Swindon is seeking a compassionate care assistant to provide personal care and support to elderly service users. Duties include assisting with hygiene, serving meals, and ensuring comfort. The ideal candidate will have a patient approach and the ability to meet various needs of service users. The position entails working approximately 42 hours per week with flexible duties.

Qualifications

• Compassionate and patient approach to caring for the elderly.
• Ability to assist with personal care and daily living activities.
• Strong interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with service users.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care to elderly and infirm service users.
• Monitor and ensure service users' well-being and comfort.
• Assist in serving meals and meeting nutritional needs.

Job description

The care assistant attends to personal needs and comforts of the elderly and infirm [the service user] with care and support within the care home.
• To provide personal care, attention and assist service users with showering, shaving, hygiene and dressing in accordance with planned care.
• To monitor the service user’s physical needs, and ensure their well-being comfort and dignity are met.
• To assist in serving meals to service users and ensuring nutritional needs are met.
• To undertake light cleaning and domestic duties.
• To maintain accurate records of service user’s care and report changes in their condition promptly.
• To encourage and assist service users in leisure pursuits and offer them emotional support.
• To liaise with professional staff in carrying out care plans
• The care workers duties may vary from time to time but their commitment to enhancing service user’s lives remain constant. The worker will be expected to work a period of 42 hours per week [to be confirmed]