Healthcare Assistant – Community Based

Tsfhealthcaresolutions; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking compassionate individuals to provide essential services to clients in their homes. This role focuses on enhancing the independence and quality of life for service users through personal care, companionship, and support with daily activities. The ideal candidate will have relevant qualifications or experience in domiciliary care, along with a commitment to ongoing professional development. Join a dedicated team that values equality, diversity, and the welfare of all service users, and make a meaningful impact in the community.

Qualifications

• Must hold a relevant qualification or have relevant work experience in domiciliary care.
• Willingness to undergo training and continuous professional development is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist service users with daily living activities and personal hygiene.
• Support service users with medication administration and mobility improvement.

Skills

Personal Care

Companionship

Record Keeping

Mobility Assistance

Medication Administration

Light Domestic Services

Education

Care Certificate

Care related Certificates

Job description

To provide healthcare services to service users in their own homes (e.g. household tasks, personal care or any other activity that allows them to maintain their independence and quality of life).

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• To assist individual service users with activities of daily living according to their needs, including personal hygiene, grooming, oral care, dietary intake, etc.
• To assist / enable service users to minimise discomfort and pain according to the prescription of care.
• To foster a warm environment which offers companionship and emotional support whilst promoting independence and dignity.
• To support team leaders / care coordinators by carrying out accurate record keeping, taking and relaying written and verbal messages promptly, respecting service users’ confidentiality.
• To assist and enable service users to maintain and improve their mobility.
• To support service users with medication administration.
• To provide light domestic services like cleaning to service users.
• Any other duties as assigned by Registered Manager.

Other Duties

• To comply at all times with TSF Healthcare Solutions Limited’s Health and Safety policies and procedures (e.g. by following agreed safe working procedures and reporting any incidents using the organisation’s Incident Reporting System).
• To actively support TSF Healthcare Solutions Limited’s commitment to equality and diversity in both employment and the delivery of services.
• To safeguard and promote the welfare of all service users.
• To comply with TSF Healthcare Solutions Limited’s Infection Prevention and Control policies to protect their own health, the health of other employees, service users and their families to prevent health care associated infections.

Experience/Education/Training

• Must hold a relevant qualification (e.g. Care Certificate) or have relevant work experience in a domiciliary care setting / environment.
• Any other Care related Certificates (e.g. Certificate in Moving and Handling; Certificate in Medication Administration, etc.) will be an added advantage.
• Full UK Driving licence is preferred but not essential.
• Experience of performing duties and responsibilities of the post in a similar Care environment.
• Must be willing to undergo training and continuous professional development as required by the needs of the service.

Method of Assessment

Application Form / Interview

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