Reablement Care Worker

Brackenberry; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local authority staffing agency is seeking a Reablement Care Worker for a 3-month temporary contract in Cardiff. The role supports individuals in their homes after illness or hospital stays, helping them with daily living skills to enhance their independence. Candidates should have personal care experience and excellent communication skills, and must be available to work immediately. A commitment to registering with Social Care Wales is essential, along with an Enhanced DBS requirement.

Qualifications

• Willingness to train to achieve the relevant HSc level.
• A strong commitment to promoting independence and wellbeing.
• Ability to converse easily with customers.

Responsibilities

• Assist with medication and other healthcare tasks.
• Record incidents and report high-risk situations.
• Maintain accurate daily records using a mobile device.

Skills

Caring nature

Excellent communication skills

Experience in personal care and support

Education

Health and Social Care qualification

Job description

We are working closely alongside with a local authority in Cardiffto assist with the appointment of a Reablement Care Worker on a 3-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £14.09 - £18.42 per hour

Hours per week: 18.50

Summary

The Reablement Care Worker is a vital frontline role within the Cardiff Council's Community Resource Team (CRT) Homecare service, working in partnership with Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. The purpose of this role is to provide short-term, intensive, and outcome-focused support to service users in their own homes, typically following an illness, injury, or hospital stay. The core objective is to enable citizens to learn or re-learn the necessary skills for daily living, maximizing their functional independence and supporting them to achieve their wellbeing goals. This service is crucial for preventing unnecessary hospital admissions, facilitating timely discharges, and delaying or reducing the need for longer-term social care services.

Responsibilities

• Undertake delegated health care tasks as required, including prompting or assisting with prescribed medication, applying prescribed creams/drops, and prompting exercises as directed by a Physiotherapist.
• Identify, record, and report all incidents, accidents, potential safeguarding, and other high-risk situations promptly. Respond to emergency situations by taking appropriate action.
• Maintain good observation and recording skills. Provide written observations on the service users circumstances, including improvement or deterioration, to assist with the review of the reablement program.
• Maintain accurate daily records using the provided mobile device that allocates daily tasks.

Qualification

• Willingness and commitment to train to achieve the relevant HSc (Health and Social Care) level required for the post (previously NVQ/QCF).

Essentials

• A caring nature and a strong commitment to promoting independence and wellbeing.
• Experience in providing personal care and support, either in a paid or voluntary capacity.
• Commitment to register with Social Care Wales and adhere to its Code of Professional Practice.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and the ability to converse at ease with customers.

Please note

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K.
• This role requires an Enhanced DBS.

Disclaimer

Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important

We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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