support worker

Ravenscroft Rest Home Limited; Longton; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Ravenscroft Rest Home Limited in Longton, United Kingdom, invites applications for a role focused on delivering person-centered care and safe medication administration. You will support residents with daily activities, monitor wellbeing, and maintain detailed records while liaising with families and healthcare professionals.

The role emphasizes safeguarding, dignity, and independence, requiring flexible shifts including weekends and bank holidays to meet resident needs.

Qualifications

• Experience administering medication safely and accurately.
• Strong leadership and clear communication with teams and families.
• Understanding of safeguarding and person-centered care principles.
• Flexible to work shifts, weekends and bank holidays as needed.
• Ability to liaise with families, healthcare professionals and management.

Responsibilities

• Deliver person-centered care in line with individual care plans.
• Administer medication safely and accurately.
• Support residents with personal care, mobility, nutrition and daily activities.
• Monitor residents' wellbeing and report concerns appropriately.
• Maintain accurate care records and documentation.
• Liaise with families, healthcare professionals, and management.
• Promote dignity, independence and safeguarding at all times.

Skills

Medication administration experience

Leadership and communication

Safeguarding and person-centered care

Flexibility to work shifts including W

Job description

• Deliver person-centered care in line with individual care plans
• Administer medication safely and accurately
• Support residents with personal care, mobility, nutrition, and daily activities
• Monitor residents' wellbeing and report concerns appropriately
• Maintain accurate care records and documentation
• Liaise with families, healthcare professionals, and management
• Promote dignity, independence, and safeguarding at all times
• Ensure compliance with CQC standards and Ravenscroft's policies and procedure Medication administration experience
  Good leadership and communication skills
• A caring, reliable, and professional attitude
• Understanding of safeguarding and person-centered care
• Flexibility to work shifts, including weekends and bank holidays