Signature Senior Lifestyle – Care Assistant

Job Description

Signature Senior Lifestyle are looking to recruit an Care Assistant to join their team in Camberley.

The Care Assistant works as part of the Care Services Team and will be primarily responsible for delivering person centred care within Signature's care philosophy, being mindful of each resident's age, gender, sexuality, ethnicity and spiritual needs. The Care Assistant will work within a team reporting to a Care Supervisor with the resident's choices, dignity, independence and personal safety being at the core of all care and support activity.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities

1. Provide direct care to residents supporting and promoting their independence choice, dignity and overall well being. Care activities will include but not be restricted to the following:
• Washing, showering, bathing
• Promoting continence and assisting with toileting
• Assisting with dressing
• Assisting with food and fluid intake
• Mobility
2. Care will be provided in line with each resident's Personal Care Plan. Carers are expected to notice when resident needs have changed in line with the Planned Care day and inform the Care Supervisor accordingly.
3. Provide ongoing support for the residents, their family and the Care Services Team. This includes liaising with the residents and their family to ensure they have supplies of personal clothing and grooming or beauty products that the resident prefers to use. This also includes liaison with the Laundry staff to ensure all clothing is labelled.
4. Ensure all equipment is stored in line with the manufacturer's instructions, and is cleaned and stored appropriately after use. Faults will be reported, with equipment taken out of action to promote resident safety.
5. Participate in resident activities and events held at the Signature home.
6. Following successful completion of competency-based training Care Assistants will administer medication in line with Signature's Medication Policy and professional guidelines.
7. The Care Assistant has a duty of care to respond to and provide support for requests for help, including emergency calls, irrespective of the resident's care package status or location within the home.
8. Closely monitor and report on residents' daily progress, ensuring all observations and interventions are recorded on MCM and verbally escalated to a Care Supervisor within an appropriate timescale. However, where the situation appears urgent it should be escalated to the appropriate Senior Manager immediately.
9. Support residents to create a homely environment in their apartments, assisting with organising their environment to promote well being and independence.
10. Care Assistants within Dementia should support and participate in the development of meaningful activities and therapies for residents.
11 . Attend initial and updated mandatory training as required, and actively engage in supervision and one-to one meetings and yearly reviews. Seeking guidance from the Care Supervisor or Care Managers to ensure competent and confident performance .
12. Participate in the delivery of action plans resulting from the audit and internal compliance process.
13. Initiate an Accident and Incident Form (manually or via Radar) where appropriate. Seeking advice via their Senior Carer/Care Supervisor or Care Manager where appropriate.
14. Deal with any concerns or complaints raised by a resident or relative in a prompt, polite and appropriate manner reporting to the Senior Carer/Care Supervisor or Care Manager where a matter is unresolved and may be regarded as a Complaint or Concern.
15. Attend Staff Meetings as required.
16. Work flexibly within contracted hours (days, nights, weekends, and bank holidays) to ensure resources are used efficiently and, where chosen, sign an opt-out clause under Working Time Directives .
17. Wear the provided staff uniforms in order to reflect a positive Signature image ensuring that they are clean and presentable at all times.

Health and Safety
- The post-holder will maintain their personal responsibilities under Health and Safety at Work Regulations, and compliance with the company Health and Safety Policy, ensuring safe working practices and the recommended storage of equipment, including but not exclusive to:
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health, Electricity at Work, Lift & Lifting Equipment, Manual/Object Handling, Gas Installation & Use, Provision and Use of Work Equipment, Fire Precautions, Personal Protective Equipment, Legionella/Water Treatment, Waste Management, Reporting of Injuries, Diseases & Dangerous Occurrences Regulations.
- Appraise and assess measures used to prevent infection control hazards, taking into account the individual nursing, social, physical and psychological needs of the resident.
- Follow and report all concerns and incidents in line with the company incident reporting and whistle blowing procedure, including safeguarding adult's procedures.

PERSON SPECIFICATION: CARE ASSISTANT
Key Competencies
Skills and Knowledge
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Basic IT literacy.
• Ability to organise and prioritise tasks and work under pressure.

Behaviour
• Kind and compassionate with the ability to build caring and therapeutic relationships.
• Able to demonstrate integrity.
• Ability to demonstrate a positive and resilient approach to work.
• Prepared to take accountability and ownership for duties/role.
• Flexible in approach to working hours/days/times.
• Team player.
• Willingness to participate in training and development in respect of requirements of the role.

If this sounds like a company you would like to work for then please send your C.V to hr.pembroke@signaturesl.co.uk !