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Knight and Jones Recruitment Ltd
Posted 8 days ago, valid for a month
Mold, Flintshire CH7, Wales
£11.44 per hour
Full Time
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Sonic Summary
- The job involves assisting patients with bathing, grooming, and dressing, as well as handling household tasks like grocery shopping and laundry.
- Candidates must have a minimum of 6 months of experience in the UK Health and Social Care sector.
- The position requires effective communication, patience, empathy, and the ability to work independently.
- The salary for this role is competitive, though specific figures are not mentioned in the job description.
- Additional training and skills in areas such as medication administration, mental health awareness, and safeguarding are essential.
Assisting the patient with bathing, grooming and getting dressed
Handling household tasks like grocery shopping and laundry
Preparing and serving meals at the appropriate time
Administering oral and topical medication under the supervision of medical personnel
Providing mental and emotional support
Making recommendations to family members and healthcare personnel on the plan of care
Organising suitable recreational activities for the patient
Collaborating with other health care and social care professionals to provide the best possible care
Skills Required
You will need to have a minimum of 6 Months experience in the UK and within the Health and Social Care sector, that we can reference check, as well as the following skills:
Promoting person centred care and independence
Ability to get on with people of all ages
Patience
Understanding and empathy
Respect
Excellent listening and communication
Ability to work under own initiative and prioritise work load
Ability to understand and follow policies and procedures
Good writing skills in order to complete care plans and reports
You will be required to check each of service users needs and progress by talking to them and tracking their progress. You will also be providing the individuals with personal care including toileting, dressing and feeding.
Keywords
raining:
Adult Basic Life Support L1&L2 Online
Awareness of Mental Health, Dementia & Learning Disability
Buccal Midazolam
Communicating Effectively Through Open Disclosure
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
Diabetes & Insulin online Training
Dysphagia awareness
Equality & Diversity
Fire Safety
Food Hygiene & Safety
Health & Safety
Infection Prevention and Control Level 1&2
Information Governance and Data Security (GDPR)
Lone Worker
Manual Handling & Moving of People & Inanimate Objects Level 1&2
Mental Capacity Act
Nutrition and Fluids
Oral Healthcare Online training
Positive Behaviour & Support
Practical Moving & Handling of People
Preventing Radicalisation L1 & L2
Safeguarding Adults Levels 1 & 2 (Adult Support & Protection)
Safeguarding Children (Levels 1 & 2)
Seizures & Epilepsy
The Oliver McGowan online training module Tier 2
The Safe Handling & Administration of Medication
