Health care assistant

The Limes Retirement Home Limited

Health care assistant

Company description

The Limes Retirement Home is a privately-owned care home that offers a wide range of care needs, including dementia and palliative care.

Situated in the small village of Mellis close to the Norfolk Suffolk border. The Limes retirement home is an 18th century house that has been modernised throughout, including new extensions and outdoor cottages.

The home is surrounded by a lush green common and has a large well-maintained garden with flower beds, seating areas and animals such as chickens for the residents to enjoy.

The accommodation comprises of 26 single ensuite rooms which are all tastefully decorated to express a homely, warm, and welcoming feel.

Job description

We are currently offering a health care assistant role to provide a high standard of resident care in the home and undertake certain domestic duties.

To provide a safe and caring environment that underpins the residents’ physical, emotional and psychological well-being.

Our care assistants, whether they are on a day or night shift play a central role in many aspects of the work at the home. At all times our key principles emphasise dignity, respect and each resident’s individuality as well as preserving as much as possible of their independence.

• Part time/Full time plus holiday/sickness cover
• Hours of work: Flexible shift patterns are 6 or 12 hours per day
• Salary: Negotiable dependant on experience including enhanced weekend and bank holiday rate

Responsibilities and duties

Duties of the health care assistant include but not limited to:

• To carry out regular checks ensuring that service users' privacy and dignity is respected and always regarded
• To assist service users who need help or reassurance throughout the day and night
• Assisting Service Users with getting them up in the morning
• To provide a high standard of care including hygiene, continence, mobility, dressing and general care
• Giving assistance to service users with mobility problems and other physical disabilities, including the use and care of aids and personal equipment
• To answer and respond to emergency call bells, to assess the situation and condition of the Service User’s, to help/assist the service user seeking help and to summon/inform the Senior on shift wherever necessary
• You will also be required to complete domestic duties such as laundry, food preparation, table laying or dusting/cleaning, if there is time between attending to Service Users and as directed by Management and Senior Staff
• To maintain accurate notes and records about each service users on the Care Docs System and to handover all relevant information to day care staff regarding the ongoing care of individual service users
• Assisting service users with mealtimes
• Engaging with residents to ensure they have a fulfilling day
• Assisting management with care home visits
• To report to the manager of any significant changes in the health or circumstances of a Service User

Please note that the job description only depicts some of the key duties of and responsibilities, these may vary over time and in accordance with new laws and regulations

Skills and personal characteristics

The ideal candidate will possess the following attributes:

• Caring nature
• Friendly and positive attitude
• Willing to learn and take on challenges
• Patient and understanding
• Honest and trustworthy
• Flexible approach to work
• Interest in the care sector

Qualifications and experience

• Experience of working in the care sector is desirable but not essential
• NVQ 2 is desirable yet not essential as full training will be given