Healthcare Assistant (Days)

Healthcare Assistant (Days)

Full-time

Competitive

Job Description

This position is for days.

What you’ll do

  • Serving meals and assisting residents with meals.
  • Helping residents to move around.
  • Toileting.
  • Making beds.
  • Talking to patients and making them comfortable.
  • Monitoring residents’ conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations and weight.
  • To ensure a culture of team working is maintained to ensure best practice
  • To develop good relationships with relatives, friends and visitors to ensure effective communication
  • To ensure core values are upheld at all times
  • To have a working knowledge and understanding of all policies and procedures
  • To have full commitment to the Mission Statement
  • To undertake training/instruction as required to maintain best practice

Who you are

  • Caring and kind
  • Cheerful and friendly
  • Willing to be hands-on with patients
  • Willing to do personal care tasks (washing, toileting, etc)

What we offer

  • Employment Advice Program
  • Personal and career development opportunities
  • Workplace pension
  • Free uniform

Skills/Qualifications:

  • Able to follow instructions and procedures
  • Able to work in a team but use their own initiative
  • Communication skills, including listening
  • Organisation skills
  • Observational skills