Senior Care Assistant Permanent

Senior Care Assistant | Orpington | Permanent

Location: Orpington, Kent
Salary: £12.85 per hour
Working hours: 37.5 hours/ week- Both Days and Nights available, 07:15-19:45 (Required to work every other weekend – 2 week rolling rota) BANK opportunities also available
Contract: Full time, permanent Your duties will include:

• Providing direct person-centred care to all residents, promoting their individuality and dignity at all times.
• Administering medication
• Assisting residents with social activities by interacting with them, encouraging them to continue with or take up new hobbies and activities such as those organised by the Activities Coordinator or assistants
• To lead, support and mentor the team of care assistants on shift and support the nurse on duty to organise and supervise their work
• Performing, reporting and recording, following training, clinical observations of residents’ temperature, pulse, breathing, height and weight. Obtaining urine, stool and sputum samples, as requested by the GP or RGN in charge. Performing simple urinalysis following training

What you will need to succeed We are looking for someone who believes in working together as part of a team, who shares our values and who is positive and friendly. The successful candidate will:

• Have a good level of IT skills and literacy
• Ne able to demonstrate specific knowledge of clinical care
• Have care home or caring experience
• Be willing to undertake further training
• Have a Level 2 or 3 NVQ in Health and Social Care – essential

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