Community Healthcare Assistant

Butterfly Days LTD

JOB DESCRIPTION POSITION:

DOMICILIARY HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT/ADMINISTRATOR RESPONSIBLE TO THE REGISTERED MANAGER

3 Days on 2 Days off

Purpose of Position?

• To enable and/or assist individuals to remain in the community, to be supported and maintained safely in their own homes, and thereby enhance the quality of life.
• Encouraging your service user’s individuality and independence.
• Helping your service user to maintain relationships with neighbours, the neighbourhood, and familiar activities and surroundings, providing social contact at each visit.
• To work as part of a team, assisting other care workers and professionals to provide care for your service user.
• Being the face of ‘care in the community and acting as our representative.

Principle Responsibilities

1. To visit Service Users, at times directed by the Care Coordinator(s) and management. To be particularly vigilant for signs of distress or anxiety in Service Users; any deterioration in physical and /or mental health, or safety of the environment, and to report these as a matter of urgency to your manager or coordinator in her absence. To carry out all tasks in a way that demonstrates respect for the privacy, dignity, and value of all users, irrespective of severity or disability, or personal circumstances. To summon appropriate assistance in an emergency. All actions should sustain, support, and enhance the independence of Service Users, as specified in their care plan.

2.Personal Care (only where specified on the care plan and subject to appropriate review): Assist Service Users in/out of bed, chairs, etc., putting into practice the training and instructions given using agreed procedures. Assist Service Users in turning to relieve pressure areas. Assist Service Users in (un)dressing, care of aids, and personal equipment (hearing aids, glasses, dentures, prosthesis, etc). Assist Service Users in all aspects of personal hygiene, i.e., washing, shaving, showering, etc. Assist Service Users in feeding. Assist Service Users to access toilet facilities, emptying commodes, and disposal of incontinence materials, using agreed health and safety procedures. Encourage Service Users to maximize their abilities and skills

3. Domestic Where directed, maintain the cleanliness of the Service User's home, to meet infection control, health, and safety regulations. Light fires or operate other sources of warmth as requested or agreed to in the care plan. Where appropriate home facilities are available, launder and iron clothes and/or bed linen. Undertake essential shopping, and payment of bills. Where directed prepare or reheat meals provided and/or demonstrate to the service user.

4. Social Actively encourage Service Users, according to their capabilities, to participate in all aspects of daily living activities. Develop and maintain personal contact with the Service User through talking and listening. Provide support as part of a caring team, liaising with informal carers, other agencies, or professionals as necessary.

5. Collaboration with Other Agencies Assist the management to maintain good relationships with other personnel involved in the care of the Service User, i.e. Community Nurses, Social Workers, G.P’s, etc., as part of a caring team.

6. General Duties Complete and Maintain accurate, legible, records at the end of each visit using the Care 20:20 software. Participate in Electronic Call Monitoring system as appropriate and in place by Employees under their agency terms agreement Maintain confidentiality at all times, sharing information with those that need to know only. Remind Service Users of their right to complain and inform the Registered Manager that a complaint has been mentioned to you.