Carer – Domiciliary care

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Location: Sidcup
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Main area Domiciliary Care Contract Ad-hoc: Zero Hour Contract Hours

Full time

Part time

Flexible working

40 hours per week (Full/Part time opportunities available) Job ref 848-BHC-023-24-AV

Site: Sidcup Town

Salary: £12.55 - £12.97 per hour (Weekdays: £12.55, Weekends: £12.97)

Salary period: Hourly

Closing: 13/01/2025 23:59

Interview date: 20/01/2025

Job overview Carers - Domiciliary care

Please note this role does not qualify for a Sponsorship Visa.

Bromley Healthcare - Care at Home is recruiting caregivers to provide domiciliary care to service users in their day-to-day lives, enabling them to live more fulfilling lives whilst helping them remain in their own home by providing high-quality person-centred care.

We are currently recruiting Caregivers for Bromley & Bexley, please note the Bexley roles are based in DA5, DA14 & DA15.

We have full-time and part-time opportunities available, so if you can only work in the evenings or weekends, or you would like to discuss shifts that fit around childcare; we would like to hear from you as we are open-minded to different shift patterns.

Main duties of the job You will encourage and support service users in their day-to-day lives, enabling them to live more fulfilling lives whilst helping them remain in their own home by providing high-quality person-centred care.

Duties include:

Providing high-quality person-centred care to service users in their own homes in accordance with their support plan.

Providing personal care duties such as washing, dressing, bathing, toileting, and medication monitoring and/or assistance.

Administering medications.

Shopping and meal preparation support.

Supporting with domestic, daily living tasks including cleaning.

Helping service users to access the community, socialise, and undertake leisure activities.

Manual handling, using equipment where required.

Promoting service users' health and wellbeing, independence, and enabling them to live their life to the fullest.

Being flexible to work a range of shift patterns including alternate weekends.

Maintaining appropriate records to meet the needs of the service, observing and promptly reporting changes or concerns in your service user’s circumstances or condition.

Working for our organisation At Bromley Healthcare - Care at Home, we provide a flexible, professional, and reliable homecare service to our service users by providing a care package that is tailored to meet individual needs and values.

In delivering our service, we aim to follow these values:

Linking and connecting:

Forming a good connection, actively listening, and focusing on the other person.

Enjoying what we do:

We want all our staff to take pride in their work and help others to enjoy life.

Embody the 6C’s:

Care, compassion, competence, communication, courage, and commitment in everything we do.

Ensuring the best result:

Outcome-based care planning, striving for the best result for those in our care and our staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities JOB SUMMARY

To provide domiciliary care to service users in their day-to-day lives, enabling them to live more fulfilling lives whilst helping them remain in their own home by providing high-quality person-centred care.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Providing high-quality person-centred care to service users in their own homes in accordance with their support plan.

Providing personal care duties such as washing, dressing, bathing, toileting, and medication monitoring and/or assistance.

Administering medications.

Shopping and meal preparation support.

Supporting with domestic, daily living tasks including cleaning.

Helping service users to access the community, socialise, and undertake leisure activities.

Manual handling, using equipment where required.

Promoting service users' health and wellbeing, independence, and enabling them to live their life to the fullest.

Being flexible to work a range of shift patterns including alternate weekends.

Maintaining appropriate records to meet the needs of the service, observing and promptly reporting changes or concerns in your service user’s circumstances or condition.

Treating service users with dignity and respect, communicating effectively to meet their diverse needs.

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL ROLES

The post holder has a responsibility to safeguard children, young people, and adults at risk.

The post holder is expected to demonstrate the values of Bromley Healthcare.

The post holder is expected to work within the requirements of the 6 C’s.

The post holder is expected to comply with all Bromley Healthcare’s relevant policies, procedures, and guidelines.

CAREGIVER

PERSON SPECIFICATION Qualifications:

NVQ 2 or willing to work towards Diploma in Health and Social Care; Care Certificate - Desirable

Training:

Willingness to participate in training relevant for this post including the Care Certificate - Essential

Specific Skills:

Using your skills to make a real difference to service users and their families.

Excellent listening skills and an ability to build rapport with people.

Respect for individuals, regardless of their race, gender, culture.

An understanding of the importance of confidentiality.

A friendly, caring, and sensitive approach.

Full, clean Driving Licence - Desirable.

Experience:

Previous experience of working within a care environment - Essential.

Ability to learn new skills and gain new experience - Essential.

Ability to use own initiative - Essential.

Ability to communicate effectively - Essential.

Information Technology:

Experience of using electronic recording systems - Desirable.

Experience of using electronic rostering systems - Desirable.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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