Healthcare support worker
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Summary
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated healthcare support worker with relevant qualifications to join our team. In this role you’ll have the chance to make a real impact on service users & their families. A rewarding role with excellent career prospects, your focus on quality of care will help us achieve our goals. The Health Care Support workers with interests in care, responsibility & new challenges are encouraged to apply.
Key Responsibilities/Duties:
- Dispose of waste and hazardous materials.
- Comply with all company rules, regulations, and procedures.
- Ensure Service Users are at the heart of care delivery and their wishes and preferences enhance their wellbeing
- To contribute to the efficient running of the service
- Support Service Users to maintain their relationships and connections with the local community
- Ensure Care Plans and other information about how to support Service Users are followed
- Be responsible for informing the Care Manager of any changes in the needs of Service Users
- Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of those individuals they support
Core Requirements/Qualifications/Skills:
- Superior communication skills.
- Ability to analyse basic medical information and data.
- Ability to successfully work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
- Willingness to maintain a professional demeanour at all times.
- Ability to work with other employees in order to achieve various goals.
- Understanding of medical confidentiality laws and practices.
- - Job Title: Healthcare support worker
- - Reports To: Registered Manager.
- - Location: Ipswich, Suffolk
- - Contract Type – Employed: Permanent/Variable hours
- - Full Time/Part Time/ Variable: Full Time/Part-time
- - Hourly Rate: £13
Job Responsibilities and Duties:
- Dispose of waste and hazardous materials.
- Comply with all company rules, regulations, and procedures.
- Ensure Service Users are at the heart of care delivery and their wishes and preferences enhance their wellbeing
- To contribute to the efficient running of the service
- Support Service Users to maintain their relationships and connections with the local community
- Ensure Care Plans and other information about how to support Service Users are followed
- Be responsible for informing the Care Manager of any changes in the needs of Service Users
- Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of those individuals they support
Specific responsibilities and duties
- Providing emotional support to service users and their families.
- Providing practical support for service users and their families, such as helping with household tasks, personal care and paperwork.
- Supporting them to pursue hobbies and interests.
- Supporting the learning of new skills or gaining employment.
- Teaching life skills, such as budgeting and paying bills where applicable.
- Helping with everyday tasks such as meal preparation, writing a shopping list, going shopping etc.
- Helping them to access community facilities and be included in community groups.
- Understanding their communication needs and adapting your communication to each individual, e.g. sounds, tones, body language.
- Analyzing an individual’s needs and drawing up a focused support plan.
- Becoming both a role model and companion to the individual and uncovering shared interests, such as hobbies and outings.
Skills and Experience
- Superior communication skills.
- Ability to analyse basic medical information and data.
- Ability to successfully work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
- Willingness to maintain a professional demeanour at all times.
- Ability to work with other employees in order to achieve various goals.
- Understanding of medical confidentiality laws and practices.
Qualification/ Experience
NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification or Experience in a healthcare setting [Not essential]
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