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Homecare Worker Cheltenham

£10.00 - £11.00 per hour Annual Leave, Pension Scheme
 

Job Description

Retain healthcare are seeking a Homecare Support Worker to join our team based in Gloucestershire. The company offers a flexible approach to working and have a true understanding of the work-life balance. You will also be offered a company pension scheme, annual leave accrual, night and weekend pay enhancements and first uniform for free. In addition, they reward training and loyalty by offering increased pay for NVQ and diploma qualifications, local training and your own personalised career development pathway.

The company is a fresh, innovative provider covering the South West, with recruitment experts who have the knowledge and background to offer you the most up to date and comprehensive training in both social care and clinical care skills. They are committed to safeguarding and will complete full employment checks in line with their safer recruitment process, including employment references and a DBS check.

In this role you will work in a variety of homecare settings where no two days are the same, you will be supporting people within Cheltenham, Gloucester, Tewkesbury, Stroud, North and South Cotswolds and the local surrounding villages, ensuring they enjoy a good quality of life. The quality of the service can only be delivered by people like you, who want to make a difference to the individuals it supports.

Your aim is to encourage service users towards the maximum degree of independence and to engage in activities appropriate to their abilities. As a Homecare Support Worker your duties will include:

  • Assisting service users when getting up in the morning including washing/bathing, dressing/undressing, maintaining their personal appearance and getting to bed in the evening.
  • Helping with the preparation of meals, drinks and snacks when necessary.
  • Providing assistance with toileting and changing clothes and/or bedding where necessary.
  • Maintaining commodes, washing clothes and bed linen (which may include soiled laundry) when necessary.
  • Providing assistance with other tasks of personal daily living that the service user cannot manage and providing general support as part of a caring team.
  • Encouraging and assisting with the management of medication, administering where necessary and monitoring health-related conditions such as dietary & fluid intake.
  • Helping service users with mobility difficulties, or other physical disabilities, including incontinence. This includes the use of aids and other personal equipment.

To be a successful Homecare Support Worker you will have the following skills and experience:

  • A full UK driving license with access to a vehicle.
  • Love working with people and enjoy giving back to your local community.
  • Kind, caring and compassionate nature.
  • Prior experience isn't necessary but experienced carers are very welcome. Full training is provided however NVQs and Diplomas are always beneficial.

As the Homecare Support Worker, you will be required to work full or part-time to complete shifts between 7am until 11pm on a rota basis.

In return, the Homecare Support Worker will receive a salary of £10.00 per hour, plus mileage is paid at 25p per mile, plus other excellent benefits.

Even if you've always thought about working in care but never made the move, the company is here to help, support and train you! Full training provided.

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  • list Internal Quality Lead
    Pension, Holiday Pay, Laptop, Phone}

    Internal Quality Lead

    INTRODUCTION
     
    Retain Healthcare is a leading provider of Homecare and Agency services dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for our clients and their families. This role is based in our Head office in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
     
    This post is to offer support to the Senior Management team by overseeing the quality of care provision.
    As we continue to grow we are looking for a dedicated and experienced Internal Quality Lead to join our team and ensure the highest levels of standards are maintained.

    MAIN DUTIES & KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

    • Quality Assurance: Develop, implement, and manage a quality assurance program for our services, including policies, procedures and guidelines. This will include collating and reporting on QA questionnaires from staff, customers and stakeholders throughout the business.
    • Quality Audits: To conduct regular quality audits on internal services on client files, support plans, staff files, recruitment and client daily records to identify areas for improvement. You will then create a report of recommendations for service improvement.
    • Reporting: Prepare and present regular reports on quality assurance activities and outcomes to senior management and in preparation for inspection.
    • CQC: To ensure that services operate to a GOOD to OUTSTANDING rating with the Care Quality Commission and that all organisational objectives are fully met by our services. To support managers with their CQC inspections. Understand the new Single Assessment Framework and I/We Statements.
    • Performance Monitoring: Ensure that the care team have the right skills to provide a care service to each individual service users care needs, and that good practice is common place throughout the company.
    • Policies and Procedures: Ensure that team members adhere to company policies and procedures, and to support changes and updates in company policies and procedures where appropriate.
    • Incident Management: To Manage, investigate, report and develop improvement plans resulting from complaints about service provision. To oversee the complaints procedure in its entirety and ensure complainants have a fair and positive experience when giving feedback.
    • Teamwork: Work with our teams to ensure that they are person centred and outcome focused. This role will support the care planning team with areas of quality and compliance with CQC regulations.
    • Client Feedback: To communicate regularly with customers and their families. Including holding customer forms, and quality assurance reporting (QA).
    • Records: Maintain and always ensure that office records and notes are accurate and up to date, including the correct storing of information and adherence to GDPR.
    • Audit Reports: Audit and report on all incidents/ accidents and dangerous occurrences (RIDDOR) and make recommendations from the data, this information will need to be used to improve company policies and procedures.
    • Learning: Keep up to date on quality standards, best practices and regulatory requirements.
    • Meetings: To attend meetings as required by Retain Healthcare.
    • Perform On-Call duties: Should this be required in an emergency, service or business development, or part of continuity planning.
     CONTACTS & COMMUNICATIONS
    • Liaising with other areas of the organisation, including adherence to the rules, regulations, and guidelines for good practice
    • Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team and liaising with outside professionals.
    • Computer literate
    • Delivering professional management reports
    COMPETENCIES
    The holder of this post should be able to demonstrate, or quickly acquire through appropriate training: 
    • To maintain integrity when dealing with matters of customer or staff confidentiality and meet GDPR requirements.
    • A willingness to undertake training to develop new skills.
    • The ability to supervise and coach team members.
    • A willingness to operate flexibility and to be accountable.
    • The ability to work without supervision while adhering to company policies.
    • An understanding of the needs of our service users
    • To have a sound understanding of the Care Quality Commission Regulations / Single Assessment Framework, quality statements and evidence categories
    • Must have completed a Diploma Level 5 or be working towards a Diploma Level 5 in Management.
    • Must be a driver with access to a vehicle.
    Benefits
    • Competitive Salary
    • Paid Holidays
    • Pension
    • Laptop and Mobile Phone
    • Ongoing Professional Development and training opportunities
    • Employee Assistance Programme
    • Car Scheme - Salary Sacrifice
    • Supportive and collaborative work environment
    Offers of empolyment are subject to stringent recruitment processes including references and a crininal records check DBS.
    (This job description is not exhaustive and can include tasks not detailed above.)

  • list Care Assistant

    Community Support Worker and Healthcare Assistant Role

    *Driving Licence Essential *Sponsorship not available*

    Hours available: 07:00-14:00 or 16:00-22:00
    Full Training provided

    ‘The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, then Retain Healthcare has the answer’
    Retain Healthcare is developing a new model of care and support to people living at home in your community. This is an opportunity for the right person to shape and develop a new service and deliver care that provides improved quality of life to those who need you most.

    Main Duties and Responsibilities include:

    • When required liaise with Social Workers, District Nurses and other agency professionals within the multidisciplinary team.
    • Contribute towards communicating changes of requirements.
    • Ensure that you work within the company policies and procedures.
    • Attending training and expanding your personal development
    • Assist customers as appropriate with their personal needs, such as dressing, washing, meal preparation and access to their community as detailed in the Care Plan.
    • When working within a customer’s home setting you may be assisting customers with, or where necessary carry out light housework, such as dusting, sweeping/ vacuuming carpets, living rooms/ kitchens/ bathrooms and toilets, polishing furniture using dusters/ mops/ equipment, washing and ironing clothing and bed linen, preparing and cooking a meal.
    • Following the outcome focused model, encourage customers to undertake personal care and tasks which they are capable of, recognising that their abilities may change, in some circumstances, on a day-to-day basis

    Being Part of Retain Healthcare, you will benefit from:
    • 24 hour support advice and guidance
    • Employee assistance program
    • Full time Mental Health First Aiders who are there for you when you need them
    • Having your own dedicated coordinator who will ensure you have the work you want and that you have everything you need to be successful in your role
    • Working for a Company that strives to do things better or differently
    • Local training and your own career development pathway endorsed by Skills for care. City and Guilds
    • FLEXIBLE hours - part time or full time, with a range of shifts including days and nights.
    • Guaranteed Hours available
    • FREE uniform, training and DBS Rebate Reimbursement
    • Enhanced Bank Holiday pay
    • Free blue light card
    • Weekly pay
    • Easy online application
    • Gloucestershire – CQC – Outstanding for Well Led
    • Retain Rewards - local discounts
    • £250 joining bonus
    Retain Healthcare Ltd and Retain Skills (South West) Ltd are an equal opportunities employer, offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and DBS Check.

    For more information please call our recruitment team!

  • Registered Nurse
    Weekly Pay, Free DBS, Access to Blue Light Card}

    Registered Nurse
    We are seeking Registered Nurses to work flexible hours for full and part time roles.
    We have a variety of projects coming up for Registered Nurses throughout the county. If you have a current NMC pin and availability we would love to tell you more about it.
    We offer:

    • Flexible work to suit you
    • Employee Assistance Programme
    • Clinical Training
    • Regular shifts
    • Evening, night and Weekend pay enhancements
    • Paid Mileage*
    • Paid Holidays
    • Company Pension
    • FREE DBS, FREE TRAINING, FREE UNIFORM* Subject to Ts and Cs
    • YOUR NMC PIN PAID ANNUALLY*!
    • The opportunity to gain valuable experience in a variety of placements
    • Recommend a friend bonus of up to £300
    • Help and assistance to get you through your revalidation
    • Free Christmas party
    • Competitive deals on lease cars
    • Retain Rewards - Gyms, Shops, Car servicing / MOT
    The Role
    The role will involve working as part of our Nursing team to provide:
    • Personal care
    • Administration of medication
    • Accurate Record Keeping (Daily records, MARS sheets)
    • Syringe Driver
    • Peg Feeds
    • Catheter care and catheterisation where required,
    • Promotion of independence
    • Follow policies and procedures
    • Understand and follow the NMC Code of conduct
    What Retain Healthcare can offer you
    The opportunity to work in an exciting, fast paced and growing branch with a dynamic team who have a wide range of skills, experience and backgrounds to support your development.
    This role May also be called RN, RGN, RMN, RNLD, Nurse, Registered Nurse, Registered General Nurse
    Retain Healthcare Ltd and Retain Skills (South West) Ltd are an equal opportunities employer, offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and DBS Check.

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