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Healthcare Assistant - Trowbridge/Warminster
Job Description
Homecare worker
Shift patterns: 7:00-14:00 and/or 16:00-22:00
Location: Trowbridge/Warminster
Driving essential
This role is part time or full time
We are looking for enthusiastic and caring individuals to support us in a new role, supporting people in their own homes live as independently as possible!
As a support worker your role will be focused on promoting independence for people who need help living in their own homes, you could be caring for people with various needs such as the elderly and adults with physical disabilities.
No experience is required as we provide an extensive training program and plenty of shadowing shifts for new starters, so that you will be confident in your knowledge and skills.
At Retain you can enjoy weekly pay as well as being offered a company pension scheme, paid holidays and first uniform for free. In addition, you can apply to complete NVQ and diploma qualifications, local training and your own personalised career development pathway.
What the job would entail:
- 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 Home Carer 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.
Retain Healthcare 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.
Working for Retain you will receive many benefits including:
- All of the benefits of a permanent employee with flexible Work to suit you
- Increased pay for NVQ / Diploma and Senior roles
- Night and Weekend pay enhancements
- Enhanced Bank Holiday pay
- Pension Scheme
- First Uniform Free
- Holiday Pay Accrual
- Local training and your own career development pathway
- Retain Rewards - local discounts
- Guaranteed Hours available
- Recommend a friend bonus of up to £250 per introduction
Our Ethos is the 4 R's, Retaining Quality, Retaining Independence, Retaining Staff and Retaining Skills...
SIMILAR JOBS
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Care Assistant for Complex Care Package – Days and Waking Nights available
CARE MORE IN 2024!
We at Retain Healthcare are looking for confident individuals to work in a complex care package in Chippenham.
This package has two shift patterns, 08:00-20:00 and 20:00-08:00. Please note that night shifts are waking nights.
The main duties and responsibilities include:- Remaining awake and alert for the entirety of the shift.
- Completing regular checks for health and welfare.
- Supporting the customer with their personal care needs.
- Supporting the customer to meet their outcomes.
- Supporting the customer with daily activities such as shopping, hobbies, attending appointments, accessing the community and keeping the home up together with domestic tasks.
- Administering medication.
- Use of moving and assisting equipment such as ceiling track hoists, electric wheelchairs, through the floor lifts, toto’s etc.
- Encouraging independence where possible.
Requirements:- Previous care experience necessary
- 25 years old and over
- Must hold a UK driving license
- Weekly pay (£15-£19 per hour dependent on day and time of shift)
- Flexible shift patterns to suit you, alternatively a rolling rota is also available
- DBS cost paid back to you after 100 hours completed
- Opportunity to top up your hours in other areas of the business
- Opportunity to progress your career
- Full induction process prior to employment commencing by Retain Skills
*NO COS OFFERED* -
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
For more information please call our recruitment team! -
Female Healthcare Assistant
CARE MORE IN 2024!
As a Care Worker for Retain Healthcare, the main purpose of the position is to provide care and support to all of customers, (both individuals and families assessed as being in need of assistance).
You will enable customers to maintain their independence and quality of life in their own homes.
Our services are customer led, and we support our customers to achieve their personal outcomes, by using an outcome focused approach.
MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES -- 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
Requirements:- A kind, approachable, caring, and passionate individual
- Drivers licence
- Own a car
- A desire to provide quality care and make a difference in the lives of others
- Available between 7am-2pm or 4pm-10pm
Benefits:- Get paid - for all travel,visits & training
- Guaranteed hours contract - know your earnings every week
- Flexible hours both full and part time with a range of shift patterns
- 40p per mile for travel
- Weekly pay
- All training provided is endorsed by Skills for Care through our training company Retain Skills
- Access to Mental Health First Aiders
- Free Lifestyle card
- Access to a vehicle when yours is off the road
- Blue Light card
- Lifestyle discount card
- DBS Rebate Reimbursement
- Potential to progress your career further with employment opportunites and Diplomas.
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.