Senior Care Assistant – Oaktree

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Oaktree, located in Brisham Park, Yate, is a 76 bedded home, offering residential, nursing and respite care. We are recruiting for a Senior Care Assistant to join the team on night shifts.

Knowledge and Experience

• Previous experience working within an elderly care environment
• Understand care planning process and experience of writing care plans
• Knowledge of regulatory framework

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

• Recognise and facilitate the daily needs of residents
• Conduct formal supervisions and appraisals
• Contributing to care planning and coaching care assistants
• Take an active professional role in promoting the services offered when dealing with relatives, prospective residents and enquiries
• Participate in updating and writing care plans and resident documentation
• Be responsible for making and reporting realistic assessments of each resident to ensure continuity of care
• Be responsible for administrating medication to the residents in accordance with policies and procedures

Healthcare Homes offer an Employee Assistance Programme which is immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service which operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to include support such as financial and family concerns.