Night Care Assistant

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

To help residents get ready and get into bed/settle down for the night

To provide a high standard of care overnight, including hygiene, continence, mobility, dressing and general care

To carry out regular checks on residents at intervals determined by the person in charge, and record.

To ensure the residents’ privacy and dignity is maintained at all times

To carry out regular checks on the building at intervals determined by the person in charge with special reference to fire prevention and security.

To answer emergency bells or calls from residents immediately and seek further assistance if necessary.

To assist residents throughout the night with whatever they need, maybe even just for company, reassurance or a refreshment.

To join with the day staff to work as a team in helping prepare residents for bed or assisting them in the morning, as directed by the person in charge

In the time available between attending to residents undertake domestic duties e.g preparing for breakfast, table laying, dusting and hoovering as per rota and record tasks undertaken.

To follow and assist with planning individual care by means of care planning.

To assist residents and to promote continence at night and complete records

To communicate with the Home Manager and the person in charge both verbally and in writing about the residents’ general condition and developments in the home.

MUST BE ABLE TO WORK AT SHORT NOTICE TO COVER HOLIDAYS AND SICKNESS

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Part-time hours: 24-36 per week

Salary: £9.90 per hour

Benefits:

• On-site parking

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Night shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Manchester: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: 15