Carer Fixed Term Contract
Bank Carer
We’re one of the largest not for profit care provider in the UK, specialising in providing high quality, person-centred care for older people, in care homes and extra care housing nationwide.
At OSJCT we care about our residents and we care about each other. That means you’ll enjoy great career development working for an expanding organisation. Because we’re a not for profit trust, we invest every penny we make in the people who live in our homes and the people who work here too. This means better quality care and lovely homes for our residents, along with competitive wages and great training and development for our people.
We provide outstanding care, working closely with leading experts on dementia and elderly care. And we’re currently modernising our portfolio of care homes – refurbishing our existing homes and moving into new, inspiring, contemporary care homes too.
As we expand nationwide, we need more people with the right mix of skills, passion and ambition to help us grow even more.
At OSJCT we care about our residents and we care about each other. That means you’ll enjoy great career development working for an expanding organisation. Because we’re a not for profit trust, we invest every penny we make in the people who live in our homes and the people who work here too. This means better quality care and lovely homes for our residents, along with competitive wages and great training and development for our people.
We provide outstanding care, working closely with leading experts on dementia and elderly care. And we’re currently modernising our portfolio of care homes – refurbishing our existing homes and moving into new, inspiring, contemporary care homes too.
As we expand nationwide, we need more people with the right mix of skills, passion and ambition to help us grow even more.
Fives Court offers residential care to 31 residents set in its own pleasant, level grounds, in a quiet location close to the centre of Mere.
If you feel you can make a real difference to someone's life and are caring and passionate about the care of the elderly, then you should consider a role here at Fives Court.
General scope of post
Provide support and personal care to residents as specified in the personal plan and to work in accordance with the Orders of St John Care Trust Standards and Values
Key Accountabilities
- • Attend to the personal care and wellbeing of residents; act as a key worker for a number of residents to ensure their needs are identified and met
- • Understand responsibilities in relation to providing outstanding care, adhering to health and safety, food hygiene, fire precautions and emergency procedures, infection control and emergency aid and other Trust policies.
- • Ensure the safeguarding of all residents, employees, volunteers and visitors to the Home through adherence to relevant legislation, procedures and codes of practice relating to care, health and safety, food hygiene, fire precautions and emergency procedures, infection control and emergency first aid.
- • Active participation in training to ensure personal development and to build knowledge and competence relative to the role.
- • Work effectively in a team and supporting the Senior Carer/ Care Leader in caring for residents during a shift.
- • Take responsibility for identifying and resolving non-compliance or possible improvements including health and safety and other legislative and procedural requirements, through the line manager or Whistle-blowing route.
- • Ensure residents are supported to make their own decisions in accordance with the mental Capacity Act. This will include ongoing assessment of capacity, gaining resident consent and supporting positive risk taking.
Wiltshire
Fives Court
BA12 6DH
Fixed term
10.00
Pauline Carrick
30/07/2020, 23:55
This vacancy is closed to applications.