37.5 hours per week, working 1 in 4 weekends a month.
17.56 per hour.
Key Results
Summary responsibilities
- Ensure the safe, effective and meaningful delivery of holistic care, activities, well-being services and overall experience of our residents meeting their unique needs.
- irst point of contact to resolve queries / concerns from residents, their families, and colleagues.
- upport and welcome new residents to the unit by assisting with pre-admission assessments (non-clinical), settling in process and daily reviews (including dementia assessments).
- Undertake clinical assessments (with Registered Nurse) and carry out diagnostic observations. Complete audits, care plans and behaviour charts.
- Undertake day to day care tasks as required.
- Leadership and line management of Care Assistants and Seniors and all associated processes.
- Support with budget management, monitoring and reporting.
Skills and Experience
Communication
Interprets and explains information to others.
Provides and receives some complex, sensitive or contentious information.Persuasive, motivational, empathetic, reassuring skills.Confident negotiator.Shares knowledge and trains others on the job.Communicates openly and often with immediate and related teams.Objective review of complex matters.Thinking Style
Analyses complex facts or situations.Plans and organises a range of complex and interlinked activities and tasks (project planning).Uses sophisticated technical and problem-solving skills to enhance service area / discipline.Regular report writing, data analysis and recommending actions.Develops and maintains policies and procedures in own discipline.Aware of longer term impact of decisions.Leadership
As relevant, contribute to colleagues' performance reviews.Manages recruitment and retention (engagement) activities.May be responsible for coaching, advising, onboarding, delegating to colleagues.Monitors workflows.Motivates, inspires and drives colleagues to meet the needs / demands of the role.Project planning skills.Data management, processing information and analysis skills.People management skills.Budget mgmt. and financial planning.Working with Others
Seeks, responds to and acts upon client feedback regularly.Builds relationships internally and externally.Strong personal network inside and outside org.Establishes a collaborative culture for team and those who use their services.Collaborative approach.Other Skills and Qualifications
Essential
Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care (or equivalent)Level 2 in Understanding the Safe Handling of Medication in Social Care (or equivalent)Confident and competent in workplace assessment / Care Certificate assessorExperience of working with older people, those with a disability, and / or dementiaExperience of working in a nursing home / hospital / sheltered housing / social care setting in a supervisory / management capacityConfident with using IT and an advanced understanding of Word / EmailFirst Aid (first responder) qualificationKnowledge of manual handling and food and hygiene practicesDesirable
Level 3 qualification in Leadership / Management (or equivalent) or willing to work towards (essential)Additional information
Duties must be carried out in compliance with St Monica Trust's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy.This role profile contains the principal accountabilities relating to this post and does not describe in detail all the duties required to carry them out.This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and this means that any criminal conviction, including spent convictions, must be made known at the time of the application.The role
As a Senior Care Assistant, you get to support and deliver care to our residents, by assisting them with their daily needs. Building strong relationships is the key in this role, supporting their health and well-being.
Training and development
You will get all the support and training needed to, if you wish, become a Senior Care Assistant and to work under guidance from our Registered Nurses, carrying out more complex care activities, as well as taking more responsibility for residents around the home.