To provide safe, compassionate and person-centered care and support to clients in their own homes, promoting dignity, independence, choice and wellbeing.
Key Responsibilities:-
- Provide person-centered personal care and support according to individual care plans.
- Support clients with personal hygiene, dressing, continence, mobility, nutrition and hydration.
- Support with meal preparation, light domestic tasks and other agreed activities identified in the care plan.
- Promote independence and encourage clients to do as much as possible for themselves.
- Maintain dignity, privacy, choice and respect at all times.
- Observe and report changes in a client's physical health, mental wellbeing, behaviour or circumstances.
- Report safeguarding concerns, incidents, accidents and risks immediately to the management team.
- Maintain accurate and timely care records and complete all required documentation.
- Follow medication procedures where trained and assessed as competent.
- Follow infection prevention, health and safety, moving and handling and lone-working procedures.
- Maintain professional boundaries and confidentiality at all times.
- Work positively with colleagues, families and other health and social care professionals.
- Use equipment and PPE safely and report any defects, shortages or concerns.
- Participate fully in induction, supervision, mandatory training and competency assessments.