Health Care Assistant

Job Title: Health Care Assistant

Location: High Wycombe

Salary: £13.53 per Hour / £26,386.72 per annum

Job Type: Full time, Permanent, 37.5 hours per week

Royal Star & Garter was founded in 1916 to care for the severely injured young men returning from the battlegrounds of the First World War. Today, our mission is to provide an outstanding range of quality care and therapies to veterans and their partners living with disability or dementia.

Main purpose of the job:

To ensure that, at all times, residents are treated with respect and dignity and that individuals’ rights to privacy, independence and choice are met with kindness and compassion.

Work as an integrated member of a multi-disciplinary care team, delivering high quality personal and nursing care to all residents according to their needs and expectations.

Successfully complete and practice the Royal Star & Garter HCA Competency Framework.

Key tasks and responsibilities:

• To work in accordance with the issued Code of Conduct
• Fully participate in the Key Worker Scheme, supporting the role of the keyworker
• Support all individual aspects of resident care and wellbeing in line with care plans, promoting independence, decision making and respect
• Complete clinical activities, following training, including, but not limited to, administering medication, tissue viability and oral care
• Maintain accurate records and documentation of residents’ holistic care needs across all platforms and in compliance with organisational policy and data protection practice
• Actively participate in and promote the wellbeing activities and outings of the Home’s programme and enable residents to safely take part in the activities of their choice
• Communicate effectively with all colleagues, visiting health professionals and residents, ensuring that any information exchanged is accurate, relevant and appropriate
• Strive to continuously improve resident safety, care and well-being: sharing areas for improvement with your care team or line manager; and raising concerns in a timely manner.
• Be flexible in working with our residents across any House in the Home: establishing rapport, acting professionally and demonstrating an understanding of their personal circumstances to ensure the provision of high-quality, person-centred care.

Person Specification

Essential behaviours:

• You will be a proactive member of a dynamic, high-performing team, treating others with respect, kindness and understanding
• You have a strong commitment to nursing the elderly and providing the highest standards of care to enable residents to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. It is about recognising that each person is an individual and adapting one’s own approach accordingly.
• You will work collaboratively with people from different backgrounds and with different perspectives than your own, building positive and effective relationships.
• You recognise the strengths of people in your team, sharing your knowledge and skills to support and develop their abilities. Challenging poor attitudes and performance issues in a timely and constructive manner.
• You model professional conduct, showing determination, drive and commitment at all times, particularly when faced with challenges and setbacks.
• You reflect on your practice: identifying your own strengths and limitations; being receptive to feedback; and, actively seeking and making use of opportunities for development and wellbeing.
• You manage your time effectively, ensuring that you understand the roles and responsibilities of colleagues and are comfortable discussing your wellbeing.

Essential experience:

• Is willing to work towards an appropriate competency based qualification
• Is physically fit and able to carry out the duties of the role
• Good written and verbal English language and communication skills
• Resident focussed
• Computer literate

Our Values:

We are a values based organisation and strive to demonstrate our values in all we do:

• With love – We carry out our work with love, care and compassion
• Living positively – We are optimistic in everything we do, supporting veterans and their partners in leading happy, fulfilled lives
• As a family – We work and live and one team, one family, one community
• Standing in their shoes – We show admiration and respect for people and never forget what they have done
• Care with courage – We are not afraid to do what is right and what is needed

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Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Support Worker, Carer, Care Support, Care Assistant, Social Worker, Enabler, Care Worker, Care Helper, Care Management, Care Assist, Support Assistant, Care Team Leader, Support Team Leader, Care Home Assistant, Care Home Worker, Support Care Worker, NVQ 2, may also be considered.