Health Care Assistant (Nights) - Launceston

We are currently recruiting for Healthcare Assistants to work Night Shifts in a well regarded care home, ensuring the health and well-being of all residents, respecting the dignity of the individual in every aspect of your professional care practice.

Benefits :

• Excellent rates of pay depending on experience
• £8.80ph - £9.60ph
• Enhanced rates if leading shift.
• Both full and part time permanent contracts
• Night shifts -8pm -8am
• Ongoing training and full support to develop career is on offer and the chance to progress through the company.
• Free uniform
• Meals on duty
• Discount and perks scheme
• Pension

Responsibilities:

• Assisting clients with their day to day tasks to ensure their physical and emotional needs are met, in the most dignified way possible
• Assisting and enabling a client with their nutritional and hydration needs , respecting the dignity of each person in your care
• Develop person-centred relationships of trust in a safe, non-judgemental, warm and positive environment
• Accurately and consistently administer, record, store and order medication in line with policy.
• Participate in development of care plans and risk assessments.
• Participate as a valued member of support team, providing detailed handovers, recording observations and any welfare needs or changes
• Ensure the psychological, physical, spiritual and diversity needs of individual people in your care are met and continuously monitored.

Requirements:

• Ideally Level 2 Diploma / NVQ in Health and Social Care or equivalent
• Ideally Medication and Current Moving & Handling certification – though full training will be provided
• Good standard of literacy and numeracy and IT skills
• Working knowledge of Safeguarding
• Respectful and trustworthy
• Able to display empathy and sensitivity at all times
• A team player but equally able to work on own initiative
• A genuine passion for helping people, understanding the obstacles faced in the healthcare sector
• A desire to improve on knowledge and skills and progress through the company

For further details, please submit your CV

IND3CORN

Part-time hours: 16-48 per week

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Salary: £8.80-£9.60 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Weekends

Location:

• Launceston, Cornwall (Preferred)

Licence:

• Driving License (Preferred)

Work remotely:

• No

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