Job Description
HEALTHCARE ASSISTANT
HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT
HEALTHCARE ASSISTANT
HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT
Key Responsibilities
- Personal Care: Helping residents with washing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and oral hygiene.
- Mobility Support: Assisting residents to move around, transfer, and use mobility aids, ensuring they retain independence where possible.
- Nutrition & Hydration: Serving meals, helping residents to eat, and monitoring fluid intake.
- Health Monitoring: Taking and recording vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration, weight) and reporting any changes to senior staff.
- Emotional Support: Providing companionship, listening, and offering reassurance to residents.
- Environment: Making beds, keeping living areas tidy, and ensuring equipment is clean and safe.
- Record Keeping: Accurately updating care plans and resident records.
- Safety Compliance: Following policies on fire safety, infection control, and health & safety.
Core Skills & Qualities
- Compassion, empathy, and patience.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Attention to detail and reliability.