Job Description
Care Assistant
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Accountable To: Head Office
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Responsible: Manager/Nurse in Charge
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Job Summary
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The post holder works to provide a supporting service to the person in charge of the shift. Duties are described within the following.
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Maintaining a protected and homely environment for service users by housekeeping duties in the care areas and prevention of cross-infection.
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Receiving and giving information.
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Working with and lending support to the qualified nurse carrying out planned care for individual service users.
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Responsibilities
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Personal and Social Care
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Participating in the preparation for the informal reception of the client user at the time of admission
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Attending to the needs of the carers/relatives of patients/service users and courteous reception of visitors in the Home.
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Protecting service users who are frail, unsteady when walking, disabled by poor vision or confusion from all types of accidents.
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Assisting service users in the care of their personal clothing and other
possessions/valuables
in accordance with the Home
policies/procedures.
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Knowing personal role at first aid level in resuscitation procedure.
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Receiving and acting upon the instruction of the Nurse-in-Charge that may be spoken and/or written in the service users care plan, or occur during work activities.
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Housekeeping
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Observing and prompting comfortable heating and tolerable noise levels within the Home.
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Service meals to service users.n
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assisting with help or feeding
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assisting with choice when required.
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record of fluid intake when appropriate or directed.
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comply with special diets,



report appetite and intake.
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prepare food and drinks as required.
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Maintain
recommendations/procedures
for food hygiene and food handling.
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Having detailed understanding of fire hazards, sighting of appliances, routines to be followed in the event of fire and evacuation process.
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Assisting with tidiness in clinical areas, removal of used items of equipment, correct disposal of waste, soiled linen.
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Assist Nurse-in-Charge or nominated Deputy in technical activities as required.
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Preparing the personal space areas for service users before admission/after discharge, cleaning the beds etc., and other items of equipment.
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Replenishing the service users areas with towels, soap etc., and identifying the need to replenish clinical stocks where holding levels are required.
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CLERICAL/ADMINISTRATION
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Listing service users property on arrival or departure.
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Noting, reporting and documenting damaged furnishings, condition of equipment, baths, showers or other appliances.
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Assisting as necessary with written documentation associated with any aspect of service users care - as supervised by Nurse in Charge.
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Dealing promptly with telephone enquiries and messages, communicating effectively with other members of the team.
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Additional Responsibilities
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Promote effective communication both within and outside the home environment.
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Participate in flexible duty patterns that promote effective 24 hour care of service user.
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This job description may alter due to the changing needs of the service we are required to provide and is not an exhaustive list of duties.
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📌 Chester-Le-Street Residential Home (Tasmania)
🏢 Gainford Group
📍 Tasmania