Job Role: Support Worker/Healthcare Assistant

The Support worker / Healthcare assistant will be expected to help and assist the team with day to day routines including personal care and feeding. The Healthcare Assistants / Support Worker must have at least 6 months experience in care and be compassionate. The role involves working under the supervision of Nursing staff along with other Healthcare Assistants.

Responsibilities

• helping patients to wash, shower or dress
• serving food or helping people eat
• making and changing beds
• turning patients who are confined to bed to avoid pressure sores
• talking to patients to help them feel less anxious
• helping patients to move around if they find it difficult
• giving out and collecting bedpans, and helping patients to the toilet
• making sure the ward or patient’s homes are tidy
• keeping supplies and equipment in order
• using mobility aids...