Caregivers and Support workers, Healthcare workers

Job description

BANK WORK, LONG DAYS, EVENINGS AND WEEKEND WORK!
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

**Are you autonomous compassionate, truthful and resilient? If yes, this Job is your job!!

Are you a driver with a full driving licence and at least 2 years minimum driving experience?

Are you English speaking if yes that’s great and if bilingual too that’s a great bonus!

Peartree1 are looking for Community Care workers at our Northamptonshire Branch and have many positions available immediately in all areas. Whether you're an experienced Care worker or have no experience at all, we'd love to hear from you!

Full time, part time, weekend shifts, flexible shifts, long days, waking nights and sleep in positions are available for this role.

We currently have clinical roles for senior carers to work alongside our Nursing Team and our Homecare team in Domiciliary, Brain Injury, Mental Health Services and Supported Living Services

There are many **benefits** of working for with us as we are growing fast to be one of the largest care providers in the UK with local offices being established all over the country. We are registered with care quality commissioning (CQC) for the following Specialisms/services:

Dementia, Learning disabilities, Mental health conditions, Personal care, Physical disabilities, Sensory impairments, Treatment of disease, disorder or injury, Caring for children (0 - 18yrs), Caring for adults under 65 yrs, Caring for adults over 65 yrs. Examples are Palliative Patients, Stroke, Autism, Covid Patients, the list is non exhaustive.

Read our report on https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-2761790507/reports and visit our website http://www.peartree1ltd.com and book a pre application phone call to learn more about us:

• Up to 28holidays per annum paid
• Peartree1 Company Pension via NEST
• Access to Peartree 1 success money saving scheme
• Refer a friend bonus of up to £100! (Terms and Conditions apply) subject to terms
• Annual company fun days
• Annual company gift vouchers/ shopping for thank you to your good service
• Employee of the month gift voucher of up to £30
• Early morning, evening and weekend shifts available with guaranteed hours
• An employee assist hotline
• Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for full time staff
• Extensive training (funded by Peartree 1 minimum 12 months in post) including the transition to complete QCF in Health and Social Care and the Care Certificate to support your career growth, subject to availability
• Extensive induction programme, for which you will be paid, including opportunities to transition automatically to complete QCF
• Career progression can include to become a Care coordinator, Team leader, Visiting Officer, Regional or Branch Manager, support to apply at a local university to train as a nurse (subject to qualifications and terms)
• Care workers with 12 months with Peartree1ltd will receive a £50 -£100 "Platinum handshake"

Peartree 1 guarantees ongoing safe and quality standards of care and support to its service users and patients to continue living in their own homes.

**The role of a Care Worker includes Role Responsibilities

You will be expected to follow our care plan prescription which in an online working system- Nursebuddy & CITATION.

You will be expected give all service user Consent and carry our care plan updates and provide the nurse assessor with information including the registered manager,

Maintaining a safe environment: The Health and Safety at work Act 1974:

· You will be expected to attend train the trainer courses to train the staff such as: PEOPLE MOVING AND HANDLING, MEDICATION, END OF LIFE, AUTISM ETC

· You will be expected to be in the company platforms

· You will be expected to travel across the company Service users

· Follow care as per Mental Capacity Act UK

· Identify Hazards: Moving and Handling possible hazard

· Decide who may be harmed and how: The service user and the caregivers.

· Use of wrong people moving and handling techniques.

· Assess the risks and take action: Moving and handling equipment, trained staff to be sent in.

· Make a record of the findings: Equipment, to be safety checked before every use.

· Review the Risk Assessment: on daily basis

· The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 and Manual Handling regulations 1992.

· You will be expected to be on an on-call rota to routinely support and manage the team on weekends paid at an on-call incentive.

· You will be expected to manage the shift if in supported living ensuring mediations are ordered and liaise with the Nurse assessor or field manager.

· You will be expected to respond to emergencies, as a care Provider we are 24/7 and at times you maybe called in an emergency in our Brain Injury supported living accommodation.

Personal care is one of our CQC regulated Domains: you will be expected to carry out a Holistic Assessments for all our service users/ patients:

Washing and Dressing:

• Providing all elements of oral care, personal care, support & assistance to clients, from supporting with personal hygiene to companionship.

Eating and Drinking

• Menu preparation
• Healthy food and balanced diet, assist with helping them shopping for food, giving them a choice
• Prevent choking and support Service users with feeding

Health and Welfare:

· Prompting and administering medication

· Household cleaning, follow Peartree1 cleaning chart

· Collecting medication from pharmacy

· Attending appointment with the Service user and MDT meetings

· Writing of letters, managing bills and attending benefits office

· Registering with the job centre

· Promoting community independence

· Bilingual preferred if from abroad due to the Equality and Diversity Culture in the UK

· Socialising and activities such as Disco, Mencap and recreation.

· Stimulate and support Service users, emotional support

· Record Keeping and Documentation

· Documenting all Care records

· Taking photographic evidence with consent

**Requirements whilst on Duty**

A working mobile phone, tablet, access to WhatsApp, access to data

• A passion for making a positive difference in people's lives
• Sharing the Peartree (7 P’s) Values:
• Positive thinking,
• Positive motivational,
• Positive empowering,
• Positive client centred care,
• Positive attitude,
• Positive role-model
• Positive setting of high standards
• Positive written communication and feedback
• Positive verbal communication skills
• Positive environment
• Positive trainer
• A satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
• A driving licence and access to your own vehicle or Peartree1 vehicle
• COMPLETE ALL Peartree1 online courses and PASS
• FOR MORE DETAILS Apply on www.peartree1ltd.com, INDEED, TALENT FINDER, OR CALL:

01604266962 press option 1 for Recruitment)

• OR ring 07383104888

Job Types: Full-time AS per needs of the business

Salary: £11.00-£15.00 per hour

Job Types: Full-time Permanent

Application questions

You have requested that Indeed ask candidates the following questions:

· Are you in Northampton, Northamptonshire?

· Do you have the following licence or certification: Driving License?

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary, Permanent

Salary: £11.00-£15.00 per hour

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £11.00-£15.00 per hour

Day range:

• Every weekend
• Monday to Friday

Shift:

• 12 hour shift
• Day shift
• Night shift
• Overnight shift

Licence/Certification:

• driving licence (required)

Work Location: One location