Job Description

Key responsibilities:

• To assist in preparing residents for bed, as required.
• To help residents with problems of mobility and other physical disabilities (e.g. incontinence), helping with the use of disability aids and caring for the same, where appropriate.
• To receive and act upon instructions from Senior Care Staff regarding specific tasks to be carried out during the night. 
• To carry out regular checks on residents throughout the night, according to set intervals by Senior Care and with due regard to residents’ individual wishes.
• To answer promptly all nurse alarm calls, assessing each situation and dealing with any resident who is seeking help. In cases of emergency to summon duty Senior Care Staff and if necessary to call the emergency GP and/or summon an ambulance.
• To assist residents who need help or reassurance, providing light drinks or refreshments where required.
• To carry our regular checks on the building, with particular reference to fire prevention and external security.

Essential traits:

• Caring and Patience
• Sensitive to the privacy and individual needs of the residents
• Good communication skills
• Be physically fit, equal to the demands of the work

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