Home Care Assistant

ROLE SUMMARY

Home Care Support Workers at Sincerity Health Care are dedicated to enabling service users to maintain their independence within their own homes. Our team delivers compassionate, reliable care and support tailored to each individual's personal needs, while respecting their privacy and confidentiality.

JOB SPECIFICATION

1. Key Responsibilities:

Deliver personalised, high-quality care to service users, following individual support plans and adopting a person-centred approach.
Duties include:

• Personal Care: Assisting with washing, dressing, bathing, toileting, and medication management.
• Social Duties: Preparing and cooking meals, conducting essential cleaning, shopping, and handling bill payments.
• Enabling and Support: Supervising, monitoring, and coaching service users to enhance their independence and self-control. This may involve accompanying service users to appointments, social outings, or other events.
• Understand and respond to the specific needs of service users, maintaining effective communication with them, their families, friends, and other healthcare professionals.
• Ensure all care activities comply with Sincerity Health Care’s Policies and Procedures, CQC Fundamental Standards, and all contractual and legislative requirements.
• Maintain accurate and timely records, reporting any changes or concerns in the service user's condition or circumstances.
• Collaborate effectively as part of a team to provide comprehensive support.
• Deliver services in a culturally sensitive manner, respecting the diversity of service users in terms of disability, race, age, sexuality, marital or civil partnership status, transgender status, or religion/belief.
• Work closely with unpaid carers, including family members and friends, to enhance the well-being of service users.
• Uphold anti-discriminatory practices, confidentiality, dignity, and privacy for all service users.
• Act swiftly to safeguard service users from neglect or abuse.
• Engage in staff development, training, and performance appraisals as required.
• Consistently project a professional and caring image, embodying the values of Sincerity Health Care.

2. Additional Responsibilities:

Health and Safety:

As an employee of Sincerity Health Care, comply with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974:

• Take reasonable care of the health and safety of yourself and others who may be affected by your actions at work.
• Co-operate with the organisation to ensure adherence to Health and Safety legislation and policies. Avoid interfering with or misusing anything provided for health, safety, or welfare purposes.

Data Protection:

Always respect the confidentiality of information, adhering to the Data Protection Act requirements. This includes managing data fairly and lawfully, holding data for specified purposes, and disclosing data only to authorised individuals or organisations.

*Please note: This job description is subject to regular review and may be amended as necessary. It is not a contractual document.*

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: £12.71-£13.05 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount
• On-site parking
• Referral programme

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Northampton, Northamptonshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

• Home care: 2 years (preferred)
• Care home: 2 years (preferred)

Language:

• English (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Location:

• Northampton, Northamptonshire (preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 75% (preferred)

Work Location: In person