Jobs

Senior Carer (two positions)

Please email your CV to hr@jammac1.com

A Senior Carer will be required to:

• Carry out all aspects of care for our service users including personal care.  This includes washing, toileting, hoisting (where necessary), dressing, bathing, feeding and attending to specific care needs.
• Attend to service users’ physical medical health needs such as skin tears, ulcers, assistance with mobility, oral hygiene, feeding etc.
• Attend to service users’ mental health needs such as communication, activities, understanding.
• Assist with the administration of medication.
• Attend to service users’ mental and physical well-being.
• Record all care daily using the Person-Centred Software.
• Liaise with other healthcare professionals including District Nurses, Social Workers, the GP, Consultants, Physiotherapists, etc.
• Liaise with service users’ families and friends.
• Assist with infection control practices and procedures.
• Carry out administrative tasks as necessary.
• Assist the management staff with management tasks.
• Train and supervise carers and more junior staff.
• Assist with and complete risk assessment and service users’ care plans as necessary.
• Assist the Registered Manager with all aspects of running the Home.
• Be on call during out of hours if necessary.

Health and Safety & Medication Compliance

• Always wear the Red Medication tabard whilst administering medication.
• Administer and oversee safe storage of medication in line with policies and competencies.
• Ensure accurate recording and updating of care notes, risk assessments and handover reports.
• Uphold safeguarding, infection control and health and safety standards.
  

Weekly Medication Compliance Checks

• Ensure Medication Trolley is stored securely in the designated area.
• Review fridge and room temperatures for medication storage (record daily on the allocated documents provided)
• Check stock levels against the Emar system (balance counts correct)
• Confirm all controlled drugs are double signed and stored correctly.
• Identify and document any errors, omissions, or late does – report immediately to manager – raise the incident on PCS without delay.
• Ensure expired or discontinued medication is separated for return to pharmacy.

Monthly Medication Compliance Checks

• Carry out full audit for Emar for the month (accuracy, legibility, completion)
• Reconcile all medication delivered by pharmacy against records.
• Audit controlled drugs register (balances, signatures, dates).
• Review and update service users’ medication profiles and care plans.
• Check all homely remedies are authorised, labelled, and in date.
• Submit medication audit findings to Manager for review.
• Action with Manager and record follow ups for any discrepancies.

Repositioning service users with Skin Integrity Breakdown

• Ensure that all service users at have an up-to-date risk of pressure damage (or with existing breakdown) have an up-to-date repositioning schedule documented in their care plan.
• Allocate repositioning duties to care staff and monitor that they are carried out as prescribed.
• Supervise staff to ensure correct moving and handling techniques are used, in line with training and service users’ safety.
• Lead by example in assisting with safe repositioning, ensuring dignity and comfort.
• Confirm service users are repositioned at the required frequency (e.g., every 2 hours or as clinically instructed by the district nurse team.
• Ensure pressure – relieving equipment (mattress, cushions) is in place and used appropriately by all the care team.
• Ensure all the care team observe service users skin condition during repositioning, documenting and any changes or concerns
• Escalate any deterioration in skin integrity immediately to the deputy or manager.
  

Moving and Handling

• Ensure all service users that require a slide sheet all have their own and not shared with other service users.
• Ensure all service users that requires slings for the hoist have been assed and have their own slings in their bedrooms.
• Ensure you monitor the LOLER label (in date, charged, clean, suitable, working, assessed for, staff are trained, not damaged.
• Ensure all care staff to be aware of A.A.R.R

• Avoid – manual handling
• Assess – how much manual handling is required
• Reduce – the risk of injury to staff and service users
• Review at least once a month.

A Diploma in Health and Social Care Level 3 (previously NVQ Level 3) or equivalent and at least one year’s experience in care is desirable, but not necessary. 

Community Care Assistant

Please contact Katie on 07891 830160 or email katie.rowanhouse@jammac1.com for further information.

We are looking for passionate people to deliver top quality and person-centred care to our wonderful group of clients. We are looking for people who are committed to ensuring that the needs of our clients are met to a high standard, no matter how big or small. We are enabling and supporting our clients to remain independent in their own homes and you will be the one person who brightens up their day.

Salary

Competitive rates of pay, ranging from £13.70 – £23.03 per hour.

The hourly rate is dependent on the shift worked, with the higher rates being paid for evenings, weekend work & overtime. Starting with ‘shadow’ training, increasing during probationary period and increasing again once the probation period is successfully completed.

Travel time is paid between each care visit and mileage is paid for clients outside of the Saltash area.

Location

We cover Saltash and surrounding areas, including Hatt, Landrake, Tideford, St Germans and more.

Hours

We have multiple job vacancies open for full time, part time & weekend and bank staff. All of these vacancies offer flexibility and include evening and weekend shifts.

Job Description

The job role will include assisting our clients with day to day tasks to help them remain as independent as possible in the comfort of their own homes. This might include:

• Assistance with personal care
• Administering or assisting with Medication
• Meal Preparation
• Grocery Shopping
• Cleaning duties
• Sit in services
• Trips out
• Welfare checks
• Companionship

You will mainly be working with the elderly and people living with physical disabilities, sensory disabilities or people recovering from a period in hospital.

Experience

No previous care experience is required, as full training is provided, but it would be beneficial.

Training

Comprehensive induction training is given to all new starters.

All mandatory training is provided and will need to be kept up to date annually.

We offer staff the opportunity to complete a fully funded Diploma in Health & Social Care with a financial bonus upon completion.

We promote and encourage the professional development of our staff and provide opportunities to help with this.