Care Worker Needed

Job Description

Nubah Social Care is a community-based home care provider, regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) under the "Homecare Service Provider" category. Our primary goal is to offer coordinated and comprehensive home health care services to individuals who are home-bound, ensuring they receive the support they need in the comfort of their own residences. We are proud to maintain a GOOD service provider rating, which we have upheld since our inception. The CQC regularly accredits and regulates our services, ensuring we adhere to high-quality standards. Our organisation has been collaborating with various local authorities to deliver essential services. Currently, we are working with London Borough Tower Hamlets Social Care, London Borough of Newham, Redbridge, Waltham Forest, and Hackney Council for Disabled Children and Young People's Services (DCYPS), as well as adults. Additionally, we are registered with Pan-London Domiciliary Care AQP, allowing us to provide services to NHS clients.

Care Worker – North London (N Postcode Area)

We are looking for a compassionate and reliable Care Worker (male and female) to support clients in their own homes across the North London N area. preferably (N1, N4, N15, N16, N17)

To support customers with all aspects of their day-to-day living, so they can enjoy the best possible quality of life. Providing care and support is both a challenging and rewarding experience. You will mostly work alone with the customer in their home. Compassion, good communication skills and a calm and caring manner are essential for this important role in our company. Key responsibility Safely provides compassionate care and support that is centred on the individual needs and wishes of each customer. Respect customers’ choices and always promote their dignity. You may be the only person the customer sees over a period, it is therefore essential to report any changes or causes for concern to your line manager promptly. You need to be clear about when to seek help and advice to keep customers safe and promote their well-being.

Skills required

You’ll need

the ability to relate to people from a wide variety of backgrounds

skills in communicating with tact and sensitivity

the ability to remain calm under pressure

Depending on the role, you may need to cope with challenging behaviour.

Duties

Care and support

Give non-discriminatory care and support that values the diverse and unique qualities of each customer. See the whole person and not merely a list of care needs. Carefully listen and observe how customers prefer their care and support to be delivered on a day to day basis. Help them make their own decisions and to be as independent as possible. Follow instructions in the care and support plan which has been agreed with each customer.

This may include

All aspects of personal care

Showering and bathing

Dressing and grooming

Toileting and continence care

Teeth and dentures

Medicines

Showering and bathing

Dressing and grooming

Toileting and continence care

Teeth and dentures

Eating and drinking

Helping the customer to plan what to eat and drink

Gentle encouragement and help to eat and drink well

Shopping, preparing and serving food and drinks

Clearing the table, washing up and keeping the kitchen area clean and tidy.

Agreeing with the customer how to store food safely and dispose of out-of-date produce

Safely using aids and personal equipment in a manner that respects the dignity of customers.

Standing and walking frames

Wheelchairs, manual and electric hoists

Sliding sheets and moving boards

Hearing aids and other physical aids

Housework

Washing floors, vacuuming and sweeping

Laundry and ironing, making beds and changing the linen

Dusting and general tidying

Social and physical activities or mental stimulation

Answering the door and greeting visitors

Answering emergency bells and the telephone

Writing cards and letters or emails

Taking a customer out shopping, to see their friends or to other activities

Hobbies and recreations such as reading, photo albums, games, etc

Supporting a customer through temporary and terminal illness

End of life care

Hospital appointments

Liaising with community health support and families Recording and reporting

Record and report all relevant customer information

The care and support that you provide and assistance with medicines

Changes to a customer’s condition or other concerns

Faulty equipment or hazards in the home

Response to emergencies, accidents and incidents

Safeguarding matters

Job Types

Full-time, Part-time