Care Assistant

Job Title: Care Assistant

Location: London

Salary: £15.00 to £17.50 per hour

Hours: PRN, pick up shifts through the scheduling app

Contract: Permanent, part-time

Our hospice team includes nurses, aides, social workers, chaplains and volunteers. London Hospice provides in-home caregivers for seniors, helping with bathing, meals, medication reminders and light housekeeping. Founded in 1961, we now have 70 employees.

Job summary:

Our Rehab hall has 24 residents and two CNAs per shift on days. You report to the charge nurse. On site, London.

In this role you will:

• Make beds, change linens and keep rooms clean and safe
• Help residents and patients with bathing, grooming, dressing and toileting
• Provide incontinence care and catheter care
• Follow fall precautions, infection control and resident rights policies
• Document care in PointClickCare, Epic or the facility flow sheet
• Report changes in skin, behaviour, appetite or pain to the nurse right away
• Assist with meals, set up trays and document percentage eaten

Requirements:

• 1+ months of experience in long-term care or a hospital preferred
• Patience with residents who have dementia or behavioral symptoms
• Basic English reading and writing for charting
• On your feet for most of the shift, with frequent bending and lifting
• CPR/BLS certification, or willing to obtain within 30 days

What we offer:

• Pension scheme with 5% employer contribution
• Enhanced rates for weekends and bank holidays
• Free on-site parking
• Paid training
• Cycle to work scheme
• 33 days holiday including bank holidays
• Overtime at time and a half

You must have the right to work in the UK.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at London Hospice.