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Healthcare Support Worker
| Posting date: | 13 March 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Living Wage |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 April 2025 |
| Location: | Hertfordshire, Eastern England |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Afeni Healthcare Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | Herts3251 |
Summary
Must hold a Valid Full UK drivers license (or evidence of
working towards with Qualified driving instructors evidence of
achieving with next 3-6months)
• Encourage and enable people we support to make day-to-day choices as well as bigger life decisions,
• Work with people we support to improve their independence and encourage their confidence.
• Enhancing and enriching quality of life for people we support by enabling them to keep moving towards agreed goals and life skills. This will involve supporting those individuals to plan and engage in activities in line with their individualised activity planner.
• Maintain the general health, wellbeing and emotional needs of people we support. This includes but is not limited to, ensuring a high standard of personal care which could include intimate care, attending health appointments, administering medication in line with company policies and responding appropriately to any medical or health concerns.
• Afeni Healthcare is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of people we support. Support Workers must ensure the safety of people we support complying with all health and safety requirements and all other relevant legislation, safeguarding policies and best practice. Ensure all concerns around safety and safeguarding are reported immediately.
• Encourage people we support to access a range of opportunities and experiences, supporting them to maximise their inclusion and participation in the community according to their needs, wishes and preferences.
• Supporting new team members.
• Supporting people we support to stay connected with family and friends, and to participate in social and community activities including annual holiday and professional networks.
• Maintain accurate and detailed records in line with legislation and organisation policies and procedures. This includes, but is not limited to, preparing and implementing care plans, risk assessments, writing daily reports, behaviour support documentation, health appointments and accident/incidents and completing other environmental records.
• Maintain and work with an up to date knowledge of each individual’s preferred method of communication.
• Involve people we support in maintaining the cleanliness of the home to a high standard.
• Work as part of a team in a constructive and supportive manner, attending and participating in regular team meetings and contributing to a culture of open communication and constructive feedback with colleagues
• Support behaviours that challenge, safely and supportively, by using the skills and approved approaches (both theoretical and practical) learnt through training, resulting in promotion of positive behaviour management and reduce likelihood of incidents.
• It is the nature of the work that task responsibilities are in many circumstances unpredictable and varied. All team members are expected to work in a flexible way when the occasion arises in order that tasks which are not specifically covered within their job description are covered.
• To be personally accountable for the standard of your practice.
• To report concerns and important matters to line management in a timely manner.
• To maintain the confidentiality of information.
• To participate in regular supervision meetings, annual development reviews and Annual Appraisals
• Take personal responsibility for your own learning and attend all relevant training/development provided and take responsibility for putting your learning into practice on a daily basis.
• To support all individuals in line with operational requirements. This involves working as part of a team or lone working in order to maintain a stable, happy and caring environment that puts the health, safety and welfare of people we support first.
• Act as a key worker to people we support ensuring the consistent implementation of all the above points.
working towards with Qualified driving instructors evidence of
achieving with next 3-6months)
• Encourage and enable people we support to make day-to-day choices as well as bigger life decisions,
• Work with people we support to improve their independence and encourage their confidence.
• Enhancing and enriching quality of life for people we support by enabling them to keep moving towards agreed goals and life skills. This will involve supporting those individuals to plan and engage in activities in line with their individualised activity planner.
• Maintain the general health, wellbeing and emotional needs of people we support. This includes but is not limited to, ensuring a high standard of personal care which could include intimate care, attending health appointments, administering medication in line with company policies and responding appropriately to any medical or health concerns.
• Afeni Healthcare is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of people we support. Support Workers must ensure the safety of people we support complying with all health and safety requirements and all other relevant legislation, safeguarding policies and best practice. Ensure all concerns around safety and safeguarding are reported immediately.
• Encourage people we support to access a range of opportunities and experiences, supporting them to maximise their inclusion and participation in the community according to their needs, wishes and preferences.
• Supporting new team members.
• Supporting people we support to stay connected with family and friends, and to participate in social and community activities including annual holiday and professional networks.
• Maintain accurate and detailed records in line with legislation and organisation policies and procedures. This includes, but is not limited to, preparing and implementing care plans, risk assessments, writing daily reports, behaviour support documentation, health appointments and accident/incidents and completing other environmental records.
• Maintain and work with an up to date knowledge of each individual’s preferred method of communication.
• Involve people we support in maintaining the cleanliness of the home to a high standard.
• Work as part of a team in a constructive and supportive manner, attending and participating in regular team meetings and contributing to a culture of open communication and constructive feedback with colleagues
• Support behaviours that challenge, safely and supportively, by using the skills and approved approaches (both theoretical and practical) learnt through training, resulting in promotion of positive behaviour management and reduce likelihood of incidents.
• It is the nature of the work that task responsibilities are in many circumstances unpredictable and varied. All team members are expected to work in a flexible way when the occasion arises in order that tasks which are not specifically covered within their job description are covered.
• To be personally accountable for the standard of your practice.
• To report concerns and important matters to line management in a timely manner.
• To maintain the confidentiality of information.
• To participate in regular supervision meetings, annual development reviews and Annual Appraisals
• Take personal responsibility for your own learning and attend all relevant training/development provided and take responsibility for putting your learning into practice on a daily basis.
• To support all individuals in line with operational requirements. This involves working as part of a team or lone working in order to maintain a stable, happy and caring environment that puts the health, safety and welfare of people we support first.
• Act as a key worker to people we support ensuring the consistent implementation of all the above points.