Carer at Gigastreams Consulting

Job Purpose

•     To implement care plans by directly providing practical, physical, social and emotional care in client's own homes.
•     To create a supportive atmosphere in which clients can achieve maximum independence.

Main Activities

•     The specific requirements of each assignment will vary and these will be discussed with you before you accept the assignment.
•     As a carer you must be sensitive and responsive to the race, culture, religion, age, disability, gender and sexuality of the client who is receiving care and their representatives.

Specific Duties

•     You will provide care according to the client's specific diagnosis and needs.

Your Duties will include:

•     Communicating effectively with the client, the multi-disciplinary team and Nursing.
•     Keeping accurate, factual written accounts of your time with the client
•     Following the Nursing in assisting with Medication Carers Policy, as outlined.
•     An awareness of the client's emotional and spiritual needs.
•     Observing and following the Nursing Health and Safety policy.

Personal Care
Your Duties may include:

•     Washing and bathing
•     Use of bath aids
•     Assisting the client to shave
•     Mouth Care
•     Assisting the client to dress and undress
•     Eye Care
•     Pressure area care
•     Catheter / Urosheath care
•     Emptying of colostomy bag
•     Management of incontinence
•     Management of MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus)
•     including information sharing if client is transferred
•     Exercise as appropriate to the client's abilities
•     Moving and handling

Other Duties:

•     You may be required to perform tasks such as:
•     Meal preparation
•     Knowledge and Expertise.
•     Ideally some experience in caring for clients in their own home.
•     General care experience.
•     Light household duties which may include:

1.     Laundry.
2.     dusting.
3.     Tidying.
4.     Bed making.
5.     Keeping the refrigerator clean and ensuring the contents have not expired