About this role
Core Job Responsibilities
- Personal Care: Assisting with washing, showering, bathing, dressing, grooming, oral hygiene, and toileting while preserving patient dignity.
- Mobility & Handling: Helping patients transfer between beds and chairs, walk safely using mobility aids, and repositioning individuals to prevent pressure ulcers.
- Nutrition & Hydration: Assisting with feeding, monitoring food and fluid intake, and reporting any changes in appetite or swallowing difficulties.
- Clinical & Monitoring Support: Recording vital signs (where trained and delegated), observing general wellbeing or skin integrity, and promptly reporting changes to nursing staff.
- Household & Environment: Maintaining clean, safe care environments, handling equipment hygiene (like hoists or commodes), and managing light housekeeping or meal prep in home settings..
Private Home Setting: Involves community call-in visits or live-in care, supporting independent living, companionship, and escorting clients to social outings or appointments.