Health Care Assistant

Job description

OverviewOlive Tree Services is a family run domiciliary care business, providing high quality care packages for clients in their own homes. We have opportunities for part time or full time posts.

Job benefits

£13.00ph

Travel time is paid

Each mile will be paid at 45ppm

Bank holiday rates paid at £21.71ph

Paid training and shadowing

Free DBS

Free Uniform and PPE

24/7 support from management

Induction to each of our clients before going solo

Stakeholder pension scheme following successful probation period

Loyalty bonus every 12 months

Recruitment incentive scheme

Flexible hours

28 days annual leave

Job summaryOur staff will be providing personal, practical and/or social support to adults in the community, mostly in their own homes. The clients may be elderly or may be recently discharged from hospital, and possibly may have one or more of the following: learning disability, autism, mental health issues, physical disability, sensory impairment and dementia.

All staff will be trained, and will work as a member of a team being led by one of our Senior Nurse Managers. This means that they will be supervised as needed and will have the nurse as a mentor.

Our Health Care Assistants / Flexible Workers will be assisting our clients with tasks such as the following and helping them with activities of their choice to help them to live as fully and independently as possible. This list is not exhaustive:

Assistance with eating and drinking

Bathing and all personal care as required

Toileting

Dressing and undressing

Getting in and out of bed

Managing personal laundry and ironing

Shopping, menu planning, preparing and cooking meals, diet monitoring

Prompting administrating of medication and the collection of medications

Support to attend medical appointments

Money management - household bills

Reading books or newspapers, writing and dealing with correspondence

Keeping in contact with the client's family and friends

Walking and exercise

Pet care

Companionship and conversation

Accompanying clients to social events and religious services

Supporting with days out or for short breaks

Sleeping in as required

Household tasks - cleaning, plant care and gardening

Dealing with maintenance, repairs and home security

Key Responsibilities

Communication

Communicate effectively with clients, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating

Communicate and give information in ways that the client can understand

Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication

Act as an advocate when representing clients

Listen to the client and pass on their wishes to the management team

Ensure effective communication between colleagues, other professionals, client\'s friends, family or other people associated with the client

Delivering a quality service

Demonstrate a client-centred approach

Treat individuals with dignity and respect

Support the client with any personal care and health needs in a way that is compassionate, sensitive, respectful and which upholds that the protection of dignity is paramount

Ensure all care has been agreed with the client in accordance with the care plan

Recognise and work within own competence

Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality

Ensure the client\'s safety and that of others and self

Adhere to the reporting of incidents, accidents and near misses in accordance with Olive Tree Services policies

Understand and apply Olive Tree Services Safeguarding policy which supports the identification of vulnerable and abused adults, being aware of statutory vulnerable adult health procedure and local guidance

Evaluating the quality of one\'s own work and that of the team, implementing improvements where required

Participate in shared learning across the company from time to time

Equality and diversity

Identify and challenge discrimination and promote diversity and equal opportunity

Contribute to the establishment of a non-discriminatory culture

Support people who need assistance in exercising their rights

Act as a role model in the observance of equality and diversity good practice on behalf of Olive Tree Services

Team working

Understand the scope of own role and identify how this may develop over time

Work as an effective and responsible member of the team, supporting others and exploring new ways of working

Keep records and paperwork that affect the client\'s support clear, up to date and accurate

Participate in team meetings, supervision and any relevant training

Adhere to all Olive Tree Services policies and procedures, ethos and ways of working

Management of risk

Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards

Comply with health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines, and any control measures in place

Apply infection-control and food hygiene measures within the home environment

Undertake risk assessments as needed under the supervision of the manager

Utilising information

Use technology and appropriate software packages as an aid to the presenting and communicating of information relating to the planning, implementation and monitoring of care

Understand the responsibility of self and others regarding the Data Protection Act, and the importance of confidentiality

Learning and development

Identify own learning needs and undertake training as appropriate

Disseminate learning and information to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and future developments (e.g. Courses and conferences)

Assist with the inducting, coaching and mentoring of new staff

Note: This description reflects current duties and is not an exhaustive list; duties may change to meet the needs of Olive Tree Services.

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Witney

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

02-04-2026

Profession type

Home Care Jobs

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English