• Place our residents at the heart of all that you do.
• Undertake to maintain the physical, psychological and social welfare of residents by delivering acceptable and professional care standards.
• Under the supervision of the Team Leader, to enhance and develop care delivery and Service Standards and to perform in accordance with policy and procedure documentation.
• Create a safe, supportive and respectful environment.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the requirement to promote residents identity, autonomy and self-esteem, at all times ensuring the protection of residents’ dignity.
• Demonstrate a genuine affinity towards vulnerable clients, and an understanding of their needs, and undertake to deliver care in a respectful and dignified manner.
• Demonstrate an awareness that vulnerable people are equal members of society and, therefore, adopt an appropriate attitude by providing individualised and not task focused care.
• Promote and utilise relevant communication skills with residents and their immediate and extended families, in a calm and professional manner.
• Accept the importance of the service users immediate and extended family and include them whenever appropriate.
• Maintain appropriate documentation relevant to the Health Care Professionals’ role.
• To attend induction, care certificate if not already received, and all health and safety related compulsory update training to maintain ongoing safety in practice e.g., manual handling as relevant to role and assisting care delivery when required; and to continue to develop as a person and for the benefit of our residents.
• Offer innovation and a positive attitude to change.
• Maintain resident and company confidentiality policies and procedures.
• Accept the needs and responsibilities of providing a 24 hours service which will include shifts and night rotation.
• Harness an open culture of acceptance, learning and development.
• Maintain safeguarding responsibilities and principles of the Mental Capacity Act, where required by attending compulsory update training.

The role of Health Care Professional is both demanding and challenging but can be infinitely rewarding.

It is intrinsic to the role to be on your feet for the majority of your shifts and you should therefore be healthy enough to do this. We actively embrace equality throughout the organisation and would be happy to discuss the suitability of this role with any applicant with a disability. We are a disability confident employer.

This specification does not form part of the Contract of Employment and does not reflect all responsibilities but does provide a framework of information regarding the post.

Specifications are periodically reviewed to incorporate research and development opportunities. Participation throughout the review process, by the post holder, is positively encouraged.

Risedale Estates Limited operates a Restricted Smoking Policy.

Risedale Estates Limited is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Risedale undertake to recruit, select, and develop Health Care Professionals who can demonstrate the following qualities:

• Offer previous experience and/or professional development in Health and Social Care or be willing to undertake such development.
• Provide two written references, one to be from a previous/current employer.
• Be willing to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service Check.
• Demonstrate an awareness of caring and nursing reality, pertinent to care of the vulnerable client.
• Demonstrate a genuine affinity towards vulnerable clients, and an understanding of their needs.
• Offer innovation, and a positive attitude to change.
• It is intrinsic to the role to be on your feet for the majority of your shift and you should therefore be healthy enough to do this.