Adult Services
Heathside Residential Home
42 Plank Lane
Leigh
WN7 4QE

Salary: Grade 4 £11,497 - £12,790 per annum. £9.19 - £10.22 per hour.

The salary is subject to the 2019 National Joint Council pay award and any local agreements 

24 hours per week

Temporary for six months to cover the secondment of the substantive postholder

Your role: 

You will be part of the team supporting residents with dementia to live well and age well. You will provide person centered care as identified in personalised individual care plans, helping service users to lead full and purposeful lives by providing maximum choice, empowerment and control. You will also be responsible for the safe administration of medication.

About you:

You will have excellent communication skills, both oral and written in order to best support our residents and knowledge of delivering person centered care to residents. You will need to be caring and have an understanding of dementia and will display values and compassion at all times. You have the ability to work unsupervised and as part of the team.

About us: 

We are a caring Council and are committed to supporting our older residents who have dementia to live and age well, constantly striving to improve their health and well being. We will provide you with a full induction and ongoing training in order to meet our high standards and service needs.

If you would like more information please contact Wendy Tinsley Shift leader or Kellie Birkbeck Shift Leader on 01942 602328.

To view the details relating to this position, please click the link below:

Job Specification.pdf
DBS Applicant Information.pdf

Interview date: Thursday 23rd August 2018

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