Careers
Careers
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RECRUITMENT
Joining the MK Hospital@Home Homecare family means becoming part of a compassionate, dedicated team committed to making a real difference in the local community. We’re always seeking enthusiastic individuals who are passionate about progressing in their careers and contributing to the well-being of others.
Our team comprises individuals from diverse backgrounds, including nursing, healthcare, and administration, reflecting our belief that everyone has something valuable to offer in the care profession. We provide comprehensive in-house training, practical guidance, and ongoing support for professional development, with opportunities to achieve qualifications up to NVQ Level 7. At MK Hospital@Home, we’re invested in our team’s growth and success.
Joining our team means aligning with our core values of kindness, innovation, trust, and enrichment. With over 80 dedicated Homecare Assistants, we work collaboratively to make a positive impact in our community. We prioritize the well-being of our team members, ensuring they feel valued, respected, and supported as professionals.
We recognize that our team members are instrumental to our success as a business. That’s why we offer competitive compensation, making us one of the highest-paying homecare companies in the UK. At MK Hospital@Home, every team member plays a vital role in our mission to deliver the highest standards of care, and we’re committed to empowering them to reach their full potential. Join us and be part of something meaningful.
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Job Benefits
Responsibilities
Your role will be varied from day to day from helping people get up, washed, and dressed in a morning, to administering medication and assisting people to get out into the community. We strive to help people live a fulfilled and enriched life through everything we do.
Job Benefits
- In addition to the role of a HCA you have the following key responsibilities:
- Book and carry out care certificate observations in the allotted time frame for your allocated new HCA’s and sign them off when you consider them competent.
- Book and complete unannounced visits/spot checks for all of your allocated HCA’s on time
- Offer guidance and support to your team of homecare assistants by phone, text or simply meeting for a coffee
- Take the lead for ensuring medication is ordered on time, MAR charts are kept up to date and are signed correctly, also ensuring your team understand the importance of correct medication administration
- Take the lead in ensuring the service is meeting the client’s needs and the visits are effective. For example, ensuring food is always stocked, the clients receive the support they need in appropriate time and feed back to client coordinators any concerns or ideas surrounding clients
- Be the first person the new HCA’s shadow
- Visit HCA’s in client’s homes should they need extra support and guidance
- Be a named mentor for new recruits offering opportunity for phone calls and face to face conversations
- Attend induction training to discuss with the new recruits your role and how you will be supporting them
- Organise and hold staff meetings around complex clients if necessary
- Ensure there is adequate stock of all client paperwork including MAR Charts, activity logs etc.
- Be an ambassador and uphold the dress code, ensure high standards of care and promote best practice
- Encourage and promote a positive and friendly culture amongst the other HCA’s and discourage negativity
- Always promote the good name and reputation of Westmorland Homecare
- Ensure you meet all your allocated new clients within a week of them joining the service (either by attending client socials or home visits)
Are you kind-hearted, caring, and compassionate? If so, we're looking for you!
Contacts
- Call: +44 02035538412
- Email: apply@mkhospitalathome.co.uk
- Address: 15 Margaret Street Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF1 2DQ UK
