Service: Integrated Adult & Community ServicesSection: Older People & Hospital Social Work Services
Llys Elian was recently accredited as a Dementia Care Matters Butterfly service.
Llys Elian is a 27 bedded residential home for older people with Dementia, there are three permanent living houses, one respite house and a day centre.
We are looking to appoint a committed and enthusiastic person to work within our residential home. Your role will be to offer practical and emotional support to service users with all aspects of daily living tasks such as personal care, maintaining independence, administering medication, hobbies and life skills.
You will be expected to be a good communicator and will be involved in communicating with a variety of people from service users, family's and friends as well as other care professionals such as GP's and Social workers.
You will be expected to work as part of a team to maintain and improve service user's wellbeing - reporting concerns to senior staff and managers.
Whilst on nights you must demonstrate the ability to ensure the safety and security of the service users and the building, by ensuring awareness and confidence in the agreed emergency procedures.
The ideal candidate would be empathetic, and passionate about delivering excellent care.
The ability to communicate in English and Welsh is essential; the ability to write in English is essential and desirable in Welsh.
You will be required to undertake a Disclosure check by the Disclosure & Barring Service.
Manager details for informal discussion regarding the post: Christine Williams - 01492 577749
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