Vision: to Be Recognised by Our Clients Across the UK As an Excellent Provider Of

Vision: “To be recognised by our clients across the UK as an excellent provider of

Live-in Care”

Mission: “To provide responsive, person-centred and best value Live-in care services to an excellent standard”

Assessor – Job Description

Duties and responsibilities:

• To visit clients and or care workers as and when requested by the Live-in Care Management team to undertake specific allocated functions.

• This may be in order to provide a support role and/or to ensure that the care is being delivered in line with company policies and procedures.

• Where requested, to undertake an assessment of need and formulate a care plan to enable live-in care to be given to the client in compliance with legislation and person centered practice.

• Where requested to introduce care workers to clients and/or their careers either in their home environment or a hospital/hospice or residential setting.

• Where a care plan is already in place, to ensure that the duties as defined by this are delivered as detailed in the care plan and /or care diary and/or that any relevant changes to the needs of the service users are recorded and the care plan and/or diary updated as necessary.

• To ensure that in the course of any requested visits to clients all Agincare attendance records and any other written records are kept up to date and comply with Data Protection Act requirements.

• To ensure that the care being given promotes independence and an ‘enabling’ rather than a ’doing’ role, and that the client is consulted and involved in the delivery of their care to their optimum capacity.

• To ensure that where necessary records of financial transactions are maintained as required.

• To inform the Registered Manager immediately of any suspicion of abuse or violence towards a client.

• To ensure that care workers comply fully with the requirements laid down in the live-in care workers handbook, their Terms and Conditions and Company Policies and Procedures.

• To ensure that the delivery of the care meets Health and Safety guidelines.

• To bring to the attention of the Registered Manager any conduct which may be considered prejudicial to the health or well being of the client.

• Any other general requirements as appropriate to the post.

Training:

All Assessors must, as required, attend any training and complete any necessary checks/processes deemed appropriate for their post.

Confidentiality:

In the discharge of your duties you may often be in the possession of confidential or personal information. You must not disclose or discuss such information with any persons other than appropriate Agincare employees, EXCEPT in the proper discharge of your duties.

The range of duties and responsibilities outlined above are indicative only of the range and type of duties that will be allocated. They are subject to modification in the light of changing service demands and the development requirements of the post holder.

I ______understand the job description and I am aware of my duties and responsibilities as an Assessor.

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