We are looking for caring individuals to join our team of Advanced Community Care Workers in the East/South Belfast area.

Our team of Advanced Level Community Care Workers provide a Rapid Response service delivering intermediate domiciliary care for clients being discharged from hospital. This will be an exciting new challenge where each day is different and your actions have a big impact on people’s lives.

Optimum Care is a leading provider of high quality care. We are equally proud of our specialist training offered to our careers to allow them to develop their careers.

Your Benefits:

• Excellent Pay – £11.30 per hour + mileage
• Enhanced Bank Holiday rates – up to £22.60 per hour (we offer the best rates for working bank holidays)
• Paid training & induction
• Permanent contract with guaranteed hours every shift (No zero-hour contracts)
• No upfront cost for your Access NI
• Free uniform
• Quick turnaround for interview and induction
• Career progression opportunities
• Daily support from the office team
• Refer a Friend Bonus
• Company Pension

What you will be doing: 

• Adapt practice to changing needs of clients.
• Ensure that issues arising with a care plan or client condition are reported contemporaneously to the office
• Adhere to company confidentiality policy
• Complete good quality records (paper & electronic) in accordance with company standards, and systems (mobile app)
• Welcome new staff, lead by example, and promote a team working culture
• Maintain a high level of attendance at work
• Answer calls from your co-ordinator/line manager and respond to messages immediately ensuring you have a working mobile phone at all times
• Maintain a flexible approach to your rota which may require change at short notice,  and covering all aspects of domiciliary services (this will include core runs)
• Follow the out-of-hours on-call procedure appropriately and participate in care worker ‘stand-by’ on an occasional and rotational basis.
• Assist On-Call in an advisory capacity as requested in regard to securing cover for shifts and any other adverse events.
• Develop professional rapport with multi-disciplinary team members involved in service user care.

Shifts: 

• Day Shift: 7.00 am to 6.00 pm (10.25 hours guaranteed)
• Evening Shift: 6.00 pm to 11.00 pm (5 hours paid guaranteed)

Essential Criteria 

• 1 year of experience in a care setting
• Full driving license and access to a car
• Mobile phone

We are an Equal Opportunities employer.