Social Care Lead | Bridhaven Nursing Home
Bridhaven Nursing Home is currently recruiting for a Social Care Lead.
We believe that every resident deserves to live a life filled with purpose, dignity, connection, and enjoyment. We are seeking an enthusiastic, compassionate, and creative Social Care Lead to lead and develop engaging, person-centred activity programmes that enhance the physical, emotional, social, and cognitive wellbeing of our residents.Together, we live by our core company values in relation to communication, respecting residents' rights, choice and individuality, promoting their independence and collaborating with our many community partners.
It is our mission to ensure that residents feel valued and loved within their homes. Our strong family ethos and team of talented, diverse and caring colleagues is central to the creation of a supportive and nurturing environment that creates a strong sense of home for our residents.
Our core company values:
Privacy, Respect & Dignity| Choice | Independence | Individuality | Community Partnership | Accountability | Responsiveness | Caring | Ambition
Job Profile:
The role of Social Care Lead is to develop and lead an innovative and varied social and recreational program for residents living in Bridhaven Nursing Home in Mallow in order to improve residents' quality of living and social experience living in Bridhaven Nursing Home. The Social Care Lead is a key player within the multidisciplinary team, ensuring the necessary supports are put in place for each resident to maximise their independence for as long as is safely possible.
Key Objectives
Social
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Lead the planning, implementation, and evaluation of person-centred activity programmes in Bridhaven for our Residents
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To ensure the scheduling of social sessions provides maximum benefit to both the resident and the care team
- To encourage resident to join in meaningful activities whilst maintaining their independence, choice and dignity, to enable them to lead as full and active life as possible
- To consult with each resident in order to identify their social and recreational requirements according to their likes/dislikes, abilities and personal preference
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To produce a monthly programme of activities and social events and ensure it is communicated to all residents.
- To regularly assess the effectiveness of the social events and activities programme.
- To work as a key member of the multidisciplinary team in order to feedback on each resident's status/participation at regular care plan reviews
- To establish and maintain relationships with residents that are based on respect and equality and that promote their independence.
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Encourage resident participation while respecting individual choice and independence.
Administration
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To familiarise and connect with all key community groups whose expertise would make a valuable contribution to the service.
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To recruit a network of volunteers to provide a variety of desired appropriate social opportunities as identified To support volunteers in their role and ensure they receive appropriate induction, training, supervision and support.
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Maintain accurate documentation and activity records in line with regulatory requirements.
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Monitor budgets and manage activity resources effectively.
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Ensure activities comply with HIQA standards, infection prevention procedures, health and safety regulations, and safeguarding policies.
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Contribute to quality improvement initiatives and support inspections where required.
Essential skills, competencies, and/or knowledge
Be Person Centered:
Self: Be comfortable being oneself at work, be self aware and open.
Feeling: Be able to be emotionally warm, offering closeness to each individual.
Together: Be a friend to individual's, with no "them and us"
Inspiring: Be positive and passionate, be able to make a connection with people that makes a difference.
Nurturing: Be able to provide comfort, security and a sense of belonging.
Respectful: Be able to understand the value of life histories and use it to enhance individual well-being.
Accepting: Be positive about individual's reality and accepting of others, to understand that feelings can be displayed as actions or words.
Flexible: Be focused on individuals and not routine, have the ability to adapt to daily differences and just "go with the flow".
Spontaneous: Create opportunities that will occupy individuals in a meaningful way.
Enabling: Be able to create well-being and not ill-being
Supportive: Be comfortable expressing your own emotions and support others with theirs
Growing: Be open to learn and reflect on oneself and skills.
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Ensure adherence to our code of conduct and consistently demonstrate and promote behaviour and actions reflective of our values.
You will be aware of the confidential nature of Bridhaven's work and in particular, the right of residents to confidentiality.
Bridhaven aspires to the highest standards in how the entities owned by Virtue are presented to ensure an environment which is safe, homely and personalized for the residents we support.
You are required to familiarise yourself with and adhere to all policy and procedural documents relevant to your position.
The highest standard of hygiene must always be maintained, and all staff members are responsible for ensuring compliance with Virtue's requirements and standards with regard to hygiene. It is the responsibility of all staff to have a fundamental understanding of their individual responsibility in maintaining departmental & site hygiene standards
Ensure that effective safety procedures are in place to comply not only with the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 but also within the spirit of our mission, vision and values, and they are known and followed by staff.
To use our IT equipment, systems, software, hardware, intellectual property etc. in a manner that is at all times consistent with the
Ensure the most effective and efficient use of developments in information technology for administrative support in a manner, which integrates well with systems throughout the organization.
The successful candidate must hold the following qualifications and experience to fulfill the requirements of this role:
Essential
Degree in Social Care or relevant field
Previous experience working with the older person an advantage
Highly efficient and organised
Excellent interpersonal skills
Benefits
Quarterly Rewards Scheme
Monthly and Yearly Recognition Awards
Employee Assistance Programme
Employee Initiatives
Education Assistance Programme
Career Pathing and Development
Paid Maternity Leave
Bike to Work Scheme
Pension
Sick Pay Scheme
Christmas Saving Scheme
Inquires please contact: HR 022 22205
Bridhaven Nursing Home is an equal opportunities employer.
