In an effort to help our readers who have lost their jobs due to the Coronavirus pandemic we have compiled a list of jobs currently hiring in and around Sidmouth to give you a helping hand in your job hunt!

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Community Care Worker – Newton Poppleford

Our client, a well-established company, who provides community care services in the south-east Devon have asked us to recruit both experienced and trainee carers to care for people in the local community.

Would you enjoy visiting service users in their own homes to ensure they get the helping hand and care they need? If you have previous experience within a healthcare capacity or similar or are looking for a change of career, you may be just the person our client is looking for - being a carer can be a very rewarding role.

Benefits

- £10.30ph , £9.50ph if with a service user for more than two hours

- Mileage paid on top if using own car

- Free uniform

- Free DBS check and training provided

- Care Certificate as part of Induction

- Ongoing training and support

- Full and part time permanent contracts available

- Various shifts and flexible on these

- Friendly and supportive team environment

- Pool car available

Responsibilities

-Visiting service users in their own homes, assisting them in day to day living tasks to ensure they are as happy and healthy as possible

-This will include personal hygiene, getting washed/showered, dressed and assisting with meals and drinks as well as taking to appointments, the shops and assisting with medication

-Being a familiar face, someone to make them feel comfortable and safe in your presence and be improving their lives wherever possible.

Requirements

-Will have previous experience within care capacity, whether this be community, care home, hospital or similar or perhaps caring for a family member, though not essential as full training given

-You must be a driver with a valid driving licence, ideally with access to car, though pool cars available

-Be able to work every other weekend or one regular day every weekend

-Have a calm, polite and caring nature

-Genuine interest in supporting vulnerable adults and wanting to make a difference.

Full and ongoing training provided and change to develop career in a sector where the organisation believes in delivering excellent care to those who need it.

Job Specifics

Permanent. Full Time or Part Time. £9.50 to £10.30 per hour.

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Grounds Maintenance Operative – Sidmouth

Berry Recruitment are extremely proud to be working with a large local client who require grounds maintenance operatives to work across sites throughout East Devon mainly covering Sidmouth, Axminster and Seaton area.

This is an all hands on beck position with a multitude of different requirements needed on a daily basis. The current grounds team take great pride in everything they do and this will also need to be your ethos.

ROLE REQUIREMENT FOR GROUNDS MAINTENANCE OPERATIVE

As a Grounds Maintenance Operative this role will require a level of customer service as this is a very busy role

Below are some of the requirements of the role

• Strimming
• Mowing - ride on and pedestrian mowers
• Hedge trimming
• Weeding Litter picking
• Watering of lawns, trees and plants
• General estate tasks
• Facilities cleaning
• Awareness of and compliance with Health & Safety requirements and legislation

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Horticultural background
• Operation of petrol strimmer's and hedge trimmers
• Ride on lawnmowers
• Full UK driving license,

This is a temp ongoing role paying £9.55 p/h

Monday to Friday 7:30am to 4:30pm.

Our client would really like to take on a team member who would like a long term position.

This is a seasonal position from March to September 2020.

Job Specifics

Contract. Full Time. £9.55 per hour.

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Registered Nurse – Ottery St Mary

The Nurse assists the Care Manager with professional duties and is responsible for care/nursing duties within the Home, whilst ensuring that the Care Manager is kept up to date at all times.

In the absence of the Care Manager the Nurse is the leader and a working member of the care team and as such has overall responsibility for the maintenance of high standard of care and ensure that adequate cover is provided.

SAFE AND EFFECTIVE CARE

-Assessment and care planning to meet health and wellbeing needs of Service User's safely and effectively according to individual needs and preferences using best practice.

-Admit new Service Users and introduce them to other staff and Service Users. Carry out pre- admission assessments.

-Complete and review Service Users' care plans within agreed deadlines.

-Ensure that any equipment found to be faulty is removed from service.Consider every Service User as an individual and treat them with the dignity and respect which their age and experience in life deserves.

-Meet the Service Users' own physical, emotional and spiritual needs in a non-judgemental way and to be respectful of their privacy and personal space.

-Ensure that Service Users' property is safeguarded and that records are updated as necessary in accordance with the Home's procedure.

-Ensure principles of safeguarding (children and adults) are maintained and concerns reported immediately to responsible individuals as per local and company policy.

-Ensure that all treatments are carried out as prescribed and in line with best practice, as detailed in Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures.

ACCOUNTABILITY

-Take responsibility for the care provided and answer for judgements and actions made.

-Adhere to the NMC 'The code' (2015) and ensure requirements of revalidation are met.

-Work within the scope of own professional competence, refer and seek support as required.

-Adhere to nurse responsibilities and comply with CQC regulations and outcomes (where appropriate) to meet quality standards and outcomes.

-Observe the NMC legal and professional requirements in relation to accountability and delegation.

-Monitor the quality of work within the designated responsibility and alert others to quality issues.

-Adhere to the legal and professional issues in relation to consent and capacity (adults and children).

-Recognise signs and symptoms which may indicate the presence of serious medical conditions and take appropriate action.

-Keep own knowledge and skills updated, including research, changes in legislation, regulation and practice standards to provide expert information and guidance.

-Obtain Feedback and Reflect on own performance and level of skills in line with NMC Revalidation requirements to identify strengths and areas for development.

-Ensure that all treatments are carried out as prescribed and in line with best practice, as detailed in Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures and to comply with all Policies as set out in the Policies and Procedures Manual.

-Ensure a qualified nurse is on the premises at all times, remaining on duty if necessary until cover can be arranged.

COMMUNICATION

-To drive and model best practice and innovation in all forms of communication

-Develop and maintain effective communication with people about difficult matters and/or in difficult situations

-Adapt communication to take account of others' culture, background and preferred way of communicating

-Maintain the highest standards of integrity when communicating with Service Users and the wider public

-Adapt communication style in different situations

-Share and disseminate information ensuring confidentiality.

-Keep relevant, accurate and complete records consistent with legislation, policies and procedures

-Develop written care plans to ensure effective assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of Service user care.

-Maintain confidentiality at all times in relation to the relevant data protection legislation.

-Ensure that Care Manager/person in charge is aware of any incidents or accidents to Service Users, staff or visitors and to complete the appropriate documentation in a timely manner.

-Proactively involve with Service Users and their relatives / representatives in service user care planning

-Understand the importance of correct record management and own personal responsibilities in maintaining this through passwords, storage of documentation, and sharing information ( both paper based or on electronic systems).

-To be proactive in information management including identifying errors and omission in records and personal data, informing relevant persons promptly to reduce risk of harm or inappropriate care and treatment, and responding to external recommendations to improve data quality.

-Report breeches of records security to line manager or the Caldicott Guardian.

LEADERSHIP

-To support staff are engaged, motivated, recognised, rewarded, treated fairly and work in a safe environment, compliant within the legal frameworks

-Coordinate and delegate work on each shift taking into consideration appropriate skill mix.Support the induction of new staff in line with company policy.

-Demonstrate a leadership style that is effective within changing health care environment.

-Develop and maintain collaborative team working with internal professionals and external health and social care service colleagues

-Disseminate learning and information to other team members in order to share good practice and inform others about current and futuredevelopments

-Keep own knowledge and skills updated, including research, changes in legislation, regulation and practice standards to provide expert information and guidance

-Actively promote the Company Mission Statement at all times.

-Support the staff supervision and appraisal process.

-Promote anti-discriminatory practices and support social inclusion of all.

Person Specification:

Professional

-Must be a qualified RGN/RMN and be registered with the NMC.(essential)

-Evidence of continuing professional development(desirable)

-Have an understanding of the Health and Social Care Act 2008

-Post registration experience (essential)

-Knowledge and use of clinical assessment tools like Waterlow (essential)

-Understand care planning processes and have experience of writing care plans (essential)

Job Specifics

Permanent. Full Time or Part Time. £20 per hour.

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