Casual Medication Support Worker
Thurrock Council, Grays, Thurrock
Casual Medication Support Worker
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Thurrock Council, Grays, Thurrock
- Part time
- Temporary
- Onsite working
Posted 2 weeks ago, 6 Jul | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
Job ref: 88b4d6ff63ff491387706dd146a9c886
Location ref: Grays, Thurrock
Full Job Description
Are you the kind of person that believes all people should live long, happy and healthy lives? Making their own decisions, staying connected with friends and family and maintaining a community life. If you are why don't you come and work for Thurrock Council - we are a progressive organisation that is wholly committed to providing quality first care to all our local residents. About the Role We provide care and support for clients in our Care Home in Corringham via single or double handed calls. The service provides care 365 days a year. We are currently looking Medication Support Workers who can work in Collins House Residential Home in Corringham, Extra Care Housing in Grays and within our Community Reablement Team. The role is responsible for ensuring that service users who require medication prompted by our teams have the support they need to order their prescriptions, take the appropriate doses and have support in contacting GP's and Pharmacies in relation to medication needs.
The successful candidate will need to have a professional attitude at all times and have knowledge around the understanding of Dementia, Challenging behaviours and Manual Handling - training also provided.
The successful applicant will be required to work a mixture of shifts which includes earlies, days, lates and weekends on as & when required basis to cover periods of sickness and annual leave. DBS Check: A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for Adults is required at Enhanced plus barred list level. Benefits of Working with Us At Thurrock Council, we value our employees and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Flexible and hybrid working opportunities (where applicable)
- Ongoing training and professional development
- Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support
- Staff discounts and local offers
- A supportive and inclusive working environment The Council supports the Covid-19 vaccination programme and encourages staff delivering front-line care services to take up the offer of double vaccination.