Details of Staff in the Home

The Home employs Registered Nurses both RGN's and RMN's, Care Assistants, 2 cooks, 2 House keepers, Full time Handyman and a qualified Occupational Therapiest. The Homes staff are selected for their qualities of reliability, integrity, skill, friendliness and professionalism. They are carefully screened and references are always checked thoroughly prior to employment. All staff are subject to CRB clearance. During induction all staff are trained in-house by experienced, qualified, senior staff in the following critical subjects:

Care Code of Conduct

Confidentiality

The rights of Service Users

Health and Safety including Fire Regulations

Food Hygiene and Safety

Personal Care Tasks

Care Assistants Responsibilities

All new staff will complete an induction that follows the TOPSS guidlines. The home will ensure that all Care Assistants hold a minimum of NVQ level 2 in Care. All new members of staff must train to achieve this level of qualification.

The Home also sends all staff on external training courses for such topics as Food Hygiene, Lifting and Handling, Care of the Elderly, First Aid, Drugs Practice, Care of Dementia Patients etc.