• The successful candidate will work as part of a team of professionals and medical staff that includes doctors, physiotherapists and Home Care Assistants providing care to aged adults in a Residential Setting.
• S/He will evaluate clients, and develop as well as coordinate plans of care.
• You will be involved in the social work aspect of healthcare as well as the clinical aspect.
• You will plan, coordinate, manage and implement support packages to help clients deal with difficulties and overcome dependencies.
• You will address each case as a unit, set tailored measurable goals while ensuring our vulnerable clients are protected against all possible harm.
• You will be responsible for case management, psycho-social assessment, development and implementation of intervention strategies.
• You will be expected to execute supervisory and administrative nursing functions, with an aim of ensuring clients' lives are easier and more comfortable.
• You will spend much of the day managing the client’s in the facility and providing needed companionship, in order to guarantee a high level of customer satisfaction.
• Duties include daily tasks such as personal grooming, dressing, feeding, making beds and giving patients their medications. 
• You will supervise junior staff to ensure thorough cleaning and sanitizing of clients’ rooms and the work environment with the aim of maintaining excellent standards of cleanliness.
• You must be willing and motivated to work extra hours in order to meet up with responsibilities, and may be assigned other tasks as management decides.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing holistic healthcare to elderly clients in a residential setting.
• Fulfilling all reasonable requests from clients, to ensure their comfort, satisfaction and safety.

• You will consult with physicians, establish treatment plans, operate medical equipment and perform diagnostic checks and tests.
• You will efficiently supervise Home Care Assistants and other junior staff.
• Availability and willingness to lift patients into and out of their beds, chairs, or bathtubs.
• Changing patient's bandages, checking vital signs or applying lotion to dry skin areas.
• Helping patients get a bath, get to and from the toilet, and sometimes changing a patient's adult diaper.
• Monitoring and recording patient’s condition and documenting daily care services.
• Educating and supervising junior staff on how to follow their nursing care plans.
• Escorting clients to appointments (doctor, physical therapy, hair salon, etc.) and religious services.
• Maintaining a safe, secure, and healthy patient environment by following aseptic standards and procedures; maintaining security precautions; following prescribed dietary requirements and nutrition standards.
• Respect for patient rights regarding choice of lifestyle, i.e. political, social, religious, sexual and cultural. 
• Service marketing and promoting responsibilities. 
• Maintaining effective working relationships with all prospective clients and relatives.
• Implements administration strategies, policies and procedures.
• Managing the office environment, including sanitation and maintenance activities.
• Liaises with other staff and conducts checks to ensure the safe keeping and efficient utilization of all facilities and equipment.
• Keeps up to date with trends in the local sheltered healthcare service industry.
• Suggests and oversees improved efficiency in service.
• Ensure property and facilities meet legal, environmental, health, security and safety standards and requirements.
• Produce and distribute correspondence memos, letters, faxes and forms.
• Assist in the preparation of regularly scheduled reports.

Essential Requirements

• RN, BNSc., BS or Diploma in nursing, a degree in Social Work from a recognised Institution, or a similar relevant qualification.
• Minimum of 2 years experience as a Social worker in the healthcare industry.
• International Experience as a Support Worker in the Care Industry.
• Full registration and affiliation with relevant professional bodies with the knowledge, ability and experience of caring for elders.
• BLS, ACLS will be an added advantage.
• Ability to start-up and run a well funded NGO will be a major advantage.
• A compassionate, caring and patient nature.
• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks and intense pressure to perform.
• Knowledge of more than one major Nigerian language.
• A flexible and highly adaptable approach to work.
• Proven marketing and client management experience.
• Proven administrative experience.
• Knowledge of the characteristics and social aspects of mental and emotional disturbances and disabilities.
• Knowledge of office management systems and procedures.
• Attention to detail and proactive problem solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Pleasant personality, with good customer relationship management skills.
• Project management, analytical and interpersonal skills.
• Creative/Innovative thinker.
• Willingness to relocate as accommodation may be provided.
• Willingness to work on a Shift / Rota basis, including weekends. 

• Interested and qualified candidates should submit:
• An Application letter of no more than 2 pages (2,000 words) explaining how your experience matches the essential criteria and your salary expectations.
• An up - to - date CV. This should include the names, addresses (including email), and phone numbers of two professional referees.
• A recent Passport Photograph.