Care Assistant

Randolph Hill Nursing Homes; Gullane; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Living wage

Overtime pay

Permanent roles

Pension scheme

Annual leave

Free parking

Staff discounts

Training program

Career progression

Refer a friend

Job summary

Randolph Hill Nursing Homes is seeking an outstanding Care Assistant for our Muirfield home in Gullane, East Lothian. The role focuses on delivering high-quality care, upholding residents’ privacy and dignity, and maintaining a safe environment.

You will support the Home Manager and work under NMC/SSSC guidelines, with ongoing training and development opportunities. We offer a competitive hourly rate (£14.32–£17.14) with optional overtime, a pension scheme, generous annual leave, and

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year care experience in elder care (nursing home, hospital, or community).
• Experience in dementia care preferred or knowledge of dementia.
• Strong time management skills and workload prioritisation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, report writing.
• Ability to lead and support a team and uphold standards.

Responsibilities

• Promote high standards of care within the home.
• Uphold residents' rights to privacy, dignity and choice.
• Provide a safe and healthy environment for residents, staff and visitors.
• Adhere to SSSC Code of Conduct.
• Set a professional example in dress, manner, hygiene and behaviour.
• Report injuries, disease or unsafe practices to relevant personnel.
• Maintain accurately written records as required by company policy and regulations.

Skills

Care experience

Dementia care

Time management

Communication skills

Education

SVQ 3

Job description

We are searching for an outstanding Care Assistant to join us at our exceptional nursing home Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian consistently among the top performing homes in the area.

Company Benefits

• Excellent rate of pay - £14.32 - £17.14 per hour - we are an accredited Living Wage employer
• Optional overtime paid at time + 33% (£19.05 - £22.80 per hour)
• Permanent full or part time or staff bank opportunities available
• Enhanced sick pay covering up to 28 weeks
• Fully funded stakeholder pension scheme
• Up to 33 days annual leave entitlement
• Long service holidays and awards
• Free parking on site
• Staff retail and leisure discounts through our benefits hub
• Rolling programme of mandatory training
• Structured career development opportunities to up to Team Leader level
• Friendly, stable and supportive management and head office team
• "Recommend a Friend" scheme - £1000 for Nurses, £500 for Care Assistants
• Positive reputation of our nursing homes with lower staff turnover than the sector average
• Well run nursing homes with positive care inspection grades across all of our homes
• More flexible working patterns can be achieved, if required, working on our separate staff bank team

Job Purpose

To provide professional clinical nursing to all residents whilst delivering strong leadership, abiding by the NMC’s code of professional conduct and supporting the Home Manager in the daily running of the Nursing Home.

Main responsibilities

• To promote the highest standards of care within the nursing home
• To uphold the residents rights to privacy, dignity and choice
• To provide a safe and healthy environment for residents, staff and visitors
• To adhere to SSSC Code of Conduct
• To set a good example at all times in respect of dress, manner, hygiene and behaviour
• To report any injuries, disease or dangerous practice to all relevant personnel
• To maintain correctly written records as required by the company and statutory bodies

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Minimum of 1 years care experience gained within any care of the elderly setting, whether this be nursing home, hospital or community based. We are also keen to hear from student nurses

From time to time we may consider people without experience if they have good reasons for looking to work within the care sector and depending on skill mix within the home at that time

For Principal Carer level posts an SVQ 3 is essential along with team leadership experience in a care home environment

Experience of working with elderly people and knowledge of dementia, delivering clinical support in this area

Time management, prioritisation of workload for self and greater team

Ability to problem solve and manage a diverse range of situations effectively within a nursing home setting

Strong oral and written communication skills, especially report writing

Being able to deal with a variety of issues and respond appropriately

Our Organisation

Randolph Hill is one of Scotland’s long standing, reputable providers of care for older people. We own and run 7 nursing homes across east central Scotland with strong care inspection grades and good staffing levels, making it the perfect place to develop your career whilst building positive relationships with our residents and delivering a higher standard of care in our purposely designed nursing homes. At Randolph Hill, we provide structure to make a real difference. We are large enough to be able to provide what our teams need, such as a supportive management, detailed policies and procedures and regular comprehensive training, whilst still small enough to avoid becoming overly bureaucratic and making the right decision to fit each circumstance. We have a career pathway allowing our staff to progress their career with many examples.

What do our Staff Say?

“It is important to me to be treated as a person and not just a number. This is achieved at Randolph Hill when the senior management team make an effort to get to know all the staff employed in all the homes.”

“I have always had better job satisfaction when employed by a smaller company in comparison to larger care home providers.”

“The rate of pay is competitive for the area”

“I enjoy the experience of caring for my residents and feel satisfied when I am able to make a difference in a resident’s quality of life. Randolph Hill provides a very comfortable environment and resources to make that possible. Randolph Hill provide a good and safe working environment, quality care and co-operative management and these were the most important factors in making my decision to join Randolph Hill.”

“I am very proud to work for Randolph Hill. I have been employed by the company for over 5 years. The residents receive a high standard of care, delivered in a person centred manner. The staff and management have helped me to develop and progress in my career.”

Previous care experience is strongly preferred