Care Assistant

Cardea Healthcare Uxbridge; Kingston upon Thames; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare recruitment agency is looking for charismatic Care Assistants to support individuals in residential and nursing settings. Your main responsibilities will include personal care assistance, promoting independence, and ensuring privacy and dignity. Employed status with 28 days paid holiday and pension contributions.

Benefits

28 days paid holiday per year

Pension contributions

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Self-motivated and responsible.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with all aspects of personal care.
• Encouraging participation in activities and promoting independence.
• Writing accurate daily reports.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Self-motivated

Job description

Cardea Healthcare is a specialist healthcare recruitment agency providing home care services and staff into residential settings. We are currently recruiting for charismatic and friendly Care Assistant’s to work in residential and nursing settings a on a shift basis.

Job Summary

The main responsibilities of the job are to support the individual's living within the services to lead fulfilled lives. We care for a variety of individuals including those who are elderly/frail, physical disabilities, palliative illnesses, and end of life care.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Assisting with all aspects of personal care
• Encouraging participation in activities
• Social inclusion
• Promoting independence
• Teaching life skills
• Writing accurate and factual daily reports
• Promoting and ensuring privacy and dignity
• Working in a team and on an individual basis
  
  

The following attainments and personal attributes are considered essential to the post:

• Self-motivated, responsible, and able to act on your initiative
• Be able to demonstrate good communication and interpersonal skills
• The role involves flexible working hours, and you may be asked to work evening shifts and weekends
• Be willing to travel to different locations for shift cover
  
  

Benefits

• Employed status
• 28 days paid holiday per year - based upon an accrual relating to hours worked
• Pension contributions
• Employee Assistance Programme
  
  

If you think you are best suited for this role, please do apply and our recruitment team will be in contact with you