Care Assistant

The Fairlie Healthcare Group; Reading; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is offering a fast-track programme for Senior Healthcare Assistants in Reading. The role involves learning essential care skills and working with vulnerable adults while enjoying competitive pay and opportunities for professional growth, including specialist training and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Competitive hourly rate

Paid breaks

Free meals during shifts

Comprehensive training & support

Opportunity to gain qualifications

Excellent onboarding program

Free staff minibus service

Company Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Support from team members

Qualifications

• Some experience as a Care Assistant is an advantage but not essential.
• Passion for caring for others and great communication skills.
• Ability to work well as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the personal care needs of residents are met professionally.
• Complete documentation reflecting the care delivered and escalate concerns.
• Perform tasks as instructed by the nurse in charge.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Passion for caring

Positive attitude

Education

NVQ Level 2 or Level 3 Health and Social Care

Job description

Senior Healthcare Assistant Fast-track programme

Are you ambitious and have an interest in caring for vulnerable adults? Would you like to earn up to £13.50 per hour within the first 12 to 18 months, and learn valuable specialised clinical skills in the process? Our fast-track Care Assistant programme is now open to new applicants, we provide all specialised training.

• You will start as a Care Assistant and learn essential care skills in the first three months. At the end of that, you will obtain your Care Skills Certificate, which is recognised nationwide.
• You will then learn how to care for patients with tracheostomies. Once training is completed and you are fully competent, your hourly rate will go up.
• Finally, you will learn how to care for ventilated patients. Once training is completed and you are fully competent, your hourly rate will go up to £12.50 or probably more, as salaries are reviewed annually at Fairlie Healthcare
  
  

Please note that this position is not open for sponsorship.

Typical duties when you start:

• Ensure the personal care needs of Residents are met and that assigned duties are executed in a professional and caring manner giving due regard to the Home's core values and values framework and the Skills for Care Code of Conduct for Health and Social Care Workers
• Ensure documentation is completed in a timely fashion including personal care charts for Residents that reflect the care delivered and to escalate concerns regarding a Resident's health and wellbeing to the nurse in charge at the earliest possible opportunity.
• Complete other assigned tasks not directly related to care as, from time to time instructed to do so by the nurse in charge of the shift.
  
  

The Fairlie Healthcare Group is a leading provider of high-quality care and we were established in 1999. We specialise in caring for adults with neurological conditions, as well as patients with tracheostomies and who require ventilator support.

What do I need to be successful?

Some experience as a Care Assistant is an advantage but not essential. For this role, you are required to have the following attributes:

• A passion for caring for others
• Great communication skills
• A positive attitude
• The ability to work well as part of a team
  
  

It would be an advantage if you had an NVQ Level 2 or Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification, however, this isn't essential.

What's in it for me?

• Competitive hourly rate, which will increase as you gain new skills
• Paid breaks
• Free meals whilst working on shift
• Comprehensive on the job training & support
• Opportunity to gain qualifications
• Excellent new starter induction programme
• Free staff minibus service at the start and end of your shift
• Company Pension Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• No lone working, so you'll always have the support of another team member
• Excellent progression opportunities on our new and improved career pathway
  
  

Equal Opportunities

Fairlie Healthcare are an equal opportunities employer, who value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

The successful candidate will be required to undertake a DBS check.