Care Assistant

Bupa Global; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Bupa Global is seeking a Care Assistant for Clare House Care Home in Uxbridge. In this role, you will provide compassionate care and assistance to residents, ensuring their well-being and quality of life. The ideal candidate will be motivated, with excellent interpersonal skills, and have a passion for helping others. We offer a range of benefits and comprehensive training to support your development.

Benefits

Free access to healthcare support

Annual healthcare allowance

Early access to earned wages

28 days holiday

Sick pay scheme

Free meals on shifts

Interest-free travel loan

Diverse set of pension plans

Parental leave schemes

Access to gym discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in care preferred but not mandatory; must be motivated and positive.
• Ability to deliver high-quality personal and social care.
• Willingness to complete training in digital care.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with clinical, social, and emotional care.
• Support the nurse or senior care assistant.
• Communicate with residents' families and healthcare professionals.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Empathy

Clinical care

Job description

Job Description - Care Assistant (CLA00JK)

Requisition Title

Requisition Title

: Care Assistant

Job Number:

Job Number:

CLA00JK

176 Harefield Road Uxbridge

Middlesex UB8 1PP

Care Assistant

Clare House Care Home, 176 Harefield Rd, Uxbridge UB8 1PP

CQC rating: Good

Salary £12.60 - £13.60 per hour depending on experience

Permanent contract

1x 33 hours (to be flexible to work days and nights - rota basis)

1x 33 hours (days - rota basis)

We make health happen

Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.

As a Care Assistant, you’re at the heart of making a difference to our residents. You’re as passionate about care as we are, and we’d love you to be part of our family. You’ll be working with an award winning team helping people from your own community.

You understand how delivering high-quality, personal and social care, is as important as nurturing relationships, providing kindness and warmth to individuals and your amazing colleagues. So that our residents feel truly valued, cared for and part of life in the home.

You’ll help us make health happen by:

• Assisting residents with a high standard of clinical, social and emotional care and recognising and meeting the specific needs of residents
• Supporting residents with a wide range of differing requirements from companionship to personal care
• Being part of a team supporting the nurse or senior care assistant in monitoring our residents and reporting change
• Communicating with residents’ families, friends and other healthcare professionals

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

We’re looking for motivated, positive individuals with great interpersonal skills. You understand what is important to others. Whether you’re an experienced carer or new to the sector, we’ll provide you with the support and training you need to develop, where you can learn from some of the best people in the industry.

We’ll also train you on all aspects of our new digital care, transforming how you work, making things easier and letting you focus on care for our residents. It’s an exciting time to be with us.

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• My Healthcare - Free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support
• Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
• Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes
• 28 days holiday
• We offer a sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay, to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences.
• Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
• Free meal on every shift
• Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets
• We offer a range of Bupa pension plans – find out more on our career site
• Parental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents -find out more on our career site
• Menopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health
• Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

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