Care Assistant - Bank - Care Home

NHS; Oulton Broad; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Oulton Broad is looking for a compassionate Bank Care Assistant to help residents with daily living. You'll support older individuals with their needs, providing companionship and quality care. Ideal candidates will have experience caring for older people and excellent communication skills. This role offers flexibility and opportunities for training and development.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Flexibility in hours

Free learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of caring for older people is required.
• A can-do approach and excellent communication skills are essential.
• Empathy and a warm-hearted approach are crucial.

Responsibilities

• Support residents with food and drink, following care plans.
• Ensure residents have one-to-one time.
• Provide companionship and engage in meaningful activities.

Skills

Communication skills

Empathy

Compassion

Job description

As a Bank Care Assistant at Oulton Park care home, you'll help residents enjoy each day by making sure they get the quality care and support they deserve. You'll assist with daily living, providing support and companionship and sharing great moments and memories too. It's a chance to bring your dedication and compassion to a fulfilling environment.

Main duties of the job

Every day will be different, so you can expect to undertake work that's as varied as it is rewarding. As a Bank Care Assistant, you could be doing anything from supporting residents with their food and drink and following care plans to ensuring that each of our residents has one-to-one time. It's an opportunity to put your skills to meaningful use and develop your career.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, taking the growth of everyone who works for us seriously. They offer competitive pay, flexibility, and plenty of free learning and development opportunities.

Job responsibilities

Our Bank rate of pay is inclusive of annual leave accrued

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Bank Care Assistant at Oulton Park care home, you'll help residents enjoy each day by making sure they get the quality care and support they deserve. You'll assist with daily living, providing support and companionship and sharing great moments and memories too. It's a chance to bring your dedication and compassion to a fulfilling environment. Every day will be different, so you can expect to undertake work that's as varied as it is rewarding. As a Bank Care Assistant, you could be doing anything from supporting residents with their food and drink and following care plans to ensuring that each of our residents has one-to-one time. It's an opportunity to put your skills to meaningful use and develop your career.

ABOUT YOU To join us as a Bank Care Assistant you'll need to have some experience of caring for older people, a can-do approach and excellent communication skills. Your empathy and warm-hearted approach will shine through, but above all, you'll have the compassion needed to deliver the highest standard of care and support for all our residents. In return we'll provide all the training you need to thrive.

REWARDS PACKAGE As well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. As one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, we take the growth of everyone who works for us seriously.

As this is a Bank position to provide cover as and when we need it, such as for annual leave or sick leave, the hours and days you work will vary.

If you'd like to use your people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• To join as a Bank Care Assistant, you'll need to have some experience of caring for older people, a can-do approach, and excellent communication skills. Your empathy and warm-hearted approach will shine through, but above all, you'll have the compassion needed to deliver the highest standard of care and support for all our residents.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.