Care Assistant - Complex Care

NHS; Darlington; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Care Assistant for its Darlington complex care home. This role involves supporting residents with specialized needs, ensuring they receive quality care and companionship. Ideal candidates will possess empathy and communication skills, with training provided for career development.

Benefits

Free training and development for all roles

Access to wellbeing and support tools

A range of retail discounts and savings

Unlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Employee of the Month rewards

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• Experience caring for older people is required.
• Compassion and warm-heartedness are essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with daily living activities.
• Provide support and companionship.
• Follow care plans and ensure one-to-one time.

Skills

Empathy

Excellent communication skills

Can-do approach

Job description

This is a Care Assistant role in a Barchester Healthcare complex care home, where you will provide specialized care and support to residents with a variety of needs, including advanced or young onset dementia, multiple sclerosis, neuro rehab, and Huntington's disease. You will assist with daily living activities, provide support and companionship, and create great moments and memories for the residents.

Main duties of the job

As a Care Assistant at a Barchester complex care home, you'll help residents enjoy each day by making sure they get the quality care they deserve. You'll support our residents with a variety of needs, including advanced or young onset dementia, multiple sclerosis, neuro rehab and Huntington's disease. Our residents need highly specialized care to get the most out of life, and you'll be there to deliver that by assisting with daily living, providing support and companionship, and sharing great moments and memories too.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care and support services in the UK, with a focus on delivering personalized care and creating welcoming environments for their residents.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Care Assistant at a Barchester complex care home, you'll help residents enjoy each day by making sure they get the quality care they deserve. We'll look to you to support our residents with a variety of needs, including advanced or young onset dementia, multiple sclerosis, neuro rehab and Huntington's disease.

Our residents need highly specialised care to get the most out of life, and you'll be there deliver that by assisting with daily living, providing support and companionship and sharing great moments and memories too. Every day will be different, so you can expect to undertake work that's as varied as it is rewarding. As a 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.

With our newly refurbished units, welcoming atmosphere and extremely supportive management, this is the ideal environment to bring your dedication and compassion to. It's an opportunity to put your skills to meaningful use and make the most of the career pathway we can offer you.

ABOUT YOUTo join us as a Care Assistant in complex care, 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

In return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including:

Free training and development for all rolesAccess to wellbeing and support tools A range of retail discounts and savingsUnlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend' bonus schemeEmployee of the Month' rewards and Long Service Awards'

And so much more!

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.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• To join us as a Care Assistant in complex care, 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, and 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.