Care Assistant (Days)

Local Government South East; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Portsmouth City Council is seeking a dedicated care assistant to support older adults with dementia and complex needs in a 46-bed nursing home. You will provide person-centred care, assist with daily living and meals, and help residents stay engaged through activities.

The role emphasizes dignity, privacy and choice, with training opportunities and a probation period completing the Care Certificate. This permanent, full-time position is based in Portsmouth, offering a salary between 26,033 and

Qualifications

• Patient, empathetic approach to residents with dementia and physical disabilities.
• Ability to converse with service users and provide supportive care in English.
• Willingness to be flexible, work in a team and use initiative in emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and assistance with meals and daily living.
• Support residents with activities to promote mental health and wellbeing.
• Record health and wellbeing information using Nourish electronic care planning.
• Move and handle residents where appropriate and safe.
• Assist with light food preparation as needed.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Teamwork

Initiative

Flexibility

Education

QCF level 2/3 in Social Care

Care Certificate

Tools

Nourish care planning

Job description

Your new role

Harry Sotnick House is a 46 bed nursing home spread over two wings on the ground floor and is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission. At Harry Sotnick House we deliver a broad range of healthcare services to older people with mental and physical health needs, offering long term dementia care.

Using a person-centred approach, you will look after the physical, emotional, cultural and social needs of service users. This will include personal care, assisting clients at mealtimes and all aspects of daily living. You will be providing person centred care in the form of social activities which promotes the resident's mental health and wellbeing and improves their quality of life.

As a key worker to specific service users you will take responsibility to ensure information about their health and wellbeing is recorded using electronic care planning (Nourish) and communicating this information to the assistant managers. This is a legal requirement under the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to meet our fundamental standards.

You will look after the needs of a diverse group of service users with a wide range of care needs, including challenging behaviour.

This role will include some person moving and handling duties. There will be the need for light food preparation.

• Full Time
• Permanent
• Portsmouth
• 26033 - 27346 £ / Year
• Closes: 5 October 2026

Website Portsmouth City Council

Who Is The Person Summary

You will have patience and empathy, with an understanding of the needs of people with different types of dementia and physical disabilities. You will have the ability to converse at ease with service users with cognitive impairment and provide advice in accurate spoken English which is essential for the post. With experience in a caring role as a formal paid or unpaid carer you will have an understanding of the importance of resident's dignity, privacy and choice, and applying this in practice. You will have the ability to be flexible and adaptable, able to work in a team as well as being able to work independently and able to use your own initiative and make decisions and to be able to deal with emergencies in a confident manner. Computer skills will be required to enable you to update care records use e-learning etc. You will be required to take part in training and development which will contribute towards your framework and study for QCF at level 2 / 3 (or equivalent) in Social Care and undertake learning to complete the Care Certificate (previously CIS) within your probation period.