Care assistant in nursing home

Broomgrove Nursing Home; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free uniform provided

Free onsite Parking

Death in Service scheme

Referral Recruitment Bonus Scheme

Paid DBS check

Great training package

Job summary

Broomgrove Trust Nursing Home in Sheffield is seeking a Care Assistant for day shifts, working under the Registered Nurse. It is a friendly, charitable environment with support from the Clinical Nurse Manager and a consistent nursing team on duty every day.

Applicants should have at least 1 year of UK care experience, strong communication skills, and a commitment to high-quality, person-centred care for residents.

Qualifications

• 1 year UK care experience
• Professional friendly attitude
• Ability to implement staff values within the team
• Motivated and enthusiastic to mentor and coach staff
• Drive to provide excellent care and customer service
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Understanding of care practices, legislation and standards

Responsibilities

• Work with all disciplines to provide residents' total care, integrating physical, psychological and spiritual needs.
• Report changes to the supervising registered nurse.
• Help maintain a safe clinical environment and report issues to the Nurse in Charge.
• Support effective use of resources, e.g. equipment and supplies.
• Report incidents and follow policies (accidents, violence, fire).
• Deliver high standard, person-centred care per policies and procedures.
• Enable residents and carers to maintain individuality.
• Maintain confidentiality of information.

Skills

Care experience

Communication skills

Teamwork

Person-centred care

Job description

Broomgrove Trust Nursing Home in Sheffield has an exciting opportunity for the position of Care Assistant on days only, who possesses a genuine commitment to providing high quality care to our residents under the direction of the Registered Nurse. It is a unique chance to work in a friendly and professional environment within our charitable organization. There is always support from our Clinical nurse manager (Mon-Fri), and also 2 or 3 nurses are on duty all the time (7 to 8 carers are on the floor in our 40-bed unit throughout each day shift).

About you

• Care assistant/Health care assistant with minimum 1 year experience in UK (we do not offer sponsorship)
• A professional, friendly attitude
• Quick learner, able to implement our staff values within the team
• Motivated and enthusiastic on mentoring and coaching all the staff
• Drive and focus to provide excellent customer service and quality of care
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience and an up to date understanding of care service practices, legislation, regulations and standards

Responsibilities

• Working together with all disciplines involved with the total care of residents and their families, integrating care with their residents' physical, psychological and spiritual needs.
• Be aware of residents' and carers' needs and report any changes to the supervising registered nurse.
• Assist with the maintenance of a safe clinical environment, report to the Nurse in Charge on any issues identified which may put health, safety and security at risk.
• Assist in the effective use of resources within the clinical area, e.g. equipment and supplies.
• Report incidents and be aware of all relevant policies and procedures, e.g. Accidents, violence, fire.
• Deliver a high standard of person-centred care in accordance with Broomgrove Trust Nursing Home policies and procedures.
• Enable residents and carers to maintain their individuality.
• Maintain confidentiality of information according to our Nursing Home's policy.

Hours - days

Full time - 35 hours/ 5 days per week or 28 hours/ 4 days per week (including weekends) There is flexibility offered to spread the hours through several days. Shift: 7:30 - 15:00 or 14:30 - 22:00, or you can work what we call a double shift 7:30 - 22:00 (and work less days per week) *Two full time vacancies available or three part time* You are more than welcome to apply if you are interested in Bank work (zero hours contract) as well!

About Your benefits

• Salary - The rate of pay per hour will be £12.81 (Mon-Fri) with a 20% enhancement at weekends (£15.37 - Sat-Sun).
• Bank holiday rate of pay will be £19.22 and Christmas day & New Year's day pay rate will be £25.62.
• 6 weeks holiday entitlement per year/30 days inclusive of bank holiday (after 5 years in service you receive additional holiday up to a maximum of 7 weeks per year)
• Referral Recruitment Bonus Scheme
• Free uniform provided
• Free onsite Parking
• Possibility to purchase meals on site
• Death in Service scheme
• Paid DBS check
• Great training package

Requirements

• The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check through the Disclosure and Barring Service and Successful completion of a six-month probationary period.
• Broomgrove cannot offer sponsorship!
• If you love to work with elderlies and vulnerable adults in a nursing home, we would like to hear from you.
• Application process deadline is 27/09/2026!

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in working at Broomgrove and wish you the best of luck in your job search.