Domiciliary Care Assistant - on site

Bupa; Evesham; Sur place; GBP 18 000 - 21 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Welcome bonus

Free meal per shift

28 days holiday

Bupa benefits

Pension plan

Résumé du poste

Bupa's Richmond Villages Wood Norton in Worcestershire is seeking a Domiciliary Care Assistant. The role covers care in residents' homes within the village, with day and night shifts including weekends.

A £500 welcome bonus and good benefits apply, with permanent hours and guaranteed shifts. You will support residents with personal care, meals, mobility, activities and wellbeing, while maintaining high standards of dignity, confidentiality and professional care.

Qualifications

• Experience in care or dementia settings is desirable.
• Passion for caring for others and prioritising safety.
• Willingness to work flexibly at different times.

Responsabilités

• Assist residents with personal care in their homes within the village.
• Support at mealtimes and mobility using appropriate aids.
• Encourage activity and social engagement to promote wellbeing.
• Respond to care alerts and work with the care team and GPs/therapists.
• Maintain accurate care records and documentation.

Connaissances

Care experience

Dementia care

Health & Social Care

Formation

Level 2/3 Health & Social Care

Description du poste

Job Description:

Domiciliary Care Assistant (NO TRAVEL AS FIXED LOCATION)

Richmond Villages Wood Norton, Evesham Road, Worcestershire, WR11 4TY* *SatNav WR11 4YB

Days - £13.25 per hour

Days: shifts - 6 hour shifts (08:00-14:00 & 14:00-20:00) and 12-hour shifts (08:00-20:00), to include alternat weekends

Nights - £14.58 per hour

Night Shift - 20:00 - 08:00 including alternat weekend

£500 welcome bonus- Paid breaks and excellent Bupa benefits

Permanent positions with guaranteed hours.

We make health happen

At Bupa, we offer essential support when it matters most. Richmond Villages Wood Norton provides luxury retirement living with personalized care that promotes independence and honours individual choice, allowing our residents to live their best lives. We take pride in our carehome.co.uk review score of 9.9 out of 10.

As a Domiciliary Care Assistant, your role is to help residents make the most of life, and in exchange, we will support you in reaching your full career potential. We are currently seeking Assistants at various levels to provide a variety of domiciliary, residential, nursing, and dementia care services as required. Our Domiciliary Care Assistants are the spark that ignites the spirit of our award‑winning retirement village. Their endless enthusiasm and gentle care raise spirits, turning every moment into a cause for joy.

You’ll help us make health happen by:

Whilst no two days will be the same in this role, as we adapt to the needs of our residents across the village. It's likely you’ll be covering a variety of duties across our onsite apartments and onsite care home, such as:

• Assisting residents with personal care duties such as bathing, dressing and continence care in their own homes within the Village. Providing the highest standards of care, you’ll champion the dignity, and independence of all our residents
• Supporting at mealtimes where appropriate; serving meals in their apartments or within the care home. This might involve supporting them to walk, transferring them in a wheelchair or using a hoist
• Helping to promote mental and physical activity of residents through hobbies, interests or activities within the village
• Answering emergency calls when care alert system is activated
• Working with the Domiciliary Care Manager and other external professionals such as GPs, Chiropodists, Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists where appropriate
• Admin duties: keeping accurate records - maintaining full documentation at all times to show care given, activities and any changes to their health

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

Your experience in a care or dementia setting, or perhaps a Level 2/3 qualification in Health & Social Care (or equivalent), is commendable. However, it's your passion for caring for others, honouring their choices, and prioritizing their safety and well‑being that truly stands out. As an excellent listener with an optimistic attitude, you engage confidently with both residents and their families, recognizing the paramount importance of confidentiality in our work. With a readiness to set a positive example and assist the broader team, you provide care with dignity and empathy, striving daily to bring joy to our residents.

Benefits

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 - Quick, easy access to support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health‑related issues, including remote GP, physiotherapy, and mental health support - all available from one phone number 24/7.
• Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
• Free meal with every shift.
• 28 days holiday.
• Long Service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
• Interest- free annual travel Loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets.
• Wagestream - Have early access up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes.
• Competitive Pension plans and Parental leave options as well as access to unique products such as our Menopause plan.
• My Bupa Extras - discounts at your favourite retailers, plus a huge range of tools, content and information to support you with your wellbeing.
• 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.

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.

Time Type:

Full time

Job Area:

Care Home - Care Assistants

Locations:

Richmond Wood Norton