Female Domiciliary Care Worker – full time

Prestige Nursing Ltd; Crownhill; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday pay

Free DBS check

Pension scheme

Blue light card

Refer a friend scheme

Paid training

Job summary

Prestige Nursing & Care in the Plymouth area is seeking a female domiciliary care worker for a full-time position. You will provide in-home care with personal support, meals, and companionship while maintaining care records and promoting client well-being.

The role requires a valid UK driving licence, previous care experience, and flexibility to cover various shifts including weekends. Training and support are provided.

Qualifications

• Female carer with at least 6 months’ paid care experience in the UK.
• Full UK driving licence and business insurance.
• Ability to work flexible hours including weekends.
• Excellent communication and teamwork.
• Commitment to safeguarding and high-quality care.

Responsibilities

• Supporting with personal care tasks.
• Prompting and administering medication.
• Preparing & Encouraging Fluids & Nutrition.
• Assisting with activities of daily living & social outings.
• Companionship & Emotional Support.
• Light Domestic Duties & Shopping Trips.
• Maintaining and updating care records.

Skills

Communication

Flexibility

Reliability

Empathy

Driver's license

Job description

Female Domiciliary Care Worker – full time

Are you an experienced female carer who has a passion to provide first-class care to individuals in their own home?

A rare opportunity has become available within one of our homecare packages, and we are looking for someone who has care experience with a very calm nature and a can-do attitude and who can also work on their own initiative as well as be part of a team.

This will be a full-time role of 40 hours per week and will require flexibility to cover early and late visits as well as weekdays and weekends.

Essential requirements for this role:

Female care staff with at least 6 months’ paid experience of working in care in the UK

&

Full UK Driving Licence & Business Insurance

Please note, we do not offer sponsorship for this role.

About us:

The Plymouth branch opened in 1997, and the most important thing to us is that people we support and our care team are happy. We are a friendly and supportive team with quality at the forefront of everything we do.

We will work with you, providing exceptional training and support so that you can go to work and do what you do best, without any worries or uncertainty.

Your role will include:

• Supporting with personal care tasks
• Prompting and administering medication
• Preparing & Encouraging Fluids & Nutrition
• Assisting with activities of daily living & social outings
• Companionship & Emotional Support
• Light Domestic Duties & Shopping Trips
• Maintaining and updating care records

We’re looking for:

• Paid previous experience as a professional carer
• Flexible availability to include every other weekend
• Excellent communication skills
• A full UK driver’s licence & business insurance
• Kind & Empathetic
• Trustworthy & Reliable
• Proactive & Positive Nature
• Professional Employment References.

What we offer:

• Holiday pay
• Free DBS
• Pension scheme
• Blue light card
• Refer a friend scheme
• You will be paid the National Minimum Wage for all attended training sessions and shadow shifts
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption Schemes
• Continued professional development to support you & your career
• Paid time off to volunteer and give back to the charities and causes that matter to you
• Employee Assistance Line – available 24/7 and fully confidential for our staff
• Support from your local branch team and out-of-hours support

In line with CQC & Care Inspectorate regulations, we require and will undertake enhanced DBS/PVG, right to work, reference and employment history checks in line with government guidelines for this role and safer recruitment best practice. You may be asked to provide your employment details through HMRC.

Whilst we endeavour to keep the recruitment process as short as possible, due to the nature of these important checks, there may be extensions to timelines.

As a private provider of home care in the UK, Prestige Nursing & Care is not affiliated with the NHS; as such, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of any employment visa at this time.

All our clients are equally entitled to have their needs met in a safe, fair and balanced way. Prestige Nursing & Care colleagues are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any client or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, identity or any other perceived difference.

Job Type: Contract

Work Location: In person