Full time Night Care assistant

Prime Life; Broadfield; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Broadfield is seeking a Full time Night Assistant to provide dignified support for residents with various health conditions. Responsibilities include assisting with personal hygiene, maintaining safety through welfare checks, and providing companionship. Desired qualities include a caring nature, patience, and respect for individual abilities. The role offers a good work-life balance with hourly pay ranging from £12.45 to £12.80 depending on qualification level, along with various benefits.

Benefits

Fully funded DBS

Comprehensive Holiday Pay scheme

Refer a Friend scheme

Access to discounts across UK

Qualifications

• Desire to make a real difference in residents' lives.
• Experience as a Care Assistant or Support worker is desirable, but not essential.
• Ability to support residents with age-related, life-limiting, mental health conditions, and physical disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with personal hygiene and retiring to bed.
• Complete routine welfare checks throughout the night.
• Support residents to dine and maintain hydration.
• Encourage safe mobility around the home.
• Provide companionship to residents.
• Maintain accurate written records and documentation.
• Engage with care professionals for residents' well-being.
• Welcome family members and assist with enquiries.

Skills

Caring nature

Patience

Understanding

Respect for residents' abilities

Job description

Benefits Overview

• Fully funded DBS
• Comprehensive Holiday Pay scheme
• Refer a Friend scheme offering up to £250 per successful candidate
• Access to Bluelight card and offers and discounts across UK

Responsibilities

• Assisting residents with their personal hygiene and retiring to bed for the evening
• Completing routine welfare checks throughout the night to ensure residents are safe and well
• Supporting residents to dine and maintain good nutrition and hydration as required
• Encouraging residents to mobilise safely around the home, with the support of mobility aids and specialist equipment
• Providing friendship and companionship to residents
• Maintaining accurate and timely written records and completing documentation
• Being part of a multi-disciplinary team and engaging with other care professionals, as and when required, to promote the health and well-being of our residents
• Welcoming family members to the home and assisting with enquiries

Qualifications & Requirements

To be successful within this role, you will have a genuine caring nature and a desire to make a real difference for our residents. Though prior experience as a Care Assistant or Support worker is desirable, this is not essential as full training is provided. Typically, our residents live with age related conditions, life-limiting health conditions, mental health conditions and physical disabilities that require dignified support from our care team. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident's individual abilities. If you feel have the skills and experience to become our Full time Night Assistant please click 'apply' today, and we'll ensure to be in touch!

Benefits

This role offers great work life balance, with regular set shift patterns starting 8pm to 8am, across a 7-day working week. In return for your commitment to our residents, we can offer range of excellent benefits including;

• Hourly rates of pay ranging from £12.45 to £12.80 per hour dependent upon qualification level
• Opportunities to learn and progress with the