Healthcare Assistant - Looking for Confident Support Staff for Nights!

Cornerstone Healthcare Group; Bristol; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is looking for a passionate Care Assistant to join their team in Bristol. The role involves supporting residents with daily living activities and requires a minimum of one year of care experience. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills and an empathetic approach to care. The position offers a comprehensive benefits package and the opportunity to work in a rewarding environment.

Benefits

Benefits package worth up to £5,000

Subsidised lunch available

Free laundered uniform

Monthly overtime raffle

Enhanced pay rates for overtime

Training funding opportunities

Pension scheme

Enhanced DBS coverage

Paid for e-learning training

Refer a friend scheme – up to £1,000

Healthcare cash plan worth up to £700

Living Wage employer

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year experience in Care.
• Experience with adults that have complex needs including mental health challenges.
• Effective communication skills both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Support all aspects of daily living including personal care.
• Observe and report residents' progress and condition.
• Help residents to remain independent.

Skills

Experience working with complex needs

Effective communication skills

Caring and empathetic approach

Ability to develop relationships

Job description

About The Role

PLEASE NOTE - We are NOT offering Sponsorship and are unable to take overseas applications at this time

Cornerstone Healthcare is looking for experienced and passionate and confident Care Assistant to join our award-winning team at The Burren. The Burren is a brand-new purpose-built service location South Bristol, providing high quality care & supporting residents with varying complex neurological, mental health & dementia care needs provided in a comfortable and safe living environment. Our approach focuses on individualised care, considering the whole person’s unique strengths and challenges, rather than just the diagnosis.

What do you need?

• Minimum of 1 years' experience working in Care (essential)
• Experience working with adults that present with complex needs including challenging behaviours and mental health needs
• Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with colleagues, residents, and their families
• A caring and empathetic approach to residents and their visitors
• Effective communication skills (both written and verbal)

What hours will you work?

Total hours per week: 38.5 (12 hour shifts)

Night Shifts

What will you be doing?

Supporting all aspects of daily living including personal care, mealtimes and social activities

• Observe resident progress against planned goals and report changes in the residents’ condition or care needs
• Supporting all aspects of daily living including personal care, mealtimes and social activities
• Helping residents to remain as independent as possible
• Respecting residents right of choice, privacy and dignity at all times
• Communicate effectively with other staff and members of the team

Benefits

• Benefits package worth up to £5,000
• Subsidised lunch available daily
• Free uniform laundered for you on site ready for your next shift
• Monthly overtime raffle – receive a ticket for each overtime shift completed and the winner will receive an additional £200 in their pay packet
• Enhanced pay rates for overtime and bank holidays
• Opportunities to be enrolled onto a government funded RQF Level 2 or 3 in Health & Social Care
• Pension scheme
• Enhanced DBS fully covered by us and automatically added to the update service
• Specialist training, beyond the mandatory training requirements
• Paid for e-learning training
• Reward and recognition through vouchers and cash incentives for Christmas and long service
• Refer a friend scheme – up to £1,000
• Paid for company events
• Cycle to work scheme
• Healthcare cash plan worth up to £700* including dentistry, optical plus access to a 24/7 employee assistance programme offering psychological support to staff to avoid stress and burn out, meaning everyone is able to focus on caring for our residents
• Access to Blue Light card - over 13,000 discounts
• We are a Living Wage employer!

*subject to terms and conditions

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About Us

Cornerstone Healthcare provide specialist care for vulnerable people who present with challenging behaviours associated with complex neurodegenerative and mental health needs.

Residents who live in our homes primarily have a neurological degenerative condition such as Dementia with an underlying mental health condition which makes them inappropriate candidates for dementia care homes or residential care homes for the elderly.

We currently have 4 services based in Waterlooville, Curdridge, Bristol & Mytchett.