Nursing Assistant

SPRINGCARE LTD; Wythenshawe; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A caring organization in Wythenshawe is seeking a Nursing Assistant to support older residents. Responsibilities include leading a team of Health Care Assistants and providing personal care. The ideal candidate is experienced, self-motivated, and shows leadership skills. This role comes with benefits such as pension access, early pay options, training, and more.

Benefits

Access to work-based pension scheme

Early pay using Wage Stream App

Fully funded training for nationally recognized qualifications

Refer a friend scheme

Access to counselling and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Proficient in checking blood sugar levels and basic observations.
• Ability to carry out PEG feeding and medication administration.
• Experience in catheter care and changing simple dressings.

Responsibilities

• Allocate duties to Health Care Assistants and lead by example.
• Provide personal care and support for residents' nutrition and well-being.
• Work under pressure and adapt to ad hoc situations.

Skills

Experience as a Nursing Assistant Level 3

Teamwork

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Job description

Nursing Assistants provide an essential role in contributing to the smooth running of our homes for older people. Our Nursing staff lead on the social care and support for our residents.

Reporting to the Home Manager, you would be responsible for allocating duties to a team of Health Care Assistants – acting as a role model in the delivery and promotion of best practice at all times. You would also help to provide personal care to our residents and support with their nutrition, mobility and well-being.

Clinical Tasks (once qualified)

• Checking blood sugar levels
• Change a simple dressing
• PEG feeding
• Medication administration
• Basic observations
• Catheter care
• This list is not exhaustive

Typical Shift Patterns

Days Shift Contracts

• 8am until 8pm
• 8am until 2pm
• 2pm until 8pm

Night Shift Contracts

• 8pm until 8am

Springcare offers

• You would be an experienced Nursing Assistant level 3
• While being reliable and trustworthy, you would be able to work as part of a team & unsupervised.
• As a forward thinker, you would be self‑motivated and able to motivate and lead a team of care assistants.
• Showing leadership skills, you would be able to remain calm under pressure and adapt to ad hoc situations.
• Showing patience, empathy and care, you would be able to communicate with others using both oral and written skills.

Main Purpose of the Job

Would you like to be a part of a caring, supportive team? We now have an opportunity for a Nursing Assistant to join Ringway Mews, where every day you can make a difference to someone's life. We believe that Nursing Assistants have many great qualities that make them excellent at their job, and are an integral part of our care team.

Benefits

• Permanent full and part‑time day or night contracts – with access to our work‑placed pension scheme
• Early pay using Wage Stream App – you can withdraw up to 50% of your earnings in advance of your pay
• Access to Blue Light Card – where you can make savings across hundreds of national retailers
• Fully funded training for nationally recognised qualifications (Level 2 through to 5) with internal career progression opportunities
• Refer a friend £££ scheme for each friend that you recommend (T&C apply)
• Access to counselling and wellbeing support
• Family friendly policies
• Smooth robust recruitment process through our portal

Successful applicants will require two written references, a standard/enhanced DBS (depending on role) and evidence of a right to work in the UK check.

Springcare are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all of our staff are vetted, selected, trained and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective and compassionate care.