Nursing Assistant Days

Springcare Ltd; Brighton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in the UK is seeking a Nursing Assistant to join their team. The role includes providing personal care, leading Health Care Assistants, and ensuring the well-being of residents. Ideal candidates will have experience and strong communication skills. This position offers flexible shifts, full training, and various benefits including a pension scheme and well-being support.

Benefits

Workplace pension scheme

Early pay using Wage Stream App

Access to Blue Light Card

Fully funded training

Refer a friend scheme

Counselling and wellbeing support

Family friendly policies

Qualifications

• Experience as a Nursing Assistant level 3.
• Able to work as part of a team and unsupervised.
• Self-motivated with the ability to lead a team.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for allocating duties to Health Care Assistants.
• Provide personal care to residents.
• Support residents with nutrition and mobility.

Skills

Teamwork

Reliability

Leadership skills

Communication (oral and written)

Calm under pressure

Empathy and care

Job description

Ringway Mews – Nursing Assistant

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 live. We believe that Nursing Assistants have may great qualities that make them excellent at their job, and are integral part of our care team:

About you:

• 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

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.

Once assessed as competent under the guidance of the Home Manager, a Nursing Assistant would also be required to undertake clinical tasks which may include:

• Checking blood sugar levels
• Change a simple dressing
• PEG feeding
• Medication administration
• Basic Observations
• Catheter care

This list is not exhaustive.

Typical Shift patterns for Days and Night Contracts

Days Shift Contracts

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

Night Shift Contracts

• 8pm until 8am

What Springcare can offer to you:

• 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 would 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.