Nursing Assistant Nights

Springcare Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a dedicated Nursing Assistant to join their team. The ideal candidate will provide essential care and leadership to health care assistants while ensuring residents' well-being. This role involves night shifts and offers opportunities for career progression through fully funded training.

Benefits

Access to workplace pension scheme

Early pay via Wage Stream App

Fully funded training for recognized qualifications

Counselling and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience as a Nursing Assistant at Senior Care Assistant level 3.
• Reliable, trustworthy, and able to work in teams and independently.
• Self-motivated and able to lead care assistants.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and adapt to changes.
• Effective communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Allocate duties to Health Care Assistants and act as a role model.
• Provide personal care and support residents' nutrition and mobility.
• Perform clinical tasks such as checking blood sugar and administering medication.

Skills

Leadership skills

Patience

Empathy

Oral and written communication

Teamwork

Job description

Overview

Brockhampton Court - Nursing Assistant Nights - 48 hours per week

Would you like to be a part of a caring, supportive team? We now have an opportunity for a Nursing Assistant to join Springcare, 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.

About you

• You would be an experienced Nursing Assistant (Senior Care Assistant level 3).
• Whilst 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.

Responsibilities

• 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
  • Changing a simple dressing
  • PEG feeding
  • Medication administration
  • Basic Observations
  • Catheter care
• This list is not exhaustive

Typical Shift patterns

Night contracts: 8pm until 8am

What Springcare can offer to you

• Permanent full and part time day or night contracts – with access to our workplace pension scheme
• Early pay using Wage Stream App – withdraw up to 50% of earnings in advance of pay
• Access to Blue Light Card – 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 you recommend (T&C apply)
• Access to counselling and wellbeing support
• Family friendly policies
• Smooth robust recruitment process through our portal
• References and DBS checks: two written references, standard/enhanced DBS (depending on role) and evidence of right to work in the UK

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.