Regional Care Assistant - Bank

NHS; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Barchester Healthcare seeks a Bank Regional Care Assistant to provide compassionate care across Milton Keynes. This role involves monitoring care delivery, contributing to care planning, and ensuring residents receive companionship. Flexibility and a background in elderly care are essential, along with a Level 2 NVQ in Health and Social Care.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Learning and development opportunities

Mileage covered for travel over five miles

Bonus for achieving a 'Good' rating during inspections

Qualifications

• Background in care with understanding of elderly care.
• Level 2 NVQ in Health and Social Care beneficial.
• GCSE in English and Maths at grade C or above required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver warm, empathetic care and support to residents.
• Monitor delivery of care and contribute to care planning.
• Provide companionship and ensure residents enjoy meaningful interactions.

Skills

Compassion

Flexibility

Communication

Education

Level 2 NVQ in Health and Social Care

GCSE in English and Maths at grade C or above

Job description

The role of a Bank Regional Care Assistant at Barchester Healthcare involves providing warm, empathetic, and respectful care and support to residents across a 20-mile radius. The job involves monitoring the delivery of care, contributing to person-centred care planning, recording observations, and providing support and companionship to ensure residents enjoy meaningful one-on-one time with the carers.

Main duties of the job

As a Bank Regional Care Assistant, you will be responsible for delivering warm, empathetic, and respectful care and support to residents across a 20-mile radius, covering Ashby House in Milton Keynes and Collingtree Park Care Home. Your duties will include monitoring the delivery of care, contributing to the person-centred care planning process, recording observations, and providing support and companionship to the residents. Flexibility is important, and you will need access to a car or reliable transportation to travel across the area.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading healthcare provider in the UK, known for its commitment to delivering high-quality care and support to its residents. The organization takes the growth and development of its employees seriously, offering competitive pay and a range of learning and development opportunities.

Job responsibilities

Please note this role will be covering Ashby House in Milton Keynes and Collingtree Park Care Home.

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ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Bank Regional Care Assistant with Barchester care homes, you'll deliver warm, empathetic and respectful care and support across a 20-mile radius to help our residents get the most out of life. It's a very varied role that will see you provide cover as and when we need it. On a practical level, you can expect to monitor the delivery of care when on duty, contribute to the person-centred care planning process for each resident and record observations on things like temperature and blood pressure amongst a range of other important tasks. The role of Bank Regional Care Assistant also involves providing support and companionship it's vital for us that every resident enjoys meaningful one-to-one time with our carers, every single shift.

ABOUT YOUA background in care is important for the role of Bank Regional Care Assistant, and you'll need a good understanding of elderly care. A Level 2 NVQ in Health and Social Care would be useful, as would a good understanding of the wider healthcare industry. Ideally, you'll also have a C or above in GCSE English and Maths. Dedicated and compassionate, your passion for people means you'll go above and beyond to support the wellbeing of residents. Flexibility is important and, because you'll be travelling across the area, you'll either need your own car or ready access to one. We'll cover your mileage when you travel over five miles from your main home, and if you're on duty at the time of an inspection and we achieve a Good' rating, you'll qualify for a bonus.

REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. As one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, we take the growth of everyone who works for us seriously.

As this is a Bank position to provide cover as and when we need it, such as for annual leave or sick leave, the hours and days you work will vary.

If you'd like to use your care experience and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• A background in care is important for this role, and you will need a good understanding of elderly care. A Level 2 NVQ in Health and Social Care would be beneficial, as would a good understanding of the wider healthcare industry. You should also have a GCSE in English and Maths at grade C or above.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.