Relief Care Assistant

Macklin Care Homes | Care Home Group in Northern Ireland; Belfast; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a compassionate and award-winning team dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of residents. As a Relief Care Assistant, you will provide essential support to nursing staff, ensuring high-quality, person-centred care. This role offers flexibility and opportunities for career development in a friendly and rewarding environment. If you are passionate about caring for others and want to be part of a family-first community, this position is perfect for you. Experience the joy of enriching the lives of residents while working in a supportive team atmosphere.

Benefits

Comprehensive paid induction programme

Wide variety of training provided

Career development opportunities

Flexibility of shifts

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted rates at Malone Hotel

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Free car parking

Uniform provided

Incentives for employee referrals

Qualifications

• Ability to deliver high-quality resident care.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Good command of verbal and written English.

Responsibilities

• Deliver person-centred care to all residents.
• Support nursing staff with compliance and record-keeping.
• Engage residents through activities and one-to-one care.

Skills

Compassionate Care

Organizational Skills

Communication

Flexibility

Attention to Detail

Education

NVQ in Care

Job description

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Job Description

Location: Arlington Private Nursing Home, 9 North Parade

Can you make a real difference in the lives of others?

At Macklin Care Homes, you will work as part of an award-winning team valued for your contribution, with opportunities for career development, as well as a friendly and rewarding working environment. If you are a compassionate person who cares with heart, we would love to hear from you.

Our residents are at the heart of our homes; we are inspired not only by their stories and experiences of years gone by but also by knowing we are making a real difference in their lives.

We are currently recruiting a Relief Care Assistant (must be fully flexible) to join our friendly, caring, and progressive Arlington Care Home, based in Belfast. This is a vital role within the Home, working as a team to support the nursing staff in providing care to the social, emotional, and physical needs of the residents, in line with the Patient Charter of Rights, and under the Nursing Home Minimum Standards.

Professional Responsibilities

• Delivering excellent quality, person-centred care to all residents.
• Enriching the lives of residents through the delivery of activities.
• Updating and maintaining accurate records in line with patient care.
• Supporting the nursing team with compliance policies and procedures.
• Fully flexible to support residents with one-to-one care as and when required.
  
  

Ideal Candidate

• Ability to deliver a high standard of resident care.
• Demonstrate exceptional organisational skills.
• Communicate and collaborate cooperatively with other staff members.
• Ability to work under pressure and use own initiative.
• High standard of personal presentation and attention to detail.
• Possess a good standard of verbal and written English.
• Be eligible to work in the UK.
  
  

About The Role

Company benefits:

To reward the demanding work of our fantastic colleagues, we offer an excellent benefits package as follows:

• Collaborating with an award-winning team with family values.
• A comprehensive paid induction programme.
• Wide variety of training provided.
• Career development opportunities.
• Flexibility of shifts.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Discounted rates at Malone Hotel, Belfast.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives including team-building initiatives.
• Free car parking and uniform*
• Incentives for employee referrals*
• T&Cs will apply.
  
  

Please note we will only accept up-to-date CVs - without this, an interview cannot be given.

We do not offer sponsorship for this role - if you require sponsorship your application will be automatically declined. Please consider this carefully before applying.

Interviews may take place before the job advertisement closes as and when suitable applications are received. If a suitable candidate is appointed the role may close early, therefore please do not hesitate to submit your application promptly.

In addition, we also reserve the right to enhance the criteria at the shortlisting stage.

Successful candidates must be willing to register with NISCC.

An Enhanced Access NI Check will be required for this post. If successful, please be aware that we do have a policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders. As per the Access NI Code of Practice, Macklin Care Homes also has a policy on the secure handling, use, storage, and retention of disclosure information. Copies of these documents along with the Access NI Code of Practice are available upon request by contacting the HR Department.

It is Macklin Care Homes Policy that any existence of a criminal conviction will not necessarily lead to the withdrawal of a job offer, but the failure to disclose all criminal convictions fully and accurately will lead to the withdrawal of a job offer.

Macklin Care Homes is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Skills Needed

About The Company

Part of the Macklin Group, Macklin Care Homes have been caring for people for over 30 years. We’ve taken all our experience over all those years to bring the very best of our knowledge and our expertise to you. We’re experts at what we do.

We’re not just another Care Home, we’re family-first and treat everyone we come into contact with as one of our very own. From staff to residents, relatives to suppliers to the postman – we’re all one big caring community!

We Have Six Care Homes

• 3 in Belfast: Arlington, Our Lady's and Parkmanor Oaks
• 1 in Magherafelt: Milesian Manor
• 1 in Coleraine: Ratheane
• 1 in Ballycastle: Leabank
  
  

Company Culture

Want a job you'll love? Can you make a real difference to the lives of others? We are looking to recruit great people to work in care and in return, we will bring out the best in you. At Macklin Care Homes you will work as part of an award-winning team who are valued for their contribution, with opportunities for career development, as well as a friendly and rewarding working environment. If you are a compassionate person who cares with heart we would like to hear from you. We are proud of our values and unique positive culture that we live each and every day. This is reflective of our relationships with our residents, their relatives, our suppliers and the local community.

Desired Criteria

• Current NVQ in care.
• Knowledge of Care of the Elderly Patients Charter of Rights.
• Experience in a caring background or setting.
• Moving and handling patients.
  
  

Required Criteria

• Ability to communicate with the elderly.
• Ability to work set hours, flexible to meet the needs of the organisation.
• Must have a good command of written and spoken English.
• Be in good general medical health.
  
  

Closing DateFriday 16th May, 2025

Contract Typefulltime

SalaryFrom £12.82 Hourly to £16.82 Hourly

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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