Senior Care Assistant

Bupa Global; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Bupa is seeking a Senior Care Assistant for its Southlands Care Home in Harrogate. In this pivotal role, you'll lead a team, deliver high-quality personal care, and assist in clinical duties while fostering an environment of support and dignity for residents. You'll receive comprehensive training and numerous employee benefits as part of a caring organization committed to health and well-being.

Benefits

Free meal on every shift

28 days holiday

Access to mental health support

Interest-free annual travel loan

Wagestream for early wage access

Parental leave schemes

Menopause Plan support

Discounts at gyms across the UK

Qualifications

• Experience in a care setting with clinical duties.
• Passion for making a difference in people's lives.
• Ability to lead and support Care Assistants.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all clinical duties including medication and care plans.
• Lead and manage a team of Care Assistants.
• Build relationships with residents and families.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Team leadership

Clinical care

Education

NVQ3 in care

Job description

Job Description - Senior Care Assistant (SOU00IK)

Requisition Title

Requisition Title

: Senior Care Assistant

Job Number:

Job Number:

SOU00IK

9 Ripon Road Harrogate

North Yorkshire HG1 2JA

Senior Care Assistant

Southlands Care Home, 9 Ripon Road, Harrogate, HG1 2JA

We make health happen

Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.

As a Senior Care Assistant, we understand how crucial your role is to our home. Not only leading a team of Care Assistants that delivers high quality, personal care to our residents, but also inspiring, developing, and nurturing them to be their best every day. You’ll be motivated, positive and with great interpersonal skills, and you enjoy working in a close-knit team. You’re pivotal in running a unit, responsible for all clinical duties in the home, including observation, medication, reviewing care plans and accurate record keeping. Your clinical expertise will also be crucial in helping with all CQC responsibilities.

As a Clinical Lead you’ll have completed / be working towards an NVQ3 in care. We’re more than happy to support you in the completion of your qualification if needed. You’ll have previous experience of the role and knowledge of its rewards and challenges. Just as importantly, you will also have a passion for making a real difference to people’s lives, giving them the kindness, personalised support and dignity they need.

We’ll train you on all aspects of our new digital care, which is transforming how we work, making things easier and letting you focus on clinical excellence and care for our residents. And as healthcare experts for over 75 years, we’re committed to continually training you in the clinical and social care developments you need to do your job, learning from some of the best people in the industry. It’s an exciting time to be with us.

You’ll help us make health happen by:

• Day-to-day responsibility for running a unit
• Responsible for all clinical duties issuing medication, reviewing care plans and accurate record keeping
• Leading and managing a team of Care Assistants, including responsibility for all shift handovers of the teams
• Helping with training and supervision of new staff members so they feel welcomed and supported
• Building relationships with residents, their families and external teams such as GPs and District Nurses
• Assisting residents with a range of personal care duties

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• My Healthcare - Quick, easy access to support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support – all available via one phone number 24/7
• Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
• Free meal on every shift
• 28 days holiday
• Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
• Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets
• Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes
• We offer a range of Bupa pension plans – find out more on our career site
• Parental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents -find out more on our career site
• Menopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health
• Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve.That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview for every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.