Senior Care Assistant

Bupa; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Free meal on every shift

Pension plans

Job summary

Bupa is seeking a Senior Care Assistant (Nights) at Sandhills Court Care Home in Scunthorpe. The role leads a team of Care Assistants, supports clinical duties with the home’s Nurse, and requires NVQ3 in care or progress toward it.

Night shifts are permanent with a 44-hour week and alternate weekends. The post emphasises person-centred care, staff development, and the rollout of digital care tools to improve efficiency and clinical excellence for residents.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in care or working towards it.
• Previous experience as a Senior Care Assistant.
• A passion for delivering compassionate, person-centred care.

Responsibilities

• Drive and manage a team of Care Assistants, including shift handovers.
• Train and supervise new staff to ensure they feel welcomed and supported.
• Build relationships with residents, families and external teams (GPs, District Nurses).
• Assist residents with a range of personal care duties.

Skills

Team leadership

Interpersonal skills

Care planning

Education

NVQ Level 3 in care

Job description

Job Description: Senior Care Assistant (Nights) Sandhills Court Care Home, Exeter Road, Scunthorpe, DN15 7DE Salary: £12.90 - £14.51 dependent on experience and qualifications. Permanent Contract - 44 hours Night shifts, including alternate weekends.

As a Senior Care Assistant, we understand how crucial your role is to our home. Not only driving a team of Care Assistants that deliver 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, working with the Nurse to aid with clinical duties for the home. 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 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.

Responsibilities

You’ll help us make health happen by:

• Driving and managing a team of Care Assistants, including responsible 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

Benefits

Benefits 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. Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Time Type: Full time

Job Area: Care Home – Care Assistants

Locations: Sandhills Court

Be at the heart of helping people live longer healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We employ more than 80,000 people globally who are making this a reality. If you've got the belief, the drive and the talent to help us in our ambition then we’d like to hear from you. Wherever you work, one thing stands out about Bupa people. Our customers are our passion – they’re at the heart of our positively different culture of care. At Bupa you’ll be challenged, you’ll be encouraged to innovate, and collaborate with colleagues who are committed to delivering exceptional experiences. We trust, respect and consider everyone, knowing your difference will make the difference.