Senior Care Assistant

Orchard Care Homes; Warrington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in the UK is seeking a Senior Care Assistant to ensure high-quality personalized care for residents. You will assess and deliver nursing care, lead a care team, and ensure dignity for individuals. The position offers career development, recognition schemes, and competitive pay rates, providing crucial support for a fulfilling work experience.

Benefits

Blue Light Discount Card & App

Excellent training and progression opportunities

Recognition schemes

Free Uniform and car parking

24/7 Employee Support Hub

Qualifications

• Previous care experience, preferably in older people's care or dementia setting.
• If only Level 2 qualified, support for Level 3 available.

Responsibilities

• Assess and deliver high personalized nursing care.
• Ensure individuals are treated with respect and dignity.
• Lead and support the care team.

Skills

Care experience

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care

Job description

Overview

Extraordinary People, Exceptional Care

Senior Care Assistant

Are you a Senior Care Assistant looking to further develop your skills? Our Senior Care Assistants play a key role in ensuring each person living within our homes receive the care they need to live a fulfilling life.

Orchard Care Homes is at the forefront of delivering high quality individual care to meet the person’s needs. Our focus is on ensuring medication is appropriate and providing meaningful activities to everyone.

About the home: Three Bridges Nursing Home is part of the award-winning Orchard Care Homes group, a friendly, warm and welcoming nursing home with 53 bedrooms, en-suite facilities, large communal living rooms, a garden and a library. Orchard Care Homes has been providing care for older people for over 15 years. We invest in our people with training and progression opportunities across our portfolio of homes.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate a high personalised standard of nursing care which meets individuals' needs and the high standards expected at Orchard Care Homes.
• Ensure individuals are treated with respect and dignity, upholding privacy, independence and choice.
• Lead, supervise, support and develop the care team as a team player.
• Maintain excellent communication and interpersonal skills while liaising with external professionals, individuals and relatives.
• Administer medication safely; receive additional training to ensure competency and knowledge of the medication used in our homes.

Qualifications

• Previous care experience, within Older People’s care or a dementia setting.
• Preferable to have a Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care.
• If qualified to Level 2, support to achieve Level 3 via our career pathway.

Benefits

• Access to Blue Light Discount Card & App.
• Excellent training and progression opportunities, from day one, with career pathways to enable growth and development.
• Recognition schemes, such as ‘Making a Difference’ and an annual awards ceremony.
• Free Uniform and car parking.
• Access to our 24/7 Employee Support Hub offering confidential support on personal and professional issues.

Additional information

Rates of pay: NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care: £12.81 per hour; NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care: £13.80 per hour.

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