Senior Care Assistant

BUPA; Wilmington; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meal on every shift

Wagestream - early access to wages

28 days holiday

Pension plans

Parental leave

Menopause Plan

Gym discounts

Flexible working

Job summary

Bupa's Wilmington Manor care home in Dartford is hiring a Senior Care Assistant to lead a care unit and support the nurse with clinical duties. The role involves supervising a team of Care Assistants, ensuring care plans are followed and records maintained, and building relationships with residents and families.

You will need NVQ3 in care (or be working towards it) and a compassionate, team-oriented approach, with a commitment to high-quality resident care.

Qualifications

• NVQ3 in care or equivalent, with support for completion.
• Motivated, positive, with strong interpersonal skills.
• Experience in care settings and understanding of duties.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day responsibility for running a care unit.
• Support nurse with clinical duties: observe, administer meds, review care plans, record-keeping.
• Lead and manage a team of Care Assistants, including shift handovers.
• Assist in training and supervising new staff.
• Build relationships with residents, families and GP/District Nurses.
• Assist residents with personal care duties.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Team leadership

Patient care

Education

NVQ3 in care

Job description

Senior Care Assistant

Location: Wilmington Manor Care Home, Common Lane, Wilmington, Dartford DA2 7BA

Contract: Permanent - Full Time

Hours: 44-hour weekly contract, night shift including alternate weekends

Salary: £13.10 per hour

CQC rating: Good

Carehome.co.uk rating: 9.5 / 10

Wilmington Manor provides a peaceful place for residents to receive residential and nursing care in a safe and homely environment. People requiring respite, convalescence and palliative care are also welcomed into the home.
Converted and extended from a manor house, residents keen on gardening are encouraged to participate, whether lightly or regularly depending on how they please.
The home has two lounges to choose from at the home, as well as the dining room, and if they prefer residents are free to dine in the comfort of their own room. Seasonal menus are created by the home's chef who understands the needs and tastes of each individual.
There's a real sense of community at the home. The staff work to discover what residents enjoy doing and the home's social calendar is organised around those interests. Dedicated activity coordinators help ensure residents are able to pursue their hobbies and interests, as well as organising a range of activities which include bingo, quizzes, flower arranging and music sessions, there is so much for residents to enjoy. Regular trips out are also enjoyed as are shopping trips and themed monthly events.

You'll help us make health happen by:

• Day-to-day responsibility for running a unit
• Supporting with clinical duties, including supporting the nurse to observe, issue medication, review care plans and accurate record keeping
• 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

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

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

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 - Free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support
• Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
• Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes
• 28 days holiday
• We offer a sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay, to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences.
• Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
• Free meal on every shift
• Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets
• 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: Wilmington Manor