Senior Care Assistant - Care Home

NHS; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading provider of high-quality care as a Senior Care Assistant at a Barchester care home. You'll supervise a dedicated team and support residents with individualized care, ensuring a warm and nurturing environment. With ongoing training opportunities, your career can progress within the organization as you impact lives positively.

Benefits

Sector-leading benefits package

Free training and development

Retail discounts and savings

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Employee of the Month rewards

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• Specific knowledge of clinical care for the elderly is required.
• Min 2 years experience in a similar role is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and inspire a team of Care Assistants.
• Support the clinical team in areas like medication and care plans.

Skills

Compassion

Motivational Skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care

Job description

As a Senior Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll look after the different needs of our residents to enable us to deliver quality, person-centred care and support. Your role will involve supervising and inspiring a team of dedicated Care Assistants alongside the Deputy General Manager. You can also expect to support the clinical team in a specific area, such as medication, assessments, care plans or care reviews.

Main duties of the job

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care and support services in the UK. The company operates a network of care homes and healthcare facilities across the country, offering a range of services including residential, nursing, and dementia care. Barchester Healthcare is committed to providing a warm, welcoming, and vibrant environment for its residents, and the company places a strong emphasis on respecting the dignity and preferences of those in its care.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care and support services in the UK. The company operates a network of care homes and healthcare facilities across the country, offering a range of services including residential, nursing, and dementia care. Barchester Healthcare is committed to providing a warm, welcoming, and vibrant environment for its residents, and the company places a strong emphasis on respecting the dignity and preferences of those in its care.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Senior Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll look after the different needs of our residents to enable us to deliver quality, person-centred care and support. Your role will involve supervising and inspiring a team of dedicated Care Assistants alongside the Deputy General Manager. You can also expect to support the clinical team in a specific area, such as medication, assessments, care plans or care reviews. Like everyone here, as a Senior Care Assistant, you'll always respect the dignity and preferences of our residents as well playing your own part in creating an environment that's warm, welcoming and vibrant.

ABOUT YOU You should have an NVQ Level 3 or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care to join us as a Senior Care Assistant. We'll also need to see that you have specific knowledge of clinical care for the elderly. We're looking for people who are warm-hearted, compassionate and committed to giving each resident individualised care and support. You'll have the opportunity to develop your career through ongoing training opportunities, so there's no limit to how far you can go with us. Many of our Senior Carer Assistants progress into Care Practitioner, Regional Carer or nursing roles.

REWARDS PACKAGEIn return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including: Free training and development for all roles Access to wellbeing and support tools A range of retail discounts and savings Unlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend' bonus scheme Employee of the Month' rewards and Long Service Awards'

And so much more!

If you'd like to use your motivational and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• You should have an NVQ Level 3 or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care to join us as a Senior Care Assistant. We'll also need to see that you have specific knowledge of clinical care for the elderly.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.