Senior Care Assistant - Days

New Care; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Stoke-on-Trent is seeking a Senior Care Assistant to support management and lead the care team. The role requires experience in medication management, working with older people, and relevant qualifications in social care. This full-time position offers a competitive hourly rate and various benefits, including paid training and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

5.6 weeks annual leave

Paid DBS

Uniform provided

Paid training

Pension scheme

Wellbeing programmes

Qualifications

• Experience in medication management and administration.
• Ability to contribute to assessment and planning of care needs of older people.
• Sound knowledge of care principles.

Responsibilities

• Promote the highest standard of clinical nursing care.
• Manage and supervise the care team.
• Ensure effective assessment and evaluation of resident care.

Skills

Medication management and administration experience

Experience working with older people

Good oral and written communication skills

Self-motivation and confidence

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Social Care or equivalent

NVQ Level 3 in Social Care or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Hilton House Care Home is a purpose-built 51 bed care facility located in the heart of Stoke-on-Trent. Created to provide the highest standards of comfort, safety, and personalised care, Hilton House supports residents with a variety of needs, including residential and dementia residential care. The home reflects the Lovett Care promise of excellence, offering a warm and supportive environment where residents feel truly at home. We incorporate the latest care technologies and deliver a programme of daily activities and gentle exercise to encourage wellbeing and enhance quality of life. Our dedicated team is carefully selected for their compassion and professionalism, and benefits from comprehensive induction and ongoing training provided by our in-house trainers.

We are seeking to appoint a kind, caring and motivated Senior Care Assistant to join our team. You will support the Home Manager and Deputy Home Manager in providing leadership to the care team and effective 24-hour management of the home within the available resources. We have a full time contract available with an hourly rate of £13.10. Shift times are 0800-2000, with alternate weekend working. To apply for this role you must have medication management and administration experience.

Role Responsibilities

• Promote the highest standard of person centred clinical nursing care to residents.
• Manage, allocate duties and supervise the care team ensuring a quality delivery of care for the duration of the shift.
• To be a role model and demonstrate person centred care delivery.
• Take responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of adults that you are responsible for or come into contact with.
• Manage the delivery of residents personalised care according to their agreed plan of care for the duration of a shift.
• Promote professional standards within the home supporting the Deputy and Home Manager.
• Provide supervision, coaching and assessment to Care Assistants.
• Ensure effective assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of resident care through written care plans.
• Maintain correctly written records as required by the company and regulatory bodies.
• Manage daily rotas and delegate daily workload ensuring sufficient and safe use of manpower.
• Ensure that all new admission files are completed within the week of arrival and the named nurse, senior carer and key worker must all contribute to completing the file.
• Build relationships with external professionals.
• Assist the home manager to carry out regular quality audits of care plans.

Skills and experience required

• Medication management and administration experience
• Experience working with older people.
• NVQ Level 2 in Social Care or equivalent.
• NVQ Level 3 in Social Care or equivalent, or the achievement of this in the first 12 months of employment.
• Evidence of the ability to contribute to the assessment, planning and evaluation of the care needs of older people.
• Demonstrate a sound knowledge of the 6 principles of care and how they should underpin delivery of care in a residential/Nursing setting.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrate self-motivation and confidence.

The Benefits

• Opportunities to progress through our career paths into more senior and management roles
• Bank holiday and overtime enhancements
• 5.6 weeks annual leave per annum
• Paid DBS
• Uniform provided
• Paid training
• Refer a friend referral scheme, for the following roles only - Registered Nurse, Team Leader / Senior Care Assistant and Care Assistant
• Excellent induction programme for new starters
• A rewarding career with lots of opportunities to progress within the company
• Ongoing support and training for nationally recognised qualifications
• A competitive rate of pay
• Wellbeing programmes
• Recognition awards - employee of the month and golden tickets
• Ongoing career development
• Pension scheme
• EarlyPay - access to your money as you earn (pay advance)

Who Are We?

At Lovett Care, we\'ve been delivering exceptional care since 2009, with homes across England and in Wales. With a solid reputation in the care industry, we take pride in creating a \'home from home\' environment where residents can live life to the fullest, no matter their age or condition. Our values guide everything we do, and we believe our people are our greatest asset.

Our Mission and Vision: To be recognised as a passionate and committed provider offering quality person-centred care in a safe, comfortable \"home from home\" environment. Our Vision is through the professionalism and collaboration of our team members, we achieve an excellent standard of person-centred care where everyone has the freedom of choice, privacy, dignity and is treated with the upmost respect.

Join us and be part of something special at Lovett Care.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

This position is subject to a DBS check