Senior Care Assistant – East Kent

Superior Healthcare; England; On-site; GBP 46,340,000 - 52,518,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Blue Light Card

Competitive pay reflecting hard work

Paid training and induction

Holiday pay accrual

Wellbeing support

Company events

Job summary

Superior Healthcare is seeking a Senior Care Assistant for East Kent, covering Whitstable, Herne Bay, Thanet, Canterbury and nearby areas. The role offers night shifts and a mobile schedule requiring travel between locations with an emphasis on one-to-one, high-quality care.

Candidates should have hands-on experience with PEG feeding, gastrostomy care, tracheostomy care and ventilation support, plus a full UK driving licence.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 months UK care experience.
• Full UK driving licence and access to own vehicle.
• Willingness to work towards a Level 3 NVQ or equivalent if not held.
• Right to work in the UK.
• Experience with PEG feeding, gastrostomy care, tracheostomy and ventilation care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, person-centred complex care.
• Support care plans and routines with clinical guidance.
• Travel between Whitstable, Herne Bay, Thanet, Canterbury and surrounding areas to provide overnight support.
• Maintain accurate care records and communicate clearly with colleagues and families.
• Model professional care and support junior staff.

Skills

Care experience

Tracheostomy care

PEG feeding

Ventilation care

Driving licence

Communication skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Job description

Senior Care Assistant – East Kent

Location: East Kent- Whitstable, Herne Bay, Thanet, Canterbury, and the surrounding areas. Salary: £17.25 – £19.55 per hour Shift pattern: Nights

Your experience in care can make a difference not only to the person you support, but to the colleagues around you. Superior Healthcare is recruiting a Female Senior Care Assistant in East Kent, paying £17.25 – £19.55 per hour, to provide high-quality one-to-one care while helping maintain consistent standards across our care packages. This role combines hands‑on, person‑centred care with the added responsibility expected from an experienced member of the care team.

Job description

As a Senior Care Assistant with Superior Healthcare, you’ll remain closely involved in delivering care while acting as a positive example for other team members.

You’ll understand the individual care plans, routines and clinical guidance in detail and help support consistency across our packages. This is a mobile role, requiring travel between Whitstable, Herne Bay, Thanet, Canterbury, and surrounding areas, providing essential overnight support where it is needed most.

Working independently and as part of a wider multidisciplinary team, you will play a key role in ensuring safe, effective, and compassionate care is delivered to every client.

To be successful in this role, you must have previous hands‑on experience with PEG feeding and gastrostomy care, tracheostomy care and management, and ventilation support.

A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle is essential due to the travel requirements of this position.

Shifts

Typically 10-12 hour waking or sleeping night shifts with optional overtime opportunities.

Gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with Schedule 9 Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010 for a female/male worker to work with our client (please refer to: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/schedule/9). Further explanation is provided in the Equality Act 2010 Explanatory Notes Point 787 (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/notes/division/3/16/26/1/1/1).

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, person-centred complex care
• To provide care interventions: personal care, medication administration, tracheostomy care, PEG feeding, stoma care, and ventilator support
• To support new members of staff with shadow shifts and induction
• Follow and help maintain consistency with care plans
• Promote dignity, independence, choice and quality of life
• Model safe and professional care practice for colleagues
• Support less experienced team members where this forms part of the role
• Monitor wellbeing and escalat changes or concerns appropriately
• Maintain accurate care records and clear communication
• Work closely with care colleagues, families and other professionals
• Support a positive and consistent culture within the care package

Requirements

• Experience with tracheostomy, PEG and ventilation care
• Full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle
• Minimum of 12 months UK care experience
• Possession of, or willingness to work towards, a level 3 NVQ qualification or similar
• Full right to work in the UK
• Strong communication, observation and organisational skills
• A calm, dependable and person-centred approach
• Experience supporting or mentoring care colleagues

Benefits

• Blue Light Card - we’ll pay for it.
• Competitive pay that reflects your hard work.
• Enrol onto a Level 2 to Level 5 diploma.
• Earn a £50 voucher for every friend you refer who joins our team.
• Thorough paid training and supported induction, with annual paid refreshers.
• Industry-leading training with annual paid refreshers.
• Wellbeing support including up to six counselling sessions.
• In-house wellbeing team to support you.
• 24/7 live chat and video calls with trained counsellors, and free financial and legal advice.
• We reward Employees of the Month with a £100 voucher.
• Employee events throughout the year, including fish and chips on the beach.
• Consistent support from our team of Nurses and Field Care Supervisors.
• In-house women's health support.
• Accumulate holiday pay as you work.
• Receive a higher pay rate if you work public holidays.