Senior Care Assistant Night

Milford Lodge; Hitchin; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider is seeking a Senior Night Care Assistant for Milford Lodge in Hitchin. In this permanent role, you will oversee resident care, lead a dedicated team, and ensure a secure night environment. Competitive pay rates and opportunities for staff development are offered.

Benefits

High street discounts

Wellbeing Support Team

Training opportunities

Recognition awards

Flexible working

Qualifications

• Minimum of NVQ Level 2 expected.
• Ability to lead, motivate and mentor staff.
• Effective communicator with residents and staff.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regular checks on residents' individual needs.
• Lead the team on the floor to ensure efficient running of the home.
• Support with training staff and maintaining a safe environment.

Skills

Leadership

Effective Communication

Teamwork

Education

NVQ Level 2 working towards NVQ Level 3

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Night Care Assistant to be accountable for the home and the residents, who will create a calm and secure atmosphere throughout the night. Ensuring regular checks according to each resident's individual needs, and leading the team on the floor.

Rate of Pay
Weekdays £13.26
Weekends £13.79

Contract Type
Permanent

Contract Hours
48 Hours

Hitchin - Milford Lodge

Care & Wellbeing

Working in care can be challenging, but it's also one of the most rewarding jobs that you can do. When you join the B&M Care family, our 'whole home approach' ensures that you will be supported as part of a caring, compassionate team.

Duties and responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Ensure a walking handover is carried out and that all residents are accounted for at the start and the end of the shift.
• Ensure that all staff contribute to the best of their ability to the efficient running of the home and the creation of the right atmosphere and leading by example.
• Support with the training and development of all staff and supporting the in-house training programme is both implemented and monitored to a high standard.
• Support residents with all aspects of personal care whilst maintaining and promoting independence.
• To ensure the home is safe and secure.
• To ensure regular checks are carried out throughout the night for each resident's individual needs (in relation to the home's guidelines and policies).
• To ensure that all night documentation is completed and signed for.
• Be able to demonstrate knowledge of all records required to be kept by CQC.

Essential Skills, Characteristics and Experience:

• Minimum of NVQ 2 working towards NVQ Level 3 or above.
• Ability to lead, motivate and mentor staff and to be a team player.
• Communicate and interact effectively with both residents and staff.

In Short

• Industry Health and Social Care
• Founded 1975
• Location UK
• Company size 200 - 499

Welcome to B&M Care

B&M Care provides private residential, respite and specialist dementia care for older people in and around the Home Counties. Operating since 1975, B&M Care is a ‘family run business for families’ that boasts an extensive portfolio of 27 care homes and a longstanding success story that continues to develop its person-centred approach to improving the lives of those in our care.

With a simple mission of delivering exceptional care within an enabling, high quality environment, each of our homes work within B&M Care’s Rose Model of Dementia Care: a person-centred approach that recognises the uniqueness of every individual that we care for.

Our Commitment To You

Every career opportunity that we offer will provide you with a wealth of benefits, as well as a job that you’re proud of. These benefits have been tailored to support and uplift you in your role. Tailored training opportunities and wellbeing programmes are also designed to prioritise the mental health of everyone who works with us.

• These benefits will include:
• Receive competitive rates of pay
• High street discounts
• Wellbeing Support Team
• Many opportunities to gain qualifications
• Flexible working
• Recognition and long service awards.

Why B&M Care

Working in care can be difficult, but it’s also one of the most rewarding jobs that you can do. Our employees are at the heart of B&M Care, which is why the constant development of our staff is our priority. We achieve this through specialised training, which is underpinned by our person-centred, Rose Model standard of care.

You will be rewarded for delivering exceptional care through our internal award schemes. Our ‘Golden Rose Awards’, is an annual event where we celebrate staff who have provided extraordinary care, and those who have been invaluable to their team members.

About Milford Lodge Care Home in Hitchin

Opened in 2014, Milford Lodge Care Home in Hitchin is situated in an exclusive residential location that neighbours the centre of the North Hertfordshire market town. The home boasts a purpose-built style to provide three enabling living environments across four floors.