Senior Care Assistant - Nights

Bupa; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Bupa is seeking a Senior Care Assistant for the Richmond Villages Cheltenham. This full-time role involves providing high-quality care to residents, managing a team of care assistants, and assisting with clinical duties. Ideal candidates will hold an NVQ Level 3 and showcase strong interpersonal skills. Join Bupa to make health happen and enjoy competitive benefits including a welcome bonus and flexible working options.

Benefits

Free meal with every shift

28 days holiday

Interest-free annual travel loan

Wellbeing benefits and discounts

Sick pay scheme

Qualifications

• Provide vital support to nursing teams with clinical duties.
• Assist with administering medication and monitoring vital signs.
• Ensure high-quality care and maintain residents' health and dignity.

Responsibilities

• Running a unit and supporting with clinical duties.
• Training and supervising new staff members.
• Assisting residents with personal care duties.

Skills

Clinical duties

Team management

Relationship building

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Job description

Job Description:

Senior Care Assistant - Nights

Richmond Villages Cheltenham, Hatherley Lane, Gloucestershire, GL51 6PN

£13.50 per hour with 10% hourly enhancement - Paid breaks plus £500 welcome bonus

Permanent. Full time, 30 hours per week across 12 hour shifts (20:00 -08:00) to include alternative weekends.

Week 1 - 12hrs

Week 2 - 48hrs

We make health happen

At Bupa, we provide support when it's needed most, and our Richmond Villages Cheltenham offer luxury retirement living,an aspirational lifestyle for our residents, and our top-tier accommodation is matched by superior service. We provide person-centred care that supports independence and respects individual choice, enabling our residents to lead their best lives.We take pride in our carehome.co.uk review score of 9.9 out of 10.

A Senior Care Assistant is essential within our care home, providing vital support to the nursing team with clinical duties. They ensure residents receive high-quality care by assisting with medical tasks such as administering medication, monitoring vital signs, and updating digital care plans. Their role bridges the gap between nursing staff and residents, ensuring seamless and efficient care delivery. With an NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care, Senior Care Assistants bring expertise and professionalism, enhancing the overall care environment. Their dedication and skills are crucial in maintaining residents’ health, dignity, and comfort, making them invaluable members of the care team. If you are passionate about making a difference and meet these qualifications, we invite you to join our team.

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

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 - Quick, easy access to support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP, physiotherapy, and mental health support – all available from one phone number 24/7.

• Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350

• Free meal with every shift.

• 28 days holiday.

• Long Service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!

• Interest- free annual travel Loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets.

• Wagestream - Have early access up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes.

• Competitive Pension plans and Parental leave options as well as access to unique products such as our Menopause plan.

• My Bupa Extras - discounts at your favourite retailers, plus a huge range of tools, content and information to support you with your wellbeing.

• 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.

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 support

Locations:

Richmond Village Cheltenham