Senior Care Assistant (Nights)

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

Job summary

Bupa is seeking a Senior Care Assistant (Nights) at their Oak Lodge Care Home in Southampton. The role involves leading a team to provide high-quality personal care and support residents in their daily needs. Candidates should have completed or be working towards an NVQ3 in care, and possess excellent interpersonal skills.

Benefits

Free healthcare access 24/7

Annual healthcare allowance

Wagestream access to earned wages

28 days holiday

Sick pay scheme

Long service rewards

Free meals on shifts

Interest-free travel loan

Parental leave schemes

Discounts at gyms

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role.
• Passion for making a difference in people's lives.
• Ability to lead and manage a team.

Responsibilities

• Run a unit and manage Care Assistants.
• Issue medication and review care plans.
• Build relationships with residents and their families.

Skills

Motivation

Interpersonal skills

Education

NVQ3 in care

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Oak Lodge Care Home, 45 Freemantle Common Road, Bitterne, Southampton SO19 7NG

£12.95 - £14.52 Depending on experience

Night Shifts required

We make health happen

Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.

As a Senior Care Assistant, we understand how crucial your role is to our home. Not only leading a team of Care Assistants that deliver high quality, personal care to our residents, but also inspiring, developing, and nurturing them to be their best every day.

We’ll train you on all aspects of our new digital care, which is transforming how we work, making things easier and letting you focus on clinical excellence and care for our residents. And as healthcare experts for over 75 years, we’re committed to continually training you in the clinical and social care developments you need to do your job, learning from some of the best people in the industry. It’s an exciting time to be with us.

You’ll Help Us Make Health Happen By

• Day-to-day responsibility for running a unit
• Responsible for issuing medication, reviewing care plans and accurate record keeping
• Leading and managing a team of Care Assistants, including responsibility 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
  
  

Key Skills / Qualifications Needed For This Role

• As a Clinical Lead you’ll have completed / working towards an NVQ3 in care. We’re more than happy to support you in the completion of your qualification if needed.
• You’re motivated, positive, have great interpersonal skills, and you enjoy working in a close-knit team. Your clinical expertise is crucial in helping with CQC responsibilities.
• You have previous experience of the role and knowledge of its rewards and challenges. Just as importantly, you also have a passion for making a real difference to people’s lives, giving them the kindness, personalised support and dignity they need.
  
  

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 - Free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support
• Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
• Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes
• 28 days holiday
• 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.
• Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
• Free meal on every shift
• Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets
• We offer a range of Bupa pension plans – find out more on our career site
• Parental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents -find out more on our career site
• Menopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health
• Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK
  
  

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 w e especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer a n 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.

Oak Lodge

Location Status

On site

Salary Amount

£12.95 - £14.52

Unposting Date

Ongoing

Care Home Postcode

SO19 7NG

Job

Care

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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