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Senior Carer - Residential Care Home

Barchester Healthcare

Guildford

On-site

GBP 24,000 - 30,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Job summary

Barchester Healthcare seeks a Residential Senior Carer to oversee care teams, ensuring personalized support for residents. The ideal candidate will have NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care and lead with compassion and commitment. This role offers competitive pay and a rewarding environment with career development opportunities to progress within healthcare.

Benefits

Free training and development
Access to wellbeing and support tools
Retail discounts and savings
Refer a Friend bonus scheme
Employee of the Month rewards
Long Service Awards

Qualifications

  • Previous experience in a residential care setting.
  • Proven team leadership skills.
  • Ability to make appropriate decisions for residents' wellbeing.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team of care staff, including training and supervision.
  • Administer and order medication; update care plans.
  • Liaise with healthcare professionals and families.

Skills

Team Leadership
Compassion
Motivational Skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care
Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Residential Senior Carer at a Barchester care home, you’ll look after the different needs of our residents to enable us to deliver quality, person-centred care and support. You will be responsible for leading a team of care staff, which will include training, supervisions and delegating duties on shift. You will also support with the administering and ordering of medication, reviewing and updating resident care plans and risk assessment, and liaising with GP’s, district nursing teams and resident family members. Like everyone here, as a Residential Senior Care Assistant, you’ll always respect the dignity and preferences of our residents as well playing your own part in creating an environment that’s warm, welcoming and vibrant.

ABOUT YOU

The successful candidate will have NVQ Level 3 or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care to join us as a Residential Senior Care Assistant. You will have previous experience in a residential care setting along with proven team leadership skills and the ability to make appropriate decisions to support the needs and wellbeing of our Residents. We’re looking for people who are warm-hearted, compassionate and committed to giving each resident individualised care and support. You’ll have the opportunity to develop your career through ongoing training opportunities, so there’s no limit to how far you can go with us. Many of our Senior Carer Assistants progress into Care Practitioners, Care Community Leads or on to nursing pathways.

REWARDS PACKAGE


In return for your dedication, you’ll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including:
•Free training and development for all roles
•Access to wellbeing and support tools
•A range of retail discounts and savings
•Unlimited referrals with our ‘Refer a Friend’ bonus scheme
•‘Employee of the Month’ rewards and ‘Long Service Awards’

And so much more!

If you’d like to use your motivational and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you’d expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

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