Senior Healthcare Assistant

Superior Healthcare; London; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Superior Healthcare is seeking a Day Senior Healthcare Assistant to deliver personal care to clients with complex health conditions across West Kent. As a leader in the care team, you will guide staff while ensuring exceptional standards of safety and dignity for clients. The role offers a minimum of 35 hours per week with permanent contracts and various employee benefits, including paid training and well-being support.

Benefits

Paid Specialist Training

25 Days Annual Leave Plus Public Holidays

Employee Events Throughout the Year

Wellbeing Support Including Casual Counselling Sessions

Holiday Pay Accumulation as You Work

Qualifications

• 12 months UK care experience required.
• Possession of, or willingness to work towards, a Level 3 NVQ qualification.
• Experience in clinical interventions such as PEG feeding and tracheostomy care.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred care and support to clients with complex health conditions.
• Guide and assist other care team members during shifts.
• Ensure safety, dignity, and well-being of clients.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal Skills

Communication

Clinical Interventions

Education

Level 3 NVQ Qualification

Tools

Blue Light Card

Job description

Join Superior Healthcare as a Day Senior Healthcare Assistant!

Why choose Superior Healthcare?

Since 2006, Superior Healthcare has been one of Kent’s leading private complex care providers. With over 600 dedicated care and nursing staff, we provide tailored support to enable people to live safely and comfortably in their homes.

We’re proud to offer permanent contracts, competitive pay, and paid specialist training to help you grow professionally while delivering exceptional care. You’ll receive paid, specialist training to equip you with the necessary skills to confidently meet the varied needs of our clients, facilitating both personal and professional growth.

Our mission is to support individuals, including children, young people, and adults with complex and long-term health conditions, in living safely within the comfort of their homes.

What does the Day Senior Care Assistant role involve?

In this senior carer role, you’ll provide person-centred care to clients with complex and long-term health conditions across our West Kent hub, covering Tunbridge Wells, Sevenoaks, Maidstone, Paddock Wood, and Snodland.

You’ll work with one client per shift and ensure their safety, dignity, and well-being while supporting their families and working collaboratively with a wider care team. As a leader during shifts, you’ll guide and assist other care team members to ensure smooth and effective service delivery.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced Senior Care Assistant or Care Assistant with confidence and expertise in supporting individuals requiring tracheostomy care, ventilation, PEG feeding, stoma management, and medication administration.

Shift Pattern:

• Permanent Contract with a minimum of 35 hours per week.
• Rolling Rota (i.e., 3 on/3 off or 4 on/4 off etc.).
• Rota issued in advance.
• This is a DAY role only.

How to apply:

If you’re ready to join a team that values your skills and offers real opportunities for growth, apply today!

Superior Healthcare is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. Employment is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and professional references.

Please note that we are unable to provide Sponsorship.

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Responsibilities

• To provide care interventions including: personal care, medication administration, tracheostomy care, PEG feeding, stoma care, and ventilator support.
• To provide a high standard of care to our clients with differing healthcare requirements.
• To support new members of staff with shadow shifts and induction.

Requirements

• Full UK driving license and access to your own vehicle.
• 12 months UK care experience and full right to work.
• Possession of, or willingness to work towards, a level 3 NVQ qualification or similar.
• Confident, positive interpersonal skills with leadership abilities.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience in clinical interventions such as PEG/JEJ, spinal & ABI, Tracheostomy.
• Blue light card - we’ll pay for it.
• Enroll 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.
• Wellbeing support including up to 6 face-to-face 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.
• Accumulate holiday pay as you work.
• Employee events throughout the year, including breakfast clubs, summer BBQ, and Christmas party.
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and your birthday!