Senior Healthcare Assistant

Evolve Staffing Ltd; Wareham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuous professional development

Leadership training modules

Flexible rota options

Nationwide care placements

Personalized account management

Job summary

Evolve Staffing Ltd. seeks a highly skilled Senior Healthcare Assistant to lead clinical teams across premier nursing homes, residential care facilities and dementia care units in Wareham.

This role focuses on advanced care planning, medication management, and supervising junior staff to ensure dignity, safety and holistic resident care. You will work closely with registered nurses, multidisciplinary teams, doctors and families to update care plans, assess risks and implement high-quality care

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent
• Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care or equivalent
• Extensive prior experience as a Senior Healthcare Assistant or Lead Care Worker
• Certified medication administration training
• Enhanced DBS clearance
• Strong leadership skills

Responsibilities

• Leading care shifts
• Administering medication safely in line with institutional policies
• Updating digital and physical care plans
• Supervising healthcare assistants
• Conducting clinical risk assessments
• Liaising with visiting healthcare professionals
• Monitoring resident health status changes
• Managing emergency response procedures
• Maintaining full compliance with statutory regulatory standards and safeguarding guidelines

Skills

Leadership

Team supervision

Medication administration

Clinical risk assessment

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care

Job description

Evolve Staffing Ltd. is seeking a highly skilled, motivated, and experienced Senior Healthcare Assistant to step into a pivotal clinical leadership role across premier nursing homes, residential care facilities, and specialized dementia care units in Wareham.

As an established healthcare recruitment agency, Evolve Staffing Ltd. specializes in placing senior care staff who demonstrate advanced care planning skills, medication management expertise, and proven team supervision capabilities. In this senior role, you will supervise junior care staff, lead daily care shifts, perform clinical risk assessments, update care plans, and collaborate closely with registered nurses, multidisciplinary teams, doctors, and family members to ensure the highest standards of dignity, safety, and holistic patient care.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading care shifts
• administering medication safely in line with institutional policies
• updating digital and physical care plans
• supervising healthcare assistants
• conducting clinical risk assessments
• liaising with visiting healthcare professionals
• monitoring resident health status changes
• managing emergency response procedures
• maintaining full compliance with statutory regulatory standards and safeguarding guidelines

Essential Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care
• Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care
• or equivalent certification
• extensive prior experience as a Senior Healthcare Assistant or Lead Care Worker
• certified medication administration training
• strong leadership skills
• an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service clearance

Organisational Advantages

• Continuous professional development
• leadership training modules
• flexible rota options
• nationwide care placement choices
• personalized account management provided by Evolve Staffing Ltd.

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