Senior Night Carer - Residential Care Home

Barchester Healthcare; Reading; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Barchester Healthcare is seeking a Senior Night Carer for its Reading care home. This role involves overseeing care staff and maintaining quality support for residents, ensuring their needs are met with dignity and respect. Candidates should have an NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care and a commitment to personalized care. Join a team dedicated to building vibrant, supportive communities for residents.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing and support tools

Employee of the Month rewards

Long Service Awards

Retail discounts and savings

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of care staff, including training and delegating tasks.
• Administer and order medication, review resident care plans.
• Create a warm and welcoming environment for residents.

Skills

Compassion

Team Leadership

Personal Care

Education

NVQ Level 3 or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care

Job description

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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 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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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