Senior Nursing Assistant

Springcare Ltd; Brighton; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A caring organisation in Brighton seeks a Nursing Assistant to join their supportive team. In this role, you will allocate duties to Health Care Assistants, provide personal care to residents, and ensure the smooth running of the care home. Successful candidates will have experience at the Senior Care Assistant level and demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills. The position offers flexible day or night shifts with a range of employee benefits, including fully funded training and counselling support.

Benefits

Permanent full and part-time contracts

Early pay with Wage Stream App

Access to Blue Light Card

Fully funded training for qualifications

Refer a friend £££ scheme

Counselling and wellbeing support

Family friendly policies

Qualifications

• Experience as a Nursing Assistant or Senior Care Assistant level 3.
• Ability to work as part of a team and unsupervised.
• Self-motivated with the ability to lead a team.
• Calm under pressure and adaptable to changing situations.

Responsibilities

• Allocate duties to a team of Health Care Assistants.
• Act as a role model in the delivery and promotion of best practice.
• Provide personal care to residents, supporting their nutrition, mobility, and well-being.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Empathy

Reliability

Trustworthiness

Job description

Would you like to be a part of a caring, supportive team? We now have an opportunity for a Nursing Assistant to join Springcare, where every day you can make a difference to someone's life. We believe that Nursing Assistants have may great qualities that make them excellent at their job, and are integral part of our care team:

About you

You would be an experienced Nursing Assistant (Senior Care Assistant level 3).

Whilst being reliable and trustworthy, you would be able to work as part of a team & unsupervised.

As a forward thinker, you would be self-motivated and able to motivate and lead a team of care assistants.

Showing leadership skills, you would be able to remain calm under pressure and adapt to ad hoc situations.

Showing patience, empathy and care, you would be able to communicate with others using both oral and written skills.

Main Purpose of the Job

Nursing Assistants provide an essential role in contributing to the smooth running of our homes for older people. Our Nursing staff lead on the social care and support for our residents.

Reporting to the Home Manager, you would be responsible for allocating duties to a team of Health Care Assistants – acting as a role model in the delivery and promotion of best practice at all times. You would also help to provide personal care to our residents and support with their nutrition, mobility and well-being.

Clinical tasks

• Checking blood sugar levels
• Change a simple dressing
• PEG feeding
• Medication administration
• Basic Observations
• Catheter care

This list is not exhaustive.

Typical Shift patterns for Day or Night Contracts

Days Shift Contracts

• 8am until 8pm
• 8am until 2pm
• 2pm until 8pm

Night Shift Contracts

• 8pm until 8am

What Springcare can offer to you

• Permanent full and part time day or night contracts – with access to our work placed pension scheme
• Early pay using Wage Stream App – you can withdraw up to 50% of your earnings in advance of your pay
• Access to Blue Light Card – where you can make savings across hundreds of national retailers
• Fully funded training for nationally recognised qualifications (level 2 through to 5) with internal career progression opportunities
• Refer a friend £££ scheme for each friend that you recommend (T&C apply)
• Access to counselling and wellbeing support
• Family friendly policies
• Smooth robust recruitment process through our portal

Successful applicants would require two written references, a standard/enhanced DBS (depending on role) and evidence of a right to work in the UK check.

Springcare are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all of our staff are vetted, selected, trained and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective and compassionate care.