Overview
Senior Care Assistant - Nights (LEO00EW) | Leominster Care Home, Leominster HR6 8EY | Permanent Full Time 36hrs Nights | Salary: 12.85
We make health happen. Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.
As a Senior Care Assistant, we understand how crucial your role is to our home. You will lead a team of Care Assistants delivering high quality, personal care to residents, inspiring, developing, and nurturing them to be their best every day.
We’ll train you on all aspects of digital care, which is transforming how we work, making things easier and letting you focus on clinical excellence and care for our residents. And as healthcare experts for over 75 years, we’re committed to continually training you in the clinical and social care developments you need and surrounding you with some of the best people in the industry.
You’ll help us make health happen by:
Day-to-day responsibility for running a unit
Supporting with clinical duties, including supporting the nurse to observe, issue medication, review care plans and accurate record keeping
Driving and managing a team of Care Assistants, including responsible for all shift handovers of the teams
* Helping with training and supervision of new staff members so they feel welcomed and supported
* Building relationships with residents, their families and external teams such as GPs and District Nurses
* Assisting residents with a range of personal care duties
Key Skills / Qualifications
* You’ll have completed / working towards an NVQ3 in care. We’re more than happy to support you in the completion of your qualification if needed.
* You're motivated, positive and with great interpersonal skills, and you enjoy working in a close-knit team. You’re pivotal in running a unit, working with the Nurse to aid with clinical duties for the home.
* You have previous experience of the role and knowledge of its rewards and challenges. Just as importantly, you also have a passion for making a real difference to people’s lives, giving them the kindness, personalised support and dignity they need.
Benefits
* Our Viva wellbeing programme includes mental and physical health, financial, social and environmental well-being
* Flexible working and family-friendly benefits
* My Healthcare - Free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment for health-related issues
* Annual allowance up to ~£350 for Bupa healthcare products
* Wagestream - early access to earned wages
* 28 days holiday
* Sick pay scheme to supplement statutory sick pay
* Long service rewards (ecards, extra holidays, money)
* Free meal on every shift
* Interest-free annual travel loan for public transport season tickets
* Pension plans
* Parental leave schemes
* Menopause Plan
* Discounts at gyms and fitness facilities
Why Bupa?
We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.
We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”; we champion diversity and understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. We especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
Unposting Date
Ongoing
Care Home Postcode HR6 8EY
Job
Care
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