Job Description:
Care Assistant
Location: Wilmington Manor Care Home, Common Lane, Dartford, Kent, DA2 7BA
Contract: Permanent – Full Time
Hours: 44 hours per week - Days
Salary: £13.10 - £14.10 per hour depending on experience
CQC rating: Good
Carehome.co.uk rating: 9.3 / 10
Westcombe Park is a modern care home situated in a pleasant leafy neighbourhood of south-east London. Here, they warmly welcome residents in need of nursing or residential care. They also provide respite and convalescence care.
Every bedroom has been thoughtfully decorated to create a warm and homely atmosphere. Most of the bedrooms are en suite. It can also accommodate couples with double rooms.
The home is close to local transport links, is a few minutes’ drive from the A2 and benefits from a bus route stopping directly outside the home, making visiting for family and friends easier. The care home is also only a few minutes’ walk to local amenities, shops and the local bank.
At Westcombe Park, staff take great care to focus on the person. It’s important for residents to feel at home, so it creates a friendly environment with an individually appropriate balance of care and independence.
Enjoying food is an important part of life. The chefs create well-crafted menus made with the freshest ingredients and try to cater for all ethnicity groups. Soon after a resident arrives at the home, staff discuss their personal preferences and dietary needs with them.
There’s a real sense of community at Westcombe Park. The staff work to discover what residents enjoy doing and the home's social calendar is organised around those interests. So whether a loved one already has a hobby or would like to take up a new one, there are lots of exciting activities to get involved in.
Key Responsibilities
1. Support residents with a wide range of differing requirements from companionship to personal care.
2. Observe and manage residents' behaviour with care and ensure to document and report any changes in accordance with the required legislation.
3. Support residents' nutrition and hydration needs, encouraging and assisting them to eat and drink according to their care plan.
4. Provide essential physical and mental stimulation through social and recreational activities, both in groups and individually.
5. Maintain accurate care plans in line with regulatory & legal requirements.
What we're looking for:
6. Motivation, positivity, and great interpersonal skills.
7. Excellent communication skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
8. Previous experience in a care home environment.
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
9. My Healthcare - Free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support
10. Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
11. Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes
12. 28 days holiday
13. We offer a sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay, to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences.
14. Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
15. Free meal on every shift
16. Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets
17. We offer a range of Bupa pension plans - find out more on our career site
18. Parental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents -find out more on our career site
19. Menopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health
20. Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK
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.