Care Assistant Nights

Pay

£12.90 per hour

Job Description

SALARY

£12.90 per hour

Benefits

Free uniform

Enhanced rates of pay for weekend/ Bank holidays

Career progression

Competitive rates of pay

Excellent training, ongoing professional development and defined career opportunities once working with us

28 days annual leave (pro rata)

Refer a friend scheme

Excellent recognition schemes such as ‘Care Awards’

Blue Light Card

Salary Advance Scheme- providing you with the opportunity to receive your earned pay immediately to increase your choice and financial wellbeingWould you like the opportunity of being part of a team at the beginning of a care home’s journey; building its reputation as a leader in residential nursing care, establishing a culture of positivity and inclusivity and really stamp your mark?

Would you like to work for an established home with a good rating from CQC? that treats its staff and residents like family? With a fully supportive Management team? Please drop us a line.

Midland Care Home is the latest addition to the Hampton Healthcare portfolio offering unparalleled service and exceptional care for the elderly. We specialise in dementia, physical disability and nursing care. We strongly believe that our residents should be actively engaged and enjoy our fulfilling specialised enrichment program. Our team strives to promote our company ethos of "exceptional care | luxury living."

Our team strive to provide the best possible care to ensure that the complex needs of our residents are met and exceeded at all times.

We care passionately about the people living here and so applicants must want to make a difference to the resident's lives each and every day.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & QUALIFICATIONS

Required

Empathic, honest and caring nature

Good communication and organizational skills

Team player

Ability to work on own initiative

Either currently holding QCF 2 or working towards the qualification

Friendly, creative and confident

Satisfactory enhanced DBS and check against the DBS First List (where applicable)

Desired

Previous experience of working in a similar role with the relevant Client group

NVQ level 2 (Adult) or equivalent

experience of working with older people

Willingness to undergo further extensive training to improve knowledge and care standards within the home.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Assist service users in maintaining their personal hygiene, dressing and undressing, pressure relief needs and meeting continence needs. following their personalized care plans and individual routines.

Assist service users who may require help with managing meals, assistance with meals and drinks following personalized nutritional meal needs and requirements.

Assist the activity and lifestyle support team with activities in and out of the home, organized trips and daily outings that may be planned.

Be an active key friend to a selection of residents that may have similar interests to yourself.

Maintain a clean and safe environment for residents and staff

Assist Seniors/ Nurse assistants in maintaining records and notes on each shift

Tidying rooms, making beds, cleaning of bodily fluids where necessary.

Assist in the collection of specimens and samples

Act as a chaperone for medical and professional staff as required, including nurses, social workers and any other professional that may visit the home.

Ensuring all paperwork and documentation a service user has in place is completed in full and legible (if its not written down it didn’t happen)

Assist in the care of all service users through the delivery of individual planned care programs

Promote independence and dignity of service users

Assist in enabling service users to live their chosen lifestyle

Talk and listen to service users

Participate in social activities directed at benefitting service users quality of life

The above indicates only the main duties and responsibilities of the post. It is not intended as an exhaustive list.

Note

No terminology in this advert is intended to be deemed discriminatory. We are happy to accept applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their age, gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or marital status.

If you would like assistance with reading and understanding this advert, or you would like it in larger print please let us know.

This position is subject to proven eligibility to work in the UK and a satisfactory enhanced DBS in the event of a successful application.

Staff may be required to wear PPE including masks, undergo regular LFT and PCR testing if required according to government guidelines at the time.

Job Types

Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Benefits

Company events

Employee discount

On-site parking

Referral programme

Store discount

Experience

Care Assistants

1 year (required)

Work authorisation

United Kingdom (required)

Work Location

In person