Senior Care Assistant -Excellent benefits – Come work for the best!!

  • Location: Chippenham, Bath
  • Position: Senior Care Assistant
  • Care Categories: Nursing home providing care to older aged Vulnerable adults
  • Negotiable Salary: up to £11.40 or £26,083.2 per annum negotiable depending on experience
  • Hours: Full time hours or Part time hours depending on preference (22 hours, 33 hours and/or 44 hours options available)
  • Flexible Shifts: Day shifts /Night shifts or Mixed are available depending on your preference, all shifts are 12 hours 8/8 start and finish time
  • Contract type: Permanent
  • More information on the Nursing home and company:

    We are one of the UK’s leading private healthcare companies located all over the UK, it is our privilege to care for people – treating each resident as if they were part of our own family. Right now, we are looking for a Care assistant to develop their career at our home located in Chippenham, Bath

    The care sector is such a rich and rewarding place to work. We want the kindest and most resilient people to come and support our residents – no two days will be the same and you will receive the learning and development you need to thrive.

    You should have an NVQ Level 3 or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care to join us as a Senior Care Assistant. We’ll also need to see that you have specific knowledge of clinical care for the elderly.

    A typical day will involve:

  • Assisting residents with personal care duties such as bathing, dressing, toileting and incontinence care. Providing the highest standards of care, you’ll champion the dignity, and independence of all our residents
  • Supervising and inspiring a team of dedicated Care Assistants
  • Supporting at meal times: serving meals and transferring residents to the dining room. This might involve supporting them to walk, transferring them in a wheelchair or using a hoist
  • Attending planned activities: assisting the team, repositioning, providing care as necessary and taking part in day trips outside the home (day shift only)
  • Repositioning residents to ensure they are comfortable and supported
  • Supporting residents with medication
  • Admin duties: updating food, fluid and stool charts, supplementary files, daily notes and care plans
  • Its important that you are rewarded for your hard work so we will offer:

  • Comprehensive induction, on-going training and development, access to internal apprenticeship schemes
  • Your DBS Check (£40) paid for
  • workplace pension
  • 28 days annual leave (inclusive of statutory bank holidays)
  • Uniform provided