Senior Care Assistant

Senior Care Assistant

(Job Number: RIC03X8)

Senior Care Assistant

Richmond Villages St Joseph's Way, London Road, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 6LZ

CQC rating Good £12.00 per hour with Excellent Benefits Flexible working opportunities: ‘Just let us know what hours you would like, and we’ll work with you to endeavour to create shift patterns that work for you around the needs of our residents’. New highly flexible working patterns:

• Day & Night shift opportunities
• Full time & Part time & Bank shifts available (minimum permanent contract is 12 hours)

Special care takes special people As a Senior Care Assistant, you’re at the heart of making a difference to our residents. Home is where the heart is, and we’d love you to be part of our family. You’re pivotal in running a unit, responsible for all clinical duties in the home, including observation, medication, reviewing care plans and accurate record keeping. Your clinical expertise will also be crucial in helping with all CQC responsibilities. We’re proud to offer an aspirational lifestyle and encourage our residents to live life to the full. To do this we deliver high-quality, personal and social care teamed with kindness and warmth. 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. We’ll train you on all aspects of our new digital care, which is transforming how we work, making things easier and letting you focus on clinical excellence and care for our residents. As healthcare experts for over 75 years, we’re committed to continually training you in the clinical and social care developments you need to do your job, learning from some of the best people in the industry.
No day is the same, but it will include:

• Day-to-day responsibility for running a unit
• Responsible for all clinical duties issuing medication, reviewing care plans and accurate record keeping
• Leading and managing a team of Care Assistants, including responsibility 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

The added benefits of Richmond Villages The above benefits are for permanent employees only - please speak to us about the benefits available for bank workers. Richmond Villages is part of Bupa. We champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. You’ll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.