About this role
Job summary Akari Care is seeking a passionate and dedicated Care Home Assistant Practitioner (CHAPS) to join their team in Newcastle upon Tyne. The role involves assisting in the physical, mental, and emotional care of elderly residents in their award-winning care homes. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with nurses to support the day-to-day nursing needs of the residents, allowing the nurses to focus on more complex medical requirements.
Main duties of the job As a Care Home Assistant Practitioner (CHAPS), you will play a fundamental and integral part of the united and extended care team. You will assist in looking after the physical, mental, and emotional needs of our residents to help us deliver the highest quality, individualized care they require. You will work alongside our fully trained nurses to support and assist with the day-to-day nursing needs of our residents, allowing our nurses the time and resources to tend to the more complex nursing requirements of some of our residents. By demonstrating the right desire for personalized excellence, community spirit, and a kind, caring, and compassionate nature, you will be offered opportunities to grow and develop both personally and professionally.
About us Akari Care is an award-winning provider of high-quality care for the elderly. Their aim is to create an environment where residents are valued, respected, and offered the personalized care they deserve. They are committed to empowering their staff and providing them with the necessary training and support to deliver the best possible care to their residents.
Job description Job responsibilities
Package Description:
Care Home Assistant Practitioner (CHAPS)
If you are passionate about caring for the elderly and want to build a long-term career in one of our award-winning homes, then look no further than Akari Care. Our aim is to create an environment where our residents are valued, respected, and are offered the personalised care they deserve.
We now seek a Care Home Assistant Practitioner who is passionate about, and thrives on, making a real and positive difference to the lives of older people.
Playing a fundamental and integral part of our united and extended care team you will assist in looking after the physical, mental and emotional needs of our residents to help us deliver the highest quality, individualised care they require.
As one of our Care Home Assistant Practitioners (CHAPs) you will collaboratively work alongside our fully trained Nurses to support and assist with the day to day nursing needs of our residents, thus allowing our Nurses the time and resource to tend to the needs of the more complex nursing requirements of some of our residents.
By showing us you can match our values with the right desire for personalised excellence, community spirit and a kind, caring and compassionate nature, we, in return, can offer you a career developing your knowledge, skills and abilities to support vulnerable adults with the care their individual needs require.
Whilst undertaking a wide range of duties which support the highest quality of personalised medical and clinical care to our residents, you will also help and cooperate with colleagues, family members and our extended range of external qualified professionals which make up our overall care community, to fulfil our aim of helping to maintain the identity and dignity of our residents with a focus on living life to the fullest for each individual.
What we require from you:
Care Home Assistant Practitioner Certification
A caring nature to give everyone a personal approach
Proven ability to lead by example, motivate a team and delegate effectively
Have a coaching style leadership mentality to empower your colleagues
Good communication and relationship building skills
Flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice
Warm, approachable, and engaging persona
Respect everyone, treating others as you would expect to be treated
Whats in it for you:
A competitive salary of £15.74
Pension contribution of 5%
Recognition schemes and rewarding referral schemes
Uniform provided and DBS check costs paid
28 days annual leave (based on full-time hours, including Bank Holidays)
Flexible working patterns
Fully funded training and development
Support with personal development plans
The opportunity to grow and develop both personally and professionally
An engaging community environment where everyone is respected and included
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Care Home Assistant Practitioner Certification
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Akari Care Limited
Address Akari Care
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE5 3AB
Employer's website https://www.akaricare.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)