About this role
Job summary As a Care Assistant at a Barchester complex care home, you'll help residents enjoy each day by making sure they get the quality care they deserve. The role involves supporting residents with a variety of needs, including advanced or young onset dementia, multiple sclerosis, neuro rehab and Huntington's disease. You'll assist with daily living, provide support and companionship, and create great moments and memories for the residents.
Main duties of the job The Care Assistant role at Barchester Healthcare's complex care home in Lasswade involves delivering highly specialized care to residents with a range of complex needs. You will be responsible for supporting residents with their daily activities, following their care plans, and ensuring they receive one-on-one attention and companionship. The role requires a compassionate and empathetic approach, as well as excellent communication skills.
About us Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of elderly and specialist care services in the UK. The company operates a network of over 200 care homes and hospitals, offering a wide range of services including nursing, residential, and dementia care. Barchester is committed to providing the highest quality of care and support to its residents, and invests heavily in the training and development of its staff.
Job description Job responsibilities
ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Care Assistant at a Barchester complex care home, you'll help residents enjoy each day by making sure they get the quality care they deserve. We'll look to you to support our residents with a variety of needs, including advanced or young onset dementia, multiple sclerosis, neuro rehab and Huntington's disease.
Our residents need highly specialised care to get the most out of life, and you'll be there deliver that by assisting with daily living, providing support and companionship and sharing great moments and memories too. Every day will be different, so you can expect to undertake work that's as varied as it is rewarding. As a Care Assistant, you could be doing anything from supporting residents with their food and drink and following care plans to ensuring that each of our residents has one-to-one time.
With our newly refurbished units, welcoming atmosphere and extremely supportive management, this is the ideal environment to bring your dedication and compassion to. It's an opportunity to put your skills to meaningful use and make the most of the career pathway we can offer you.
ABOUT YOUTo join us as a Care Assistant in complex care, you'll need to have some experience of caring for older people, a can-do approach and excellent communication skills. Your empathy and warm-hearted approach will shine through, but above all, you'll have the compassion needed to deliver the highest standard of care and support for all our residents. In return we'll provide all the training you need to thrive.
REWARDS PACKAGE
In return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including:
Free training and development for all rolesAccess to wellbeing and support tools A range of retail discounts and savingsUnlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend' bonus schemeEmployee of the Month' rewards and Long Service Awards'
And so much more!
If you'd like to use your people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
To join as a Care Assistant in complex care, you'll need to have some experience of caring for older people, a can-do approach, and excellent communication skills. Your empathy and warm-hearted approach will be essential, as will the compassion needed to deliver the highest standard of care and support for all residents.
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 Barchester Healthcare
Address Barchester Healthcare
Lasswade
EH18 1HT
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)