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Care Assistant - Complex Care @ Barchester Healthcare

Mansfield, NG18 4XXOnsiteFull-timePosted 47 days ago

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About this role

Job summary This is a Care Assistant role at a Barchester complex care home, where you will be responsible for providing highly specialized care to residents with advanced or young onset dementia, multiple sclerosis, neuro rehab, and Huntington's disease. The role involves assisting with daily living, providing support and companionship, and ensuring each resident receives one-on-one time and the quality care they deserve.

Main duties of the job 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. You'll 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.

About us Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care and support services in the UK. They operate a network of care homes and retirement villages across the country, offering a range of care services including nursing, residential, dementia, and complex care. Barchester is committed to delivering exceptional care and support to their residents, and they invest heavily in their staff to ensure they have the skills and resources they need to provide the best possible care.

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 shine through, but above all, you'll have the compassion needed to deliver the highest standard of care and support for all our 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

Mansfield

NG18 4XX

Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Skills

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