About this role
Job summary The role of Senior Care Assistant at Barchester Healthcare involves providing quality and person-centred care to residents within their care homes. The position is temporary, and the candidate will be responsible for supervising a team of Care Assistants, working alongside the Deputy General Manager. The position allows the flexibility of working hours to cover for annual leave or sick leave. Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, emphasizing the growth and development of its staff. The role offers competitive pay and free learning and development opportunities, making it a rewarding opportunity for the suitable candidate.
Main duties of the job ABOUT THE ROLE: As a Bank Senior Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you are responsible for looking after the diverse needs of the residents, ensuring delivery of quality person-centred care and support. Your duties include supervising and inspiring a team of Care Assistants and collaborating with the Deputy General Manager. You will support the clinical team in specific areas like medication, assessments, care plans, or care reviews. Like everyone in this role, respecting the dignity and preferences of residents while maintaining a warm, welcoming, and vibrant environment is essential. ABOUT YOU: An NVQ Level 3 or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care is needed to join as a Bank Senior Care Assistant. Specific knowledge of elderly clinical care, warmth, compassion, and commitment to providing individualised care are required. Barchester offers opportunities for career development through ongoing training, leading to roles like Care Practitioner, Regional Carer, or nursing.
About us Barchester Healthcare is renowned as one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, known for its commitment to delivering exceptional care to its residents and investing in the development and growth of its employees. It runs a network of care homes across the UK, focusing on person-centred care, especially in sectors such as elderly care medicine. The company offers a supportive environment for career progression, providing various learning opportunities to its staff. Barchester emphasizes the importance of maintaining a warm and vibrant environment for both its residents and staff members, contributing to the overall well-being and satisfaction within the care facilities.
Job description Job responsibilities
ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Bank Senior Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll look after the different needs of our residents to enable us to deliver quality, person-centred care and support. Your role will involve supervising and inspiring a team of dedicated Care Assistants alongside the Deputy General Manager. You can also expect to support the clinical team in a specific area, such as medication, assessments, care plans or care reviews. Like everyone here, as a Senior Care Assistant, you'll always respect the dignity and preferences of our residents as well playing your own part in creating an environment that's warm, welcoming and vibrant.
ABOUT YOU You should have an NVQ Level 3 or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care to join us as a Bank Senior Care Assistant. We'll also need to see that you have specific knowledge of clinical care for the elderly. We're looking for people who are warm-hearted, compassionate and committed to giving each resident individualised care and support. You'll have the opportunity to develop your career through ongoing training opportunities, so there's no limit to how far you can go with us. Many of our Senior Carer Assistants progress into Care Practitioner, Regional Carer or nursing roles.
REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. As one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, we take the growth of everyone who works for us seriously.
As this is a Bank position to provide cover as and when we need it, such as for annual leave or sick leave, the hours and days you work will vary.
If you'd like to use your motivational and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
NVQ Level 3 or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care
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.
Employer details Employer name Barchester Healthcare
Address Barchester Healthcare
Seaford
BN25 3DG
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)