Description
Care Assistant
Elmstead Care Home - 104 Elmstead Lane Chislehurst Kent
CQC rating: Good
Carehome.co.uk rating: 9.7
Salary £11.80 - £12.80 per hour depending on experience
Permanent Full Time 33 hours Days
Shifts - 7am-7pm
Experience preferred but not essential as full training is provided
We make health happen
Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.
As a Care Assistant, you’re at the heart of making a difference to our residents. You’re as passionate about care as we are, and we’d love you to be part of our family. You’ll be working with an award winning team helping people from your own community.
You understand how delivering high-quality, personal and social care, is as important as nurturing relationships, providing kindness and warmth to individuals and your amazing colleagues. So that our residents feel truly valued, cared for and part of life in the home.
You’ll help us make health happen by:
1. Assisting residents with a high standard of clinical, social and emotional care and recognising and meeting the specific needs of residents
2. Supporting residents with a wide range of differing requirements from companionship to personal care
3. Being part of a team supporting the nurse or senior care assistant in monitoring our residents and reporting change
4. Communicating with residents’ families, friends and other healthcare professionals
Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:
We’re looking for motivated, positive individuals with great interpersonal skills. You understand what is important to others. Whether you’re an experienced carer or new to the sector, we’ll provide you with the support and training you need to develop, where you can learn from some of the best people in the industry.
We’ll also train you on all aspects of our new digital care, transforming how you work, making things easier and letting you focus on care for our residents. It’s an exciting time to be with us.
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
5. My Healthcare - Free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support
6. Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
7. Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes
8. 28 days holiday
9. We offer a sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay, to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences.
10. Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
11. Free meal on every shift
12. Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets
13. We offer a range of Bupa pension plans – find out more on our career site
14. Parental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents -find out more on our career site
15. Menopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health
16. Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK