Job title: Senior Care Assistant (Bank)
Location: The Priory Care Home, Shirley B90 4XA
Salary: £11.60 - £12.21 per hour
Contract: 0 Bank
Shift Pattern: 8am - 8pm / 8am - 8pm
We consider all types of flexibility, including hours and working patterns.
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 Senior Care Assistant, we understand how crucial your role is to our Home. Not only will you lead a team of Care Assistants that delivers high-quality, personal care to our residents, but you will also inspire, develop, and nurture them to be their best every day. You’ll be motivated, positive, and possess great interpersonal skills, enjoying working in a close-knit team. You are pivotal in running a unit, responsible for all clinical duties in the home, including observation, medication, reviewing care plans, and accurate record keeping. Your clinical expertise will also be crucial in helping with all CQC responsibilities. As a Clinical Lead, you’ll have completed or be working towards an NVQ3 in care. We’re more than happy to support you in the completion of your qualification if needed. You’ll have previous experience in the role and knowledge of its rewards and challenges. Just as importantly, you will also have a passion for making a real difference in people’s lives, giving them the kindness, personalised support, and dignity they need. We’ll train you on all aspects of our new digital care, which is transforming how we work, making things easier and allowing you to focus on clinical excellence and care for our residents. It’s an exciting time to be with us.
You’ll help us make health happen by:
* Day-to-day responsibility for running a unit
* Responsible for all clinical duties including issuing medication, reviewing care plans, and accurate record keeping
* Leading and managing a team of Care Assistants, including responsibility for all shift handovers
* Helping with training and supervision of new staff members so they feel welcomed and supported
* Building relationships with residents, their families, and external teams such as GPs and District Nurses
* Assisting residents with a range of personal care duties
Benefits
Joining Bupa in this role, you will receive the following benefits and more:
* Flexible working patterns to fit around you
* Comprehensive induction (fully paid)
* Free meal on every shift
* DBS Check and Uniform provided and paid for by Bupa
* Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK
Why Bupa?
We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring, and responsible in everything we do.
We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa.” We champion diversity and understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: careers@bupa.com
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