This Senior Care Assistant role at a Barchester care home involves supervising and inspiring a team of Care Assistants, as well as supporting the clinical team in areas such as medication, assessments, care plans, and care reviews. You'll play a key role in delivering quality, person-centred care and support to the residents, while respecting their dignity and preferences.
Main duties of the job
As a Senior Care Assistant, you'll be responsible for supervising and motivating a team of Care Assistants, ensuring they provide high-quality, person-centred care and support to the residents. You'll also work closely with the clinical team, supporting them in specific areas such as medication management, assessments, care plans, and care reviews. Maintaining the dignity and preferences of the residents will be a top priority, and you'll contribute to creating a warm, welcoming, and vibrant environment.
About us
Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes and healthcare services in the UK. With a strong focus on delivering exceptional care and support, the organisation is committed to creating a positive and inclusive work environment for its employees.
Job responsibilities
A £500 'Golden Hello' Welcome Bonus is just one of the ways we'll reward you when you join Barchester in this role.
ABOUT THE ROLE As a 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 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 PACKAGE As well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:
Free learning and development Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme
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
* You should have an NVQ Level 3 or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care, as well as specific knowledge of clinical care for the elderly.
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.
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