Job Description - Senior Care Assistant (HIL00RV)
Requisition Title
Senior Care Assistant
Job Number:
HIL00RV
Hill House
Elstree Hill South
Elstree, Hertfordshire WD6 3DE
Salary: £12.15 - £13.72 per hour depending on experience
CQC rating: Good
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, you will play a crucial role in our home by driving a team of Care Assistants to deliver high-quality, personal care to our residents, while also inspiring, developing, and nurturing them to be their best every day.
We’ll train you on all aspects of our new digital care, which is transforming how we work, making things easier and letting you focus on clinical excellence and care for our residents. We’re committed to continually training you in the clinical and social care developments you need to do your job, learning from some of the best people in the industry.
You’ll help us make health happen by:
1. Having day-to-day responsibility for running a unit.
2. Supporting with clinical duties, including assisting the nurse to observe, issue medication, review care plans, and maintain accurate record keeping.
3. Driving and managing a team of Care Assistants, including responsible for all shift handovers of the teams.
4. Helping with training and supervision of new staff members so they feel welcomed and supported.
5. Building relationships with residents, their families, and external teams such as GPs and District Nurses.
6. Assisting residents with a range of personal care duties.
Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:
* 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're motivated, positive, and possess great interpersonal skills. You enjoy working in a close-knit team and are pivotal in running a unit, working with the Nurse to aid with clinical duties for the home.
* You have previous experience in the role and knowledge of its rewards and challenges. Just as importantly, you also have a passion for making a real difference in people’s lives, providing them with the kindness, personalized support, and dignity they need.
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. 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:
* 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.
* Annual allowance redeemable against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, approximately valued at £350.
* Wagestream - Early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes.
* 28 days holiday.
* Sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, in addition to statutory sick pay.
* Long service rewards, including ecards, extra holidays, and monetary rewards.
* Free meal on every shift.
* Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets.
* A range of Bupa pension plans.
* Parental leave schemes for adoption, birth parents, and co-parents.
* Menopause Plan - Designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment, and take control of their health.
* Access to discounts at various 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 driven by the purpose of 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 our people to “Be you at Bupa.” We champion diversity and understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. 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 ensure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
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