Job summary
This role as a Regional Peripatetic Senior Carer with Barchester Healthcare offers an exciting opportunity to provide high-quality, person-centred care to residents across multiple care homes. You'll have the chance to lead and inspire your colleagues, while also taking on a range of clinical tasks and responsibilities. The role is permanent, with a competitive salary and a generous rewards package that includes a £500 'Golden Hello' welcome bonus.
Main duties of the job
As a Regional Peripatetic Senior Carer, you'll be responsible for looking after the diverse needs of our residents, ensuring they receive the best possible care and support. You'll carry out a range of clinical tasks, including taking blood pressure, and you'll need to be a strong communicator and team player who can lead others. The role involves working across three different homes in the region, so you'll need to be flexible when it comes to your working days and hours.
About us
Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes and healthcare services in the UK. With a reputation for delivering high-quality, person-centred care, the organisation is committed to supporting its staff and providing them with opportunities for growth and development.
Job description
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 Regional Peripatetic Senior Carer with Barchester care homes, you'll look after the different needs of our residents to enable us to deliver quality, person-centred care and support. Always respecting the dignity and preferences of our residents, you'll carry out a range of clinical tasks, including taking blood pressure, for example. You'll need to lead and inspire your colleagues and introduce ideas and changes that will make every day fulfilling for our staff and residents alike. As this is a Regional Peripatetic Senior Carer role, you'll work across three different homes in the region (your travel will be paid per mile). This means you'll need to be flexible when it comes to working days and nights, bank holidays and weekends.
ABOUT YOU You'll need a Level 2 NVQ or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care to join us as a Regional Peripatetic Senior Carer. With experience of providing care and support, ideally for older people, you'll know how to monitor and help plan each resident's care, including reviews and risk assessments. Dedicated and compassionate, you'll be a strong communicator and a confident team player who can lead others. We're looking for someone who always seeks out opportunities for further clinical or personal development, and you'll be happy to complete all regulatory and statutory training as well as complying with our own clinical policies and strategies. You'll also need to be comfortable with working some long shifts that could involve standing for extended periods of time.
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 care experience 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
1. You'll need a Level 2 NVQ or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care to join us as a Regional Peripatetic Senior Carer. You should also have experience of providing care and support, ideally for older people.