We have an excellent opportunity for a Care Assistant to join our client's Nursing, Residential and Respite care team in Romsey, Hampshire, which has achieved a Good CQC rating. The role offers a variety of shifts including long days (11.5hrs), short days (6 hrs), and nights (12hrs), with flexibility to accommodate working parents. Please note that our client is not offering sponsorship at this time, so please only apply if you have eligibility to work in the UK.
You’ll have the opportunity to be part of a developed workforce that has the appropriate time to care for their patients and residents. As part of the care team, they will work with you to ensure that the work you do remains challenging and engaging throughout your career as you develop and progress.
There are Part-Time and Full-Time positions available for:
* Care Assistants for days and nights
* Senior Care Assistant for nights
About the Role
As a Care Assistant, you will work as part of a team to deliver excellent standards of care to residents and their families. Care will be carried out in accordance with individual care plans, whilst promoting privacy and dignity, enhancing independence, rehabilitation, and personal choice. You will be responsible for:
* Achieving the highest possible standards of care to enhance the resident experience by ensuring individual needs are met in accordance with company policy and individual care plans, including but not limited to assisting with personal hygiene, bathing, dressing, and continence management.
* Assisting with resident mobility and pressure relief using approved, safe moving and handling techniques and equipment.
* Assisting with the orientation, admission, transfer, and discharge of residents, handling personal property appropriately.
* Contributing to and ensuring a safe and clean care environment in line with infection prevention and control procedures and health and safety procedures at all times.
* Ensuring all mandatory training is completed and developmental training as required.
* Acting as a Key Worker to designated residents.
* Introducing, assisting, and participating with meaningful activities, which reflect the individual choices and interests of the residents in our care.
* Communicating professionally and warmly with all residents, visitors, and stakeholders to the home.
* Ensuring all machines and equipment are in good working order and reporting any faults immediately.
* When required, accompanying residents to appointments outside the home.
About You
To be successful in the role of Care Assistant, a vocational qualification in health & social care or equivalent and previous experience of providing care in a residential/nursing setting is preferred but is not essential. You must be / have:
* Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
* Excellent problem-solving and IT skills.
* Able to work unsupervised and within a team.
* Able to use own initiative and act quickly on feedback.
* Organized and able to carry out designated workload within scope of knowledge, competence & training & with limited supervision.
* Able to prioritize workload in order to meet deadlines.
* Capable of dealing sensitively with resident/patient health needs and maintaining confidentiality.
* Willing to undertake further training and development appropriate to the role.
* Flexible to complete work according to service requirements.
* Able to adapt as the service develops and transforms to meet business and strategic plans of the organization.
* Self-motivated with the ability to motivate others.
About the Salary & Rewards
The successful candidate will receive £10.07 per hour for the Care Assistant role and £11 per hour for the Senior Care Assistant role, plus excellent benefits including:
* 26 & 8 statutory days annual leave entitlement.
* Life Assurance Benefits.
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Referral Scheme up to £1000.
* Occupational Health Support.
* Health and Wellbeing Programme.
* GP consultations, Mental Health Treatment, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and counselling.
* Discounted Gym Membership.
* 50% off coffee every week from Café Nero.
* Subsidised Apple Watches and Amazon Prime membership and discounts on hotel bookings with Expedia.
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