Care Assistant in Blackburn)

2 months ago


Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen, United Kingdom Prestige Nursing Full time

Prestige Nursing East Lancashire is looking for new members to join our growing team supporting individuals within their own homes and care settings.

Experience of working in care is preferred, but not essential but you will require access to your own vehicle if completing day shifts - mileage is paid.

Having secured a significant amount of new work opportunities, we need compassionate, committed, caring staff to join our team and support our service users across the region.

We provide all new members with our mandatory training programme, and further client-specific training where necessary.

We offer our members a variety of work patterns with service users on care routes throughout Accrington, Blackburn, Burnley, Colne, Darwen, Nelson, and surrounding areas.

We endeavour to keep you working as close to home as possible, but you will require access to your own vehicle and a full UK driving licence.

The Role:

Tasks may include:

Personal care tasks; including washing and toileting

Administering medication

Encouraging diet and fluid intake

Promoting independence

Completing documentation to a high standard

Using Prestige's call monitoring service

Members are typically required to work between:

08:00 - 14:00

14:00 - 22:00

18:00 - 22:00

22:00 - 07:00

About us:

Prestige Nursing East Lancashire is a family-run business, providing a wide range of healthcare solutions to individuals within their own homes and care settings.

We pride ourselves on a reputation for providing excellent care services and being one of the best care and support agencies in East Lancashire. We strive to provide a high standard of care to all of our service users.

Feedback on our services from staff and service users includes:

'I wish I had joined Prestige years ago. One hundred percent a pleasure to work for.'

'The staff I worked with worked well as a team and management were very helpful.'

'The best agency I have worked for by far. They keep me updated, there is good communication and they give me more than enough work.'

'I don't know how we would have coped without Prestige's support, members of the care team have felt like family at times.'

'I cannot fault the attention to care that my mother received throughout the pandemic. Despite challenging circumstances, the carers and branch team at Prestige Nursing East Lancs have done everything possible to keep our family safe, supported and happy. We cannot praise them enough.'

'As a previous employee of prestige, I can safely say, anyone looking for work who is willing to put the effort in, genuinely cares, and is willing to work hard, will have opportunity to grow both in their career and in their annual income You will get what you give with this company, and they will do their best to accommodate your wishes. I absolutely recommend it to anyone experienced in the health and social care sector.'

Our family truly cares about the well-being of all staff and service users and strives to achieve the best possible outcomes for all stakeholders.

Why work for Prestige?

Access to Prestige's extensive free training programs.

Access to external training providers in NVQ 2,3,5 in Health and Social Care.

Ongoing in-house training to extend your knowledge of working practice.

Weekly pay into your bank, along with accrued holiday pay.

Flexible working hours.

Free uniform.

"By submitting your details, you acknowledge that Prestige Nursing Ltd is collecting, processing and using your personal data for managing your application and establishing an applicant database. For more information, please visit our Applicant Policy"

WE CAN FAST TRACK YOU APPLICATION IF YOUR DBS IS ON THE UPDATE SERVICE

*pay rates are inclusive of holiday pay at 12.07%*



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