Senior Health Care Assistant

7 months ago

Canterbury, United Kingdom Lett's Care Ltd Full time

**We are looking for an experienced Senior carer who is motivated in providing the best levels of care for the services users here at our home in Upstreet.**
- We are a small family-run, care home which supports up to 17 service users, whom predominately will have varying levels of dementia._

This role will primarily involve leading the staff team as well as delivering a high level of care to our service users. Working closely with our Home Manager and other Senior staff to ensure the home functions in a safe manner, and whereby providing the utmost dignity and care to all of our service users.

The Senior carer will need to be flexible in their approach and adapt to the ever changing needs of the environment. This will include some weekend work and covering shifts where the need arises.

We seek an individual to able to lead the team, in the Manager's absence, to ensure compliance with legislation and the maintenance of standards.

**The senior will be expected to**:

- Provide the highest level of personal care and attention to residents, following individual care plans carefully and ensuring that all contact is polite, friendly, warm and supportive.
- Understand and comply with statutory and legal requirements that are relevant, including; Health & Safety, COSHH, all aspects of the Care Standards Act to ensure that all care teams and other staff maintain a safe environment throughout the home.
- Participate in the formulation of individual care plans for each resident and administer medication to residents as prescribed, accurately maintaining appropriate records for both.
- Assist with ordering, checking in and stock control of residents’ prescribed medication. Stock control and ordering new supplies of continence and medical products.
- Always be alert to residents physical and mental well being, immediately dealing with and reporting any changes in a resident’s condition.
- Liaising with other care professionals as required, and ensuring that all records are updated accurately.
- Respect and maintain confidentiality of resident’s personal information at all times, this includes resident’s behaviour and actions and any incidents that may occur in the course of day to day care and to ensure that all care teams and other staff understand and respect this.
- Ensure that all care teams and other staff are understanding and patient towards residents and their needs, and encourage, assist and support residents to participate in leisure activities as appropriate to the individual, ensuring their social and emotional needs are met.
- Occasionally escorting residents to outside appointments and leisure outings.
- Undertaking general care assistant duties throughout the home as needed.
- To be an active and encouraging senior member of the Care team, helping with team meetings, ensuring good communication and leading the induction and training of newly appointed care assistants, ensuring that Hamilton's Care Home is a friendly and supportive working environment.

If you believe you possess the dedication to maintain and enhance the home's high standards daily and can collaborate effectively as part of a team, we would be pleased to hear from you.

**To be suitable for this role we would require past experience in similar position from someone who has a minimum of NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care.**

We are currently offering a £500 bonus, which is paid upon successful completion of your probation period with us.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From £12.50 per hour

Expected hours: 36 per week

**Benefits**:

- Discounted or free food
- Free parking
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Performance bonus
- Signing bonus

Licence/Certification:

- NVQ Level 3 Health & Social Care (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Senior1

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