Senior Care Assistant

Senior Care Assistant (Richmond Villages) Location: Southlands Care Home, 9 Ripon Road, Harrogate, HG1 2JA. Salary: £14.08 per hour + excellent Bupa benefits. Contract: Permanent 33 hour per week, 3 days over 7 rota including alternate weekends. 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, we understand how crucial your role is to our home. Not only leading a team of Care Assistants that delivers high quality, personal care to our residents, but also inspiring, developing, and nurturing them to be their best every day. You'll be motivated, positive and with great interpersonal skills, and you enjoy working in a close‑knit team. You're pivotal in running a unit, responsible for all clinical duties in the home, including observation, medication, reviewing care plans and accurate record keeping. Your clinical expertise will also be crucial in helping with all CQC responsibilities. As a Clinical Lead you'll have completed / be working towards an NVQ3 in care. We're more than happy to support you in the completion of your qualification if needed. You'll have previous experience of the role and knowledge of its rewards and challenges. Just as importantly, you will also have a passion for making a real difference to people's lives, giving them the kindness, personalised support and dignity they need. 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. And as healthcare experts for over 75 years, 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. It's an exciting time to be with us. You’ll Help Us Make Health Happen By Day‑to‑day responsibility for running a unit Responsible for all clinical duties issuing medication, reviewing care plans and accurate record keeping Leading and managing a team of Care Assistants, including responsibility for all shift handovers of the teams Helping with training and supervision of new staff members so they feel welcomed and supported Building relationships with residents, their families and external teams such as GPs and District Nurses Assisting residents with a range of personal care duties Benefits My Healthcare – Quick, easy access to support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health‑related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support – all available via one phone number 24/7 Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350 Free meal on every shift 28 days holiday Long service – For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with e‑cards, extra holidays and money Interest‑free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets Wagestream – Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes We offer a range of Bupa pension plans – find out more on our career site Parental leave – We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co‑parents – find out more on our career site Menopause Plan – Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health Access to discounts at a wide variety of 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 all driven by the same purpose – 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 of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why 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 make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them. Seniority level: Mid‑Senior | Employment type: Full‑time | Job function: Other | Industries: Hospitals and Health Care. #J-18808-Ljbffr