Senior Care Assistant

Extraordinary People, Exceptional Care

Are you a Senior Care Assistant looking to develop your skills or a Healthcare Assistant looking to take your first steps into supervising a team? Our Senior Care Assistants play a key role in ensuring each person living within our homes receive the care they need to live a fulfilling life.

Senior Care Assistant - Archers Court Nursing Home

£10.67 to £12.01 per hour

**Location**: Archer Road, Farringdon, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, SR3 3DJ

Sponsorship is considered for this role. To be eligible you must currently reside in the UK & hold the required qualifications and experience.

Introduction to the role

Orchard Care Homes is at the forefront of delivering high quality individual care to meet the person’s needs. Our focus is on ensuring medication is appropriate and providing meaningful activities to everyone.

You will work closely with our care team and liaise with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure all individuals receive the highest standard of person-centred care.

As one of our Senior Care Assistants, you will be responsible for assessing the individuals needs and formulating person-centred care plans, ensuring that medical, physical, and emotional needs are met. Administering medication safely is paramount, all our senior care assistants are provided with additional training to ensure competency and knowledge of the medication used in our homes.

You will have previous care experience, within Older People’s care or within a dementia setting. It is preferrable to have a Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care. However, if you are qualified to Level 2, we will support you to achieve your Level 3 via our career pathway.

You will have access to our Orchard Academy. You will receive bespoke training and support to develop your leadership skills, clinical knowledge and become an advocate for the people we care for.

Main Duties

To assess, plan, deliver and evaluate a high personalised standard of Nursing care which meets the individuals needs and the high standards expected at Orchard Care Homes.

To always ensure individuals are treated with respect and dignity and that individual’s rights to privacy, independence and choice are met.

You will be a team player who will lead, supervise, support and develop the care team.

You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills as will you be closely liaising with external professionals, individuals and relatives.

About Orchard Care Homes

Just south of the city of Sunderland, Archers Court is a light and friendly nursing home, focusing on high quality care for older people, some of whom are living with dementia.

Winner of the Gold trophy for Best Smaller Care Home Group at the CHA (Care Home Awards) 2021.

Orchard Care Homes has been providing care for older people for over 15 years. We are committed to being at the heart of the local community and delivering the same level of care that we would all wish for our loved ones.

We believe in investing in our people. Your professional development is always encouraged, and you will receive plenty of training and progression opportunities across our portfolio of homes.

**Benefits**:
Access to Blue Light Discount Card & App.

Excellent training and progression opportunities, from day one, with career pathways to enable you to grow and develop.

Recognition schemes, such as ‘Making a Difference’ and an annual awards ceremony, recognising our dedicated staff team.

Free Uniform and car parking.

Access to our 24/7 Employee Support Hub offering confidential support on personal and professional issues.