Senior Care Assistant

Senior Care Assistant - Bank

**Job Description**:
**Job Title: Senior Care Assistant**

**Location**:St Joseph's Way, London Road, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 6LZ**

**Salary range: £14.25ph**

**Contract: Bank - Day & Night Shifts available**

**We make health happen**

Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Richmond Villages are our retirement village provider. They deliver person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.

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. We're proud to offer an aspirational lifestyle and encourage our residents to live life to the full. To do this we deliver high-quality, personal and social care teamed with kindness and warmth.

You'll have completed / working towards an NVQ3 in care. We're more than happy to support you in the completion of your qualification if needed.

You can count on a thorough induction when you start to help you settle into your new role followed by ongoing training and development including access to apprenticeships. This also includes access to our online portal which has a variety of resources to aid personal development & free access LinkedIn's online learning platform.

**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

Because we care for vulnerable people, we'll need you to complete a DBS check as part of the recruitment process. Bupa will cover the cost of this (£40).

**Benefits**

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

- Free meal on every shift
- Paid breaks
- Personal Energy is Bupa's own resilience and wellbeing programme focused on helping you take good care of the important things in your life to maintain your own personal wellbeing.
- Be Well health assessments. You and your family have access to a preferential rate on health assessments
- Discount at selected Bupa Dental practices
- RAC breakdown discount.
- Be You Network. At Bupa we celebrate diversity, welcoming everyone from all backgrounds.
- Flu vaccinations and eye test contributions
- Menopause Plan: 10% discount on the Bupa Menopause Plan

**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.

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.

Time Type:
Full time
Job Area:
Care Home - Care support
Locations:
Richmond Nantwich Village

Cycle to work scheme, Referral programme, Health & wellbeing programme, Gym membership, Financial planning services, Employee mentoring programme, Company pension, Free flu jabs