Senior Care Professional

Day Shifts - Full and Part Time Hours Available - (Weekend only and evening only shifts also available) Pay Rates: £11.66 - £12.66 Free Meal + Quarterly Bonus + Referral Scheme + Shopping Discounts + Enhancements + Every other weekend off + double time for bank holidays As a Senior Care Professional for Cornwall Care, you’ll be working in our Pengover Home alongside a team of likeminded individuals who all genuinely care about those people whose home you are working in. Pengover sits in a quiet residential spot. Yet inside you’ll find a noisy, bustling community.

The focus here is on dementia care for people with complex behaviours, so the days fly by and can be intense. It takes stamina - but there’s endless variety with never a dull moment. And you can really see the difference your care makes. There are quiet areas for those needing a gentler rhythm, and outside is a charming garden for residents to explore.

Above all, there is warmth and good spirit here - passion with compassion. We’re a terrific team who pull together as one. And laughter is key, so bring your sense of humour. What you’ll do: As a care leader you are responsible for maintaining the consistent delivery of high quality standards of care to Cornwall Care’s clients; ensuring that every health care assistant on your team is focused and working towards the fulfilment of the client’s emotional, physical well-being, spiritual, diversity needs every single time.

**How you'll achieve this**: - Work in collaboration with the duty Nurse/Management as a duty Senior Care Professional leading a team on duty. - Act as a role model and knowledge resource, providing equality of support, direction and appropriate levels of challenge to develop the skills, knowledge and experience of team members - Consistently demonstrate high standards of care practice ensuring that you objectively monitor and assess the standards of care practice in your team - Accurately and consistently administer, record, store and order medication for the person in your as appropriate, complying with the Company’s Medication Policy and Procedure guidelines and the Care Quality Commission regulatory guidance. - Ensuring that you follow, regularly keep up-to-date and understand the person’s plan of care and risk assessments - Actively identify, assess, report and contribute to the management of risk; to promote and adhere to safe working practices and to ensure that you provide a service where quality and safety is paramount by following all procedural documents relevant to their role, such as policies and procedures and risk assessment. - Liaise with internal and external stakeholders in a professional manner at all times.

**What you’ll need**: - At least two years’ experience in care delivery for vulnerable/dementia clients - Care Certificate - Good standard of literacy and numeracy (GCSE B or equivalent) - Diploma or NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Health and Social Care. - Good IT skills - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - Medication training certificate - Current Moving and Handling certification. - Able to demonstrate working knowledge of the principles of equality, privacy, dignity and respect of vulnerable people. - Ability to write a cohesive incident report - Experience of care plans and risk assessment development - Working knowledge of how to raise a Safe Guarding.
- A cheery smile and a leading caring heart What you’ll receive: Our hourly rates are broken down as below Level 3 - £11.66 (day shifts) £12.66 (night shifts) A choice of contracted hours based around your personal needs, up to 40 hours per week with overtime available if desired You’ll also receive improved rates for weekend working and every other weekend off. Bank holidays are paid at double time

We look forward to hearing from you