Care Assistant

6 months ago

Croydon, United Kingdom Fairlie Healthcare Full time

Senior Healthcare Assistant Fast-track programme  

Are you ambitious and have an interest in caring for vulnerable adults? Would you like to earn up to £12.50 per hour within the first 12 to 18 months, and learn valuable specialised clinical skills in the process? Our fast-track Care Assistant programme is now open to new applicants, we provide all specialised training.  

You will start as a Care Assistant and learn essential care skills in the first three months. At the end of that, you will obtain your Care Skills Certificate, which is recognised nationwide.  You will then learn how to care for patients with tracheostomies. Once training is completed and you are fully competent, your hourly rate will go up.  Finally, you will learn how to care for ventilated patients. Once training is completed and you are fully competent, your hourly rate will go up to £12.50 or probably more, as salaries are reviewed annually at Fairlie Healthcare 

Typical duties when you start:  

Ensure the personal care needs of Residents are met and that assigned duties are executed in a professional and caring manner giving due regard to the Home’s core values and values framework and the Skills for Care Code of Conduct for Health and Social Care Workers  Ensure documentation is completed in a timely fashion including personal care charts for Residents that reflect the care delivered and to escalate concerns regarding a Resident’s health and wellbeing to the nurse in charge at the earliest possible opportunity.  Complete other assigned tasks not directly related to care as, from time to time instructed to do so by the nurse in charge of the shift. 

The Fairlie Healthcare Group is a leading provider of high-quality care and we were established in 1999. We specialise in caring for adults with neurological conditions, as well as patients with tracheostomies and who require ventilator support. 

What do I need to be successful?   

Some experience as a Care Assistant is an advantage but not essential. For this role, you are required to have the following attributes: 

A passion for caring for others  Great communication skills  A positive attitude  The ability to work well as part of a team 

It would be an advantage if you had an NVQ Level 2 or Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification, however, this isn’t essential. 

What’s in it for me?  

Competitive hourly rate, which will increase as you gain new skills  Paid breaks  Free meals whilst working on shift  Comprehensive on the job training & support  Opportunity to gain qualifications  Excellent new starter induction programme  Free staff minibus service at the start and end of your shift  Company Pension Scheme  Employee Assistance Programme  No lone working, so you’ll always have the support of another team member  Excellent progression opportunities on our new and improved career pathway 

Equal Opportunities  

Fairlie Healthcare are an equal opportunities employer, who value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be. 

The successful candidate will be required to undertake a DBS check.  

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