Senior Carer in Bradford-on-Avon

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Flexible working hours including evenings, weekends, and bank holidays as required.

Location

Wiltshire

Closing Date

31/08/2026

Job Category

• Care Delivery
• Job Introduction

Senior Carer – Are you a carer looking for a new challenge, look no further!

• Reports To – Lead Supervisor
• Job Purpose

To provide high-quality, person-centred care and support to customers, ensuring their dignity, independence, and wellbeing.

As a Senior Carer you will lead by example, support our care team, complete care documentation, and participate in the on-call rota to ensure continuity of care and operational support outside normal office hours.

• Deliver safe, compassionate, and person-centred care in accordance with individual care plans.
• Support customers with personal care, medication, nutrition, hydration, mobility, and daily living activities as required.
• Promote independence, choice, dignity, and respect.
• Monitor and report any changes in customers' physical, emotional, or mental wellbeing.
• Act as a role model for Care team members.
• Provide guidance and support to new and existing team members.
• Assist with support checks.
• Report incidents, accidents, safeguarding concerns, and complaints promptly.

Participate in our out-of-hours on-call rota as required.

• Respond professionally to emergency and urgent calls from customers, team members, healthcare professionals, and family members.
• Provide guidance and support to care team members working outside normal office hours.
• Arrange emergency cover for care calls where required.
• Escalate safeguarding concerns, incidents, accidents, or service issues appropriately.
• Maintain accurate records of all on-call communications and actions taken.
• Ensure continuity of care and service delivery during evenings, weekends, bank holidays, and overnight periods when on call.
• Report hazards, incidents, and risks promptly.
• Use equipment safely and in accordance with training.
• Support infection prevention and control measures.

Person Specification

• Previous experience in a care role.
• Good understanding of person-centred care.
• Knowledge of safeguarding adults and children.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Competent in maintaining accurate records.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Willingness to participate in the on-call rota. Full training and ongoing support will be provided.

• Experience within domiciliary, complex care, or live-in care services.
• Working Hours
• Flexible working hours including evenings, weekends, and bank holidays as required.

To be discussed .

• Participation in the out-of-hours on-call rota.
• Overtime may be required to meet service needs.

The Senior Carer will

• Demonstrate compassion, empathy, and professionalism.
• Promote dignity, respect, and equality.
• Work as a team with others,
• Work with our customers and when required their families.
• Take accountability for their actions and decisions.
• Uphold Bluebird Care values and commitment to delivering exceptional care.

Bluebird Care - Wiltshire Northis an Equal Opportunity Employer.

DBS checking and references will be undertaken in line with government regulations and recruitment best practices.

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