Senior Care Assistant - Nights in Whitefield

This job is brought to you by Jobs/Redefined, the UK's leading over-50s age inclusive jobs board. Parklands Regency is a beautiful care home located in Whitefield, Bury. Acquired by Lovett Care Group in 2020, Parklands Regency offers Residential, Respite, Dementia, Nursing, and Palliative care for adults in bright, comfortable surroundings. High-quality, person-centred care forms the foundation of everything we do at Regency. Our highly trained and experienced team of professional carers are dedicated to ensuring the physical, mental, and spiritual wellbeing of residents through robust, personalised care plans that take into consideration individual interests, hobbies, dietary preferences, and health needs.

At Regency, you'll discover beautifully furnished ensuite bedrooms and state-of-the-art shared spaces to encourage a vibrant, social atmosphere. Day-to-day life includes a schedule of engaging activities formed in collaboration with residents, a daily menu of restaurant-style meals prepared by our on-site chefs, and a whole lot of community spirit and laughter. The home reflects the Lovett Care vision of providing the highest standards of safety, comfort, and care. We invest in the latest technology and offer a purposeful programme of daily activity and gentle exercise to enhance the experience, care, and wellbeing of our residents. All team members are hand-selected for their warmth and passion; they have a full induction and ongoing training from our in-house trainers. Across Lovett Care, all of our staff are paid the national minimum wage or above.

We are seeking to appoint a kind, caring, and motivated Senior Care Assistant to join our team. You will support the Home Manager and Deputy Home Manager in providing leadership to the care team and effective 24-hour management of the home within the available resources. We have a full-time contract available with an hourly rate of £13.10! Shift times are 0745-2000 or 1945-0800, with alternate weekend working. To apply for this role, you must have medication management and administration experience.

• Promote the highest standard of person-centred clinical nursing care to residents.
• Manage, allocate duties, and supervise the care team ensuring a quality delivery of care for the duration of the shift.
• Be a role model and demonstrate person-centred care delivery.
• Take responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of adults that you are responsible for or come into contact with.
• Manage the delivery of residents' personalised care according to their agreed plan of care for the duration of a shift.
• Promote professional standards within the home supporting the Deputy and Home Manager.
• Provide supervision, coaching, and assessment to Care Assistants.
• Ensure effective assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of resident care through written care plans.
• Maintain correctly written records as required by the company and regulatory bodies.
• Manage daily rotas and delegate daily workload ensuring sufficient and safe use of manpower.
• Ensure that all new admission files are completed within the week of arrival and the named nurse, senior carer, and key worker must all contribute to completing the file.
• Build relationships with external professionals.
• Assist the home manager to carry out regular quality audits of care plans.

• Medication management and administration experience.
• Experience working with older people.
• NVQ Level 2 in Social Care or equivalent.
• NVQ Level 3 in Social Care or equivalent/the achievement of this in the first 12 months of their employment.
• Evidence of the ability to contribute to the assessment, planning, and evaluation of the care needs of older people.
• Demonstrate a sound knowledge of the 6 principles of care and how they should underpin delivery of care in a residential/nursing setting.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrate self-motivation and confidence.

• Opportunities to progress through our career paths into more senior and management roles.
• Bank holiday and overtime enhancements.
• 5.6 weeks annual leave per annum.
• Paid DBS.
• Uniform provided.
• Paid training.
• Refer a friend referral scheme, for the following roles only - Registered Nurse, Team Leader/Senior Care Assistant, and Care Assistant.
• Excellent induction programme for new starters.
• A rewarding career with lots of opportunities to progress within the company.
• Ongoing support and training for nationally recognised qualifications.
• A competitive rate of pay.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Wellbeing programmes.
• Recognition awards - employee of the month and golden tickets.
• Ongoing career development.
• Travel plan - walk or ride a bike and get a free meal that day.
• Pension scheme.
• EarlyPay - access to your money as you earn (pay advance).

About Lovett Care: At Lovett, we believe our elders deserve more. Not out of duty or pity, but because they've earned it, and because the good life doesn't stop at 80, 90, or 100. We believe in more... More dignity in everyday care. More respect in every interaction. More friendship, joy, and belonging. More moments that matter. Our homes aren't waiting rooms. They're communities where people thrive, where days are full of possibility, voices are heard, and the wonder of people shines through in every conversation, every shared meal, every burst of laughter down the hall. When you choose Lovett, you're choosing a place that sees your loved one as we see our own elders: as people who still have everything to give, and everything to gain. We are Lovett. We believe in more for our elders.

This position is subject to a DBS check.