Overview
Brockhampton Court Care Home - Senior Healthcare Assistant Nights
Would you like to be a part of a caring, supportive team? We now have an opportunity for a Senior Care Assistant to join Springcare, where every day you can make a difference to someone\'s life.
Springcare values Senior Care Assistants who bring qualities that help them excel in their role and are integral to our care team.
What qualities does it take to be a Senior Care Assistant?
- Being supportive, both physically and emotionally to residents and colleagues
- Patience and the ability to keep calm and work well under pressure
- Passion to help others live later life well
- Kind, warm and caring nature
- Communication skills, able to communicate well with both colleagues and residents
- Ability to work as part of a team and on their own
- Leadership skill and ability to inspire and motivate others
Senior Care Assistants not only help to provide care to our residents, but they also help to make residents lives fulfilled, treat each resident with dignity and respect, and care for them all as if they were part of your own family.
Skills, knowledge, and experience
- Minimum of a Level 3 in Health & Social Care
- Experience administering medication
- Proven experience in a similar role
The Role
- Supporting residents with personal care
- Administering medication
- Maintaining accurate records
- Leading a team of care assistants and assisting the nurse in charge
- Applying dressings as needed
- Taking samples as required
- Communicating with external sources such as Doctors and District Nurses
Our care team provides 24-hour care, with day shifts from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm and night shifts from 8:00 pm to 8:00 am.
Typical Shift pattern for Night Contracts
Night Shift Contracts: 8:00 pm – 8:00 am
What Springcare can offer
- Permanent full and part-time day or night contracts – with access to our workplace pension scheme
- Access to Blue Light Card for savings across national retailers
- Full support with ongoing CPD & Revalidation and access to fully funded training for nationally recognised qualifications with career progression opportunities
- Refer a friend scheme (terms and conditions apply)
- Access to counselling and wellbeing support
- Family-friendly policies
- Smooth robust recruitment process through our portal
Requirements to apply
- Two written references
- A standard/enhanced DBS (Disclosures and Barring Service) depending on role
- Evidence of a right to work in the UK
Next steps
If you are interested in becoming a Senior Care Assistant with Springcare, have the qualities described above, and would like to be part of your new chapter in care, we would love to hear from you.
Springcare is committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We ensure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.
