Senior Care Assistant – East Kent
Location: East Kent- Whitstable, Herne Bay, Thanet, Canterbury, and the surrounding areas. Salary: £17.25 – £19.55 per hour Shift pattern: Nights
Your experience in care can make a difference not only to the person you support, but to the colleagues around you. Superior Healthcare is recruiting a Female Senior Care Assistant in East Kent, paying £17.25 – £19.55 per hour, to provide high-quality one-to-one care while helping maintain consistent standards across our care packages. This role combines hands‑on, person‑centred care with the added responsibility expected from an experienced member of the care team.
Job description
As a Senior Care Assistant with Superior Healthcare, you’ll remain closely involved in delivering care while acting as a positive example for other team members.
You’ll understand the individual care plans, routines and clinical guidance in detail and help support consistency across our packages. This is a mobile role, requiring travel between Whitstable, Herne Bay, Thanet, Canterbury, and surrounding areas, providing essential overnight support where it is needed most.
Working independently and as part of a wider multidisciplinary team, you will play a key role in ensuring safe, effective, and compassionate care is delivered to every client.
To be successful in this role, you must have previous hands‑on experience with PEG feeding and gastrostomy care, tracheostomy care and management, and ventilation support.
A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle is essential due to the travel requirements of this position.
Shifts
Typically 10-12 hour waking or sleeping night shifts with optional overtime opportunities.
Gender is considered to be a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with Schedule 9 Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010 for a female/male worker to work with our client (please refer to: Further explanation is provided in the Equality Act 2010 Explanatory Notes Point 787 (
Responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality, person-centred complex care
- To provide care interventions: personal care, medication administration, tracheostomy care, PEG feeding, stoma care, and ventilator support
- To support new members of staff with shadow shifts and induction
- Follow and help maintain consistency with care plans
- Promote dignity, independence, choice and quality of life
- Model safe and professional care practice for colleagues
- Support less experienced team members where this forms part of the role
- Monitor wellbeing and escalat changes or concerns appropriately
- Maintain accurate care records and clear communication
- Work closely with care colleagues, families and other professionals
- Support a positive and consistent culture within the care package
Requirements
- Experience with tracheostomy, PEG and ventilation care
- Full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle
- Minimum of 12 months UK care experience
- Possession of, or willingness to work towards, a level 3 NVQ qualification or similar
- Full right to work in the UK
- Strong communication, observation and organisational skills
- A calm, dependable and person-centred approach
- Experience supporting or mentoring care colleagues
Benefits
- Blue Light Card - we’ll pay for it.
- Competitive pay that reflects your hard work.
- Enrol onto a Level 2 to Level 5 diploma.
- Earn a £50 voucher for every friend you refer who joins our team.
- Thorough paid training and supported induction, with annual paid refreshers.
- Industry-leading training with annual paid refreshers.
- Wellbeing support including up to six counselling sessions.
- In-house wellbeing team to support you.
- 24/7 live chat and video calls with trained counsellors, and free financial and legal advice.
- We reward Employees of the Month with a £100 voucher.
- Employee events throughout the year, including fish and chips on the beach.
- Consistent support from our team of Nurses and Field Care Supervisors.
- In-house women's health support.
- Accumulate holiday pay as you work.
- Receive a higher pay rate if you work public holidays.
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Senior Care Assistant – East Kent employer: Superior Healthcare
Superior Healthcare is an exceptional employer that prioritises the well-being and professional development of its staff. Located in Havant, we offer a supportive work culture where compassionate individuals can thrive while making a meaningful impact in the lives of our clients. With competitive pay, comprehensive training opportunities, and a commitment to promoting independence for those we care for, joining our team means being part of a community dedicated to excellence in healthcare.
