Care Assistant in Sutton

At Fairlie Healthcare, we are all about delivering outstanding care to our patients, and the best way to achieve this is to train and support the people who care for our patients. When you join us, you will be making a positive impact on patients' lives every day – your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We are committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. As part of our close-knit team, you will experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.

Your focus as a Care Assistant will be to deliver high standards of care to vulnerable patients. Other responsibilities include:

• Assisting residents with all their personal needs, ensuring optimum independence, dignity and respect of individuals at all times.
• Ensuring documentation is completed in a timely fashion, reflecting the care delivered and escalating concerns regarding a patient’s health and wellbeing to the nurse in charge at the earliest possible opportunity.
• Being friendly, kind and compassionate towards patients, relatives, visitors, and colleagues, respecting the dignity and individuality of each patient.

To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do. Experience is preferred but not required as we are proud to offer a thorough induction and training programme, after which you will work towards your Care Certificate qualification so you can gain confidence within your role.

Ideal Candidate:

• Have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards patients and other people in the home.
• Be an efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions from other team members.
• Be able to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

At Fairlie, we’re not just a leading provider of high quality care – we’re a place where people love to work. We’re passionate about creating meaningful experiences for patients and team alike. We proudly offer exceptional care to patients across our growing network of three centres, and continuously work on building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

Required Qualifications and Conditions:

• DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Fairlie Healthcare Group.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Note: Applications from individuals who would require sponsorship will not be considered. Should it be determined during the recruitment process that sponsorship is needed, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment will be withdrawn.

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.
• Excellent new-starter paid induction programme.
• 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.