Senior Care Assistant

Job summary

Be the difference in your service users’ lives!

As a Senior Care Assistant, you will play a key role in supporting the nursing team by helping to implement care plans and ensuring high standards of care for all service users.  While the nursing team leads the development of Care Plans in line with best practice (e.g. NICE guidelines) for service users requiring nursing care, you’ll be responsible for ensuring these plans are effectively implemented. You will work closely with the ward manager, nursing team and other healthcare professionals to ensure a smooth running of the service.

You’ll be actively involved in coordinating daily shift activities, supervising junior colleagues, and ensuring that all assigned tasks are completed efficiently and to a high standard. Additionally, you’ll take the lead in creating and maintaining care plans for service users who do not require nursing input.

You will have access to a wide range of benefits which include (but not limited to):

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays, which increases with the length of service

• Enhanced maternity & paternity pay

• Paid emergency leave

• Professional development opportunities so that you can build your career with us

• Contributory pension scheme with Royal London

• Private Medical Insurance with BUPA including access to a private GP service, free screening, and the inclusion of pre-existing conditions.

• Dental Cover

• Recognition schemes for employees

• Eye care scheme with Specsavers

• Online benefits portal with high street and online shopping discounts

• Winter flu jabs

• EAP assistance on a range of topics and concerns