Posted 25 March, 2026 Thorney Croft logo

Health Care Assistant

Thorney Croft Dumfries & Galloway

Job details

  • Salary £12.60 per hour
  • Role Carer / Care Assistant / Care Support Worker
  • Hours Part Time
  • Location Stranraer, Dumfries & Galloway

Job summary

Job details

  • Role Healthcare Assistant
  • Nights
  • 12.60 per hour
  • 12 Sycamore Way, Stranraer, Wigtownshire, DG9 7BY

The home:

Situated in Stranraer Thorney Croft is a warm, welcoming and friendly 60 bed residential care home which provides specialist care and support to older people and people living with dementia. Our home has some wonderful spaces to relax and enjoy company of friends and family, including an activities room, TV lounges and small kitchenettes.

All bedrooms are comfortable and spacious with en-suite facilities. We encourage people to personalise their rooms with small items that remind them of home. We have beautiful sensory gardens, so people we support can enjoy relaxation and activity outdoors.

Key Responsibilities:

·  Providing personal care, such as showering, shaving, oral hygiene and dressing

·  Administering medication

·  Monitoring health and wellbeing

·  Maintaining records and reporting any changes

·  Assisting with meal preparation and household tasks.

·  Providing emotional support and companionship.

·  Helping with everyday life care, such as mobility and mealtimes.

·  Supporting people with social and physical activities.

What We Offer

  • Ongoing professional development and leadership training
  • Competitive hourly pay + pension scheme
  • Supportive, friendly working environment
  • Company pension scheme