Job details
- Salary £13.45 per hour
- Role Senior Carer / Head of Care / Team Leader
- Hours Full Time
- Location Kirkcudbright, Dumfries & Galloway
Job summary
Job details
- Senior Healthcare Assistant
- Full time, part time, bank shifts
The care home:
Merse House is a 32 bed care home based in Kirkcudbright in Dumfries and Galloway, South West Scotland, providing specialist residential care to older people and people living with dementia. Overlooking the River Dee it is close to many areas of outstanding beauty.
Key Responsibilities:
· Deliver high-quality personal and clinical care in line with individual care plans
· Support, mentor, and supervise Health Care Assistants
· Assist with medication administration (where trained and authorised)
· Monitor and record service users’ physical and emotional wellbeing
· Liaise with nurses, families, and external professionals
· Respond appropriately to emergencies and safeguarding concerns
· Ensure care records are accurate and up to date
· Promote a positive, respectful, and inclusive care environment
What We Offer
- Ongoing professional development and leadership training
- Competitive hourly pay + pension scheme
- Supportive, friendly working environment