Senior Health Care Assistant - nights

Job Details

Care home
:
Wytham Lodge

Location
:
Wytham Street, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 7DX

Contract
:
Full Time - 36 hours per week minimum - Including weekends (NIGHTS ONLY)

Rate
: £13.27 per hour

Role Overview

We have this opportunity for a Senior Health Care Assistant to work closely with our Nurse in Charge and lead a small Care Team in delivering high quality care.

Wytham Lodge is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers. When open it will support adults living with acquired brain injuries, complex mental health needs, dementia, and physical disabilities.

Our Senior Health Care Assistants work closely with the Nurse in Charge and lead the Care Teams in supporting every aspect of our residents’ day-to-day lives.

No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• supporting people with their personal care
• assisting people at meal times
• understanding individual health and wellbeing needs
• encouraging and supporting people to take part in social activities, both in and out of the home
• promoting choice, dignity, independence and respect
• leading, motivating and supporting a team of care colleagues
• ensuring that care documentation is completed to a high standard

We have higher-than-average staffing levels when compared to other care providers, giving you more time to spend with the people you support.

To apply for this role, you must have relevant experience, a Level 3 qualification in Health and Social care, plus Maths and English at GCSE Grade C or above (or relevant functional skills qualification).

Additional desirable qualities:

• caring, kind, understanding and calm
• able to deal with, and defuse, challenging situations
• energetic and outgoing, with a positive, can‑do attitude
• a great listener and communicator, able to build trust and rapport with people
• comfortable working on your own initiative – but you know when to escalater
• motivating team leader

We offer a range of rewards and perks including:

• regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
• access to wages before payday
• retail and lifestyle discounts
• free DBS check
• 24/7 counselling and support
• Blue Light Card eligibility

Please note, applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We’re unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.