Senior Healthcare Assistant – Newcastle

Job Description

Medsolve is proud to be supporting a successful family-run business who are a top care home provider based in the North East of England who are currently recruiting for a Senior Care Assistant to work in their care home based in Newcastle.

Benefits

• Excellent rates of pay.
• Investment in training.
• Fantastic working environment.
• 25% discount loyalty card.
• Pension scheme.
• Comprehensive induction.
• Full training package.
• Dedicated development plan.

Your duties as a Senior Care Assistant will include:
Assist in the provision of care.

• Ensure residents retain their dignity and individuality.
• Act as a role model for the other care staff.
• Build up good relationships with the residents.
• To assist residents to carry out their activities of daily living e.g. washing, dressing, eating and bathing.
• Dispense medication and ensure correct recording of all relevant information relating to medication (after satisfactory completion of the Safe Handling of Medicines course).
• Complete, observe & review care planning needs for residents.
• Complete and maintain accurate and legible records as instructed and in line with the Company’s policies and procedures.

About you, the ideal Senior Care Assistant:

· Great communication skills both written and verbal.

• Previous experience within the care industry as a Senior.
• Willingness to participate in Vocational Training Programmes.
• Satisfactory DBS check, and check against the ISA List (where applicable)
• NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care.

Our client’s homes provide general nursing care, specialist dementia units and care of young people with physical disability.

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £12.50 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 37.5 per week

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee mentoring programme
• Health & wellbeing programme

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Weekend availability

Experience:

• Care home: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Location:

• Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear (required)

Work Location: In person