Regional Senior Care Assistant

The role of a Regional Senior Care Assistant at Barchester Healthcare involves delivering warm, empathetic, and respectful care and support to residents across a 20-mile radius. The job requires monitoring the delivery of care, contributing to person-centred care planning, and recording important observations. It also involves providing support and companionship to ensure residents enjoy meaningful one-on-one time with the carers.

As a Regional Senior Care Assistant, you'll be responsible for delivering warm, empathetic, and respectful care and support to residents across a 20-mile radius. This includes monitoring the delivery of care when on duty, contributing to the person-centered care planning process for each resident, and recording observations on temperature, blood pressure, and other important tasks. The role also involves providing support and companionship to ensure residents enjoy meaningful one-on-one time with the carers.

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes and services in the UK. They are committed to delivering high-quality care and support to residents, with a focus on promoting their wellbeing and independence. The company operates a range of care homes, including those specializing in elderly care, dementia care, and rehabilitation.

You must hold a UK Driving License and have access to a car for this role. The role includes 12 hour shifts and rotational weekends.

As a Regional Senior Care Assistant with Barchester care homes, you'll deliver warm, empathetic and respectful care and support across a 20-mile radius to help our residents get the most out of life. On a practical level, you can expect to monitor the delivery of care when on duty, contribute to the person-centred care planning process for each resident and record observations on things like temperature and blood pressure amongst a range of other important tasks.

The role of Regional Care Assistant is very varied and also involves providing support and companionship. It's vital for us that every resident enjoys meaningful one-to-one time with our carers, every single shift.

A background in care is important for the role of Regional Senior Care Assistant, and you'll need a good understanding of elderly care. A Level 2 NVQ in Health & Social Care is essential with a view to complete an NVQ 3, a good understanding of the wider healthcare industry is required. Ideally, you'll also have a C or above in GCSE English and Maths.

Dedicated and compassionate, your passion for people means you'll go above and beyond to support the wellbeing of residents. Because you'll be travelling across the area, you'll either need your own car or ready access to one. We'll cover your mileage when you travel over five miles from your main home, and if you're on duty at the time of an inspection and we achieve a Good' rating, you'll qualify for a bonus.

• Free training and development for all roles
• Access to wellbeing and support tools
• A range of retail discounts and savings
• Unlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend' bonus scheme
• Employee of the Month' rewards
• Long Service Awards'

And so much more!

If you'd like to use your care experience and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

• A background in care is essential for this role, and you'll need a good understanding of elderly care. A Level 2 NVQ in Health & Social Care is required, with a view to completing an NVQ 3. You'll also need a good understanding of the wider healthcare industry, and ideally, a C or above in GCSE English and Maths.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.