`Job description
We have exciting opportunities for Senior Care Assistants at our vibrant and friendly care home, Magnolia House, near Hull. Located in the village of Cottingham, with excellent transport links (including a bus stop right outside), Magnolia
House is a 94-bed residential care home with a dedicated dementia care unit.
At Park Lane Healthcare, we provide residential and dementia services to the elderly. Each of our care homes is an extended family. We bring together residents, their loved ones, and our colleagues to create a warm and inclusive environment. Our residents feel a sense of security, love and belonging, while retaining their dignity and self-respect. We believe entering a care home offers the possibility for “making new memories,” and our care staff are an essential part of that.
With an already strong and close-knit team, we are seeking dedicated, passionate, and experienced individuals to work on one of our smaller units within the home.
Successful candidates ideally will have:
- An NVQ Level 2 Care Certificate or be willing to work towards this.
- Prior experience in a similar role, although this is not essential and we welcome new entrants to the industry.
- Medication trained.
- A stable, prior employment or job placement record is preferred.
As a group, we believe in investing in our staff, and so in addition to staff motivational events and days out, including in our private hospitality suite at Leeds Arena, we also provide reimbursement for any staff who choose to apply for a Blue Light Card, with additional staff incentives available.
**Please note that visa sponsorship IS NOT available for this role. Any successful applicant must currently have the right to work full time in the UK**
We look forward to hearing from you.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
- Run the shift competently, allocating jobs to care staff in line with the residents' needs and expectations, and staff skillsets. Participate in delivering care to residents, once medication and other senior responsibilities have been performed;
- Occasional monitoring of care delivered and recorded by staff to ensure quality is maintained;
- Help to write / update care plans on our computerised care monitoring system (PCS), and to monitor KPIs such as bowel charts, fluid and nutrition levels, hygiene needs, etc;
- Assist the home manager with delivering staff training, including group supervisions as and when required;
- Administer medications competently, while being watchful for errors and other issues;
- Liaise proactively with external professionals through thoughtful consideration of residents' wellbeing, and presentation of potential issues such as weight loss, inability to eat or pass bowel movements, or a downturn in mood or general contentment levels;
- Ensure good communication between residents and staff, and amongst staff teams, through effective handover and monitoring of shifts;
- Ensure staff and residents adhere to all relevant infection control / prevention techniques, and highlight any concerns or suggestions for improvement;
- Help maintain the health and wellbeing of residents in relation to matters such as falls, accidents and incidents, and inform the manager of any concerns including faulty or defective equipment;
- Occasional completion of tasks that aid the home's Quality Management systems, such as conducting audits, identifying issues and aiding in their resolution;
- Assist with other matters and tasks identified by the home manager in relation to the good running of the home.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £13.59 per hour
Benefits:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Cottingham: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- providing care: 1 year (required)
- supervisory: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
- NVQ Level 2 Health & Social Care (required)
Work Location: In person
