PLEASE NOTE - We are NOT offering sponsorship and are unable to take overseas applications at this time.
Successful Applicants will receive a £500 Welcome Bonus!! T&C's apply
Are you an experienced and compassionate Senior Healthcare Assistant looking to make a real difference in people’s lives?
Cornerstone Healthcare is proud to be an award-winning provider of specialist care, and we’re looking for a dedicated Senior Healthcare Assistant to join our supportive team at South Africa Lodge.
South Africa Lodge is a 99-bed home providing exceptional care across six specialised units. We support residents living with complex needs, including neuro-degenerative conditions, dementia, and mental health challenges. Our focus is always on the person, not the diagnosis - creating a safe, comfortable, and dignified environment where residents can truly thrive. We are proud to be rated GOOD with CQC.
We welcome individuals who share our values of respect, openness, care, and kindness.
What You’ll Bring
- Minimum of 6 months experience working in Care within the UK as a senior/team lead (essential)
- NVQ Level 2 in Health & Social Care with the view of completing Level 3 following probation (essential)
- Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with colleagues, residents, and their families
- A caring and empathetic approach to residents and their visitors
- Effective communication skills (both written and verbal)
Your Working Pattern
Week A - 3 days - 19.45 - 07.45
Week B - 4 days - 19.45 - 07.45
Alternate weekends.
Total average of 38.5 hours worked per week
What You’ll Be Doing
- Prioritising workload of the care team, seeking advice from the nurse in charge where necessary
- Participate in meetings including staff meetings, case reviews, clinical reviews, as prescribed by the Nurse in charge
- Observe resident progress against planned goals and report changes in the residents’ condition or care needs to a registered nurse
- Supporting all aspects of daily living including personal care, mealtimes and social activities
- Helping residents to remain as independent as possible
- Respecting residents right of choice, privacy and dignity at all times
Benefits package worth up to £5,000 (T&C's apply)
- Enhanced pay rates for overtime and bank holidays
- Subsidised lunch available daily
- Free DBS and parking
- Free uniform laundered for you on site ready for your next shift
- Monthly overtime raffle – receive a ticket for each overtime shift completed and the winner will receive an additional £200 in their pay packet
- Full range of courses provided by the company, including NAPPI training
- Opportunities to be enrolled onto a government funded RQF Level 2 or 3 in Health & Social Care
- Paid for e-learning and training
- Reward and recognition through vouchers and cash incentives for Christmas and long service
- Refer a friend scheme – up to £1,000 (depending on role)
- Paid for company events
- Cycle to work scheme
- Online, activity days and in-store employee discounts
- Healthcare cash plan worth up to £700* which includes dental and optical benefits alongside other
- Access to holiday entitlement and company pension scheme
- Access to Blue Light card - over 13,000 discounts
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Cornerstone Healthcare Group are a multi award-winning, sector leader with an innovative approach to complex care
Cornerstone specialise in supporting adults of all ages with complex neurological, physical, and mental health needs.
Residents are typically living with neurological degenerative conditions, such as dementia with an underlying mental health condition, and as such are vulnerable and at times prone to challenging behaviours associated with complex conditions. Many have been unable to stay in other settings because their needs have been deemed too high or too challenging.
Operating well-established homes in Waterlooville and Curdridge in Hampshire and Mytchett in Surrey, as well as a new state-of-the-art ‘eco’ home in Bristol, the Group has built a reputation for delivering consistently high standards of care, focusing on the individual journey of each resident.
At Cornerstone, the expert clinical care skills and approach of the team mean that people with the most complex needs can find a place to call home.
