Willow Lodge Nursing Home are recruiting for Health Care Assistants now! We are looking for enthusiastic, caring and passionate people to become an integral part of the healthcare team. In this role, you will be the first line of support for our patients and be responsible for providing compassionate care during your time with them.
Full training provided and as long as you show the characteristics needed for a role in care, we will give you all the training and support you need to become a competent healthcare professional. You will also be working alongside qualified nurses and medical professionals to help guide you day-to-day.
The wide range of care settings maximises the opportunity for patients to have step down pathways and move easily between care settings to whatever level of security is most appropriate for their care.
Although we don’t require any prior healthcare experience, there are a few characteristics you will need to be successful in this role:
Resilience – This is a role working with vulnerable adults who can have varying degrees of mental health difficulties, so there will be days where your resilience is challenged, this is why it’s so important to have a team ethos in our Homes.
Excellent Communication Skills – Communicating with residents and staff is vital to understand the needs of the residents and relay any information to the nurses and medical professionals.
Organisational Skills – You’ll need to be comfortable documenting information and be organised in your approach and that of using a computer tablet.
Care and Compassion – Our residents require the best care and compassion we can offer, if you are a naturally caring person, this is a role for you.
Attentive – No resident is the same and so being attentive to understand them and identify areas we can support is key.
Here is what we will give you:
- A competitive salary
- 20 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays)
- Ongoing Training
- Free lunch provided
- Contributory pension
Above all, we provide a supportive working environment where you can flourish in your career and feel incredibly rewarded by helping those who need it most.
If you want Healthcare to be a ‘job for life" then Willow Lodge Nursing Home is the place.
Disclosure
All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift
Work Location: In person
Pay: £12.71 per hour
Expected hours: 36 per week
Benefits:
- Company pension
- On-site parking
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
