Job Description:
Domiciliary Care Assistant
Richmond Village Letcombe Regis, South Street, Wantage, OX12 9RG
£13.70 per hour plus £500 welcome bonus
Permanent. Full time, predominately early shifts of 07:45-14:00 with some late shifts of 13.45-20:00, to include alternative weekends
We make health happen
At Bupa, we provide support when it's needed most, and our Richmond Villages Letcombe Regis offer luxury retirement living, an aspirational lifestyle for our residents, and our top-tier accommodation is matched by superior service. We provide person-centred care that supports independence and respects individual choice, enabling our residents to lead their best lives. We take pride in our carehome.co.uk review score of 9.6 out of 10.
As a Domiciliary Care Assistant, your role is to help residents make the most of life, and in exchange, we will support you in reaching your full career potential. We are currently seeking Assistants at various levels to provide a variety of domiciliary, residential, nursing, and dementia care services as required. Our Domiciliary Care Assistants are the spark that ignites the spirit of our award-winning retirement village. Their endless enthusiasm and gentle care raise spirits, turning every moment into a cause for joy.
You'll help us make health happen by:
Whilst no two days will be the same in this role, as we adapt to the needs of our residents across the village. It's likely you'll be covering a variety of duties across our onsite apartments and onsite care home, such as:
Assisting residents with personal care duties such as bathing, dressing and continence care in their own homes within the Village. Providing the highest standards of care, you'll champion the dignity, and independence of all our residents
Supporting at mealtimes where appropriate; serving meals in their apartments or within the care home. This might involve supporting them to walk, transferring them in a wheelchair or using a hoist
Helping to promote mental and physical activity of residents through hobbies, interests or activities within the village
Answering emergency calls when care alert system is activated
Working with the Domiciliary Care Manager and other external professionals such as GPs, Chiropodists, Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists where appropriate
Admin duties: keeping accurate records - maintaining full documentation at all times to show care given, activities and any changes to their health
Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:
You have experience of working in a care or dementia setting or you may have a Level 3 in Health & Social Care (or equivalent), but above all, you'll be passionate about caring for others, respecting people's choices and always putting their safety and welfare first. A great listener with a positive outlook, you're confident talking to both residents and their families and understand that confidentiality is very important in what we do. Always ready to lead by example and support the wider team, you'll deliver care with dignity and compassion and work to put a smile on our residents' faces every day.
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
My Healthcare - Quick, easy access to support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP, physiotherapy, and mental health support - all available from one phone number 24/7.
Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
Free meal with every shift.
28 days holiday.
Long Service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
Interest- free annual travel Loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets.
Wagestream - Have early access up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes.
Competitive Pension plans and Parental leave options as well as access to unique products such as our Menopause plan.
My Bupa Extras - discounts at your favourite retailers, plus a huge range of tools, content and information to support you with your wellbeing.
We offer a sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay, to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences.
Why Bupa?
We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.
We encourage all of our people to ”Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
Time Type:
Full time
Job Area:
Care Home - Care Assistants
Locations:
Richmond Letcombe Regis Village
Additional leave, Health & wellbeing programme, Cycle to work scheme, Financial planning services, Employee mentoring programme, Paid volunteer time, Referral programme, Free flu jabs, Discounted or free food, Private dental insurance, Company pension, Gym membership
