Care Assistant - Worthing, United Kingdom - melrose care ltd

melrose care ltd

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Worthing, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Day Care Assistant / Health Care Assistant

Melrose Care Home, a family run, 25 bed nursing home based in Worthing, West Sussex provide second-to-none care for our residents, offering a truly personal experience for everyone who lives with us.

As a nursing home rated "Outstanding" by CQC we are seeking to recruit both full-time and part-time Health Care Assistants to join our committed and driven team and to uphold the same ethos and passion for care that we do.

The main duties to include, but not limited to:

To provide personal care to residents, to include assisting with dressing/undressing, bathing, and using the toilet.
To help care for residents temporarily sick and needing minor dressings, bed nursing (under the supervision of a RN)
To help care for EOL residents
Report the care given to residents using our inhouse system
To help engage residents in daily activities
To set tables and trays, serve meals, feed residents needing help.
To answer all bells, emergency bells, the front door, greet visitors and answer the telephone if the RN is unavailable

Salary:
Excellent rates of pay dependent on experience. and we are flexible

Shift patterns comprise of:

8am2pm
2pm8pm
8am8pm
You will be required to work weekends

Requirements:

The right person will be/have:

Able to communicate both written and verbally
Able to work as a team member
Flexible
A kind and compassionate nature
A willingness to learn
To be available to attend mandatory staff training and staff meetings.

Desirable

NVQ in Health and Social Care (or willing to do your NVQ with Melrose)
Previous care experience
Knowledge in personal care
Experience in working with older people
Interest in staff training and development

Rewards

Free uniform
Paid training after 1 year's employment
Free meal when working over 6 hours each day
Refer a friend reward scheme
Paid breaks
Paid handover
5.6 weeks holiday per year pro rata
Pension Scheme
Opportunities for overtime

Melrose Care Home does not have any on-site parking, however there is parking available on local roads.

Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time

Salary:
£9.50-£11.15 per hour

Schedule: