Senior Care Assistant

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Senior Care Assistant

The Lindsay Care Home, 47A Lindsay Road, Poole, BH13 6AP

Up to £14.84 per hour + enhanced weekend and night rates (where applicable)

Full and Part-Time contracts available

Take the next step in your care career at The Lindsay

Are you a Senior Care Assistant looking for a supportive environment where you can continue to develop your skills? At The Lindsay Care Home, you'll join a vibrant home where residents and colleagues thrive. You’ll be part of a friendly and experienced management team that values teamwork, recognises success and invests in your development.

As part of our dedicated team, you'll have the opportunity to make a real difference every day while gaining valuable experience caring for residents living with a wide range of medical conditions and complex care needs. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about delivering outstanding care while developing their leadership skills and progressing their career within healthcare.

Career Development

We're committed to helping you achieve your career ambitions. Whether you're looking to strengthen your care qualifications or take the next step towards a clinical career, we'll support your journey through:

• NVQ Level 3 and higher qualifications in Health & Social Care
• Leadership development and mentoring
• Access to our Nursing Associate Programme for those interested in pursuing a nursing career

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading and supporting a small team of Care Assistants during your shift
• Coordinating care delivery and ensuring high standards are maintained
• Administering medication and maintaining accurate care records
• Reviewing and updating care plans
• Supporting shift handovers and communicating effectively across teams
• Mentoring, training and supporting new team members
• Building positive relationships with residents, families, GPs and healthcare professionals
• Providing compassionate personal care and promoting resident wellbeing

What We're Looking For

• Previous experience working in a Care Assistant role, ideally at Senior Care Assistant level
• NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care, or willingness to work towards it with our support
• Confidence leading and motivating a small care team
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• A genuine passion for delivering outstanding person-centred care

Competitive Pay and Benefits

• Enhanced weekend and bank holiday rates (where applicable)
• Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing
• My Healthcare - Free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support
• Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes
• 28 days holiday
• Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
• Free meal on every shift
• Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets
• We offer a range of Bupa pension plans – find out more on our career site
• Parental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents -find out more on our career site
• Menopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health
• Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK
• 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.

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