# Senior Care Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Agincare. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-care-assistant/65613f87-ea4c-406c-b365-bed7da607023 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-care-assistant/65613f87-ea4c-406c-b365-bed7da607023.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Agincare - **Town:** Weymouth - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Salary:** £13.46 an hour - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time - **Closing date:** 2026-08-02T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-03T13:11:20.579Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/L0014-26-1101?employerCode=L0014 - **Application URL:** https://www.applygateway.com/apply?JobId=1523301267&supplierId=153&utm_campaign=NHSJobs&utm_source=supplier ## Job Content ### Job summary Package Description: Are you an experienced care professional looking for a new challenge?Are you looking to use your skill set in a rewarding work environment with our welcoming and specialised support team at Nightingale care home? Come and join the Agincare family as aSenior Care Assistant Where you'll be working Click here to view the care home:https://www.agincare.com/care-homes/derby/nightingale-care-nursing-home/?utm_source=Online&utm_medium=google&utm_campaign=nightingalegooglebusinessprofile&utm_term=gbp&utm_content=nightingale As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy £13.46 per hour Refer a friend scheme earn up to £1000 Outstanding career development Fully funded training up to QCF level 5 Blue Light care discount package Company pension scheme On demand pay What is required from you? A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK NVQ Level 2 - Health and Social care qualification NVQ Level 3 - Health and Social Care qualification or be working towards Full time availability of 36 hours per week Daytime shifts workingfrom 8am to 8pm Required to work alternate weekends A day in the life of a Senior Care Assistant Person-centred c ### Main duties of the job Package Description: Are you an experienced care professional looking for a new challenge? Are you looking to use your skill set in a rewarding work environment with our welcoming and specialised support team at Nightingale care home? Come and join the Agincare family as a Senior Care Assistant. Where you'll be working, click here to view the care home: https://www.agincare.com/care-homes/derby/nightingale-care-nursing-home/. As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy £13.46 per hour, refer a friend scheme earn up to £1000, outstanding career development, fully funded training up to QCF level 5, Blue Light care discount package, company pension scheme, and on demand pay. What is required from you? A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK, NVQ Level 2 - Health and Social care qualification, NVQ Level 3 - Health and Social Care qualification or be working towards, full time availability of 36 hours per week, daytime shifts working from 8am to 8pm, required to work alternate weekends. A day in the life of a Senior Care Assistant includes providing person-centred care, carrying out care reviews, safe medication admin, and leading social activities. ### About us Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with more than 5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new not-for-profit Childrens Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UKs largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations nationwide. As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community. All of our services are regulated by the CQC and Agincare is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences. At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship. ### Details - Date posted: 03 July 2026 - Pay scheme: Other - Salary: £13.46 an hour - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time - Reference number: 1523301267 - Job locations: Agincare Homes Holdings, Derby, DE23 1RJ, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities Package Description: Are you an experienced care professional looking for a new challenge?Are you looking to use your skill set in a rewarding work environment with our welcoming and specialised support team at Nightingale care home? Come and join the Agincare family as aSenior Care Assistant Where you'll be working - Click here to view the care home:https://www.agincare.com/care-homes/derby/nightingale-care-nursing-home/?utm_source=Online&utm_medium=google&utm_campaign=nightingalegooglebusinessprofile&utm_term=gbp&utm_content=nightingale As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy - £13.46 per hour - Refer a friend scheme earn up to £1000 - Outstanding career development - Fully funded training up to QCF level 5 - Blue Light care discount package - Company pension scheme - On demand pay What is required from you? - A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK - NVQ Level 2 - Health and Social care qualification - NVQ Level 3 - Health and Social Care qualification or be working towards - Full time availability of 36 hours per week - Daytime shifts workingfrom 8am to 8pm - Required to work alternate weekends A day in the life of a Senior Care Assistant - Person-centred care - You will ensure that residents receive personal care from you and your team including bathing, dressing and oral care within their preferences, and actively promote right to choice and independence - Review -You will contribute to and carry out care reviews with your residents to ensure their plans reflect their needs. - Medication - You will administer residents' medication in a safe and supportive and compliant way - Social Activity - You will lead in and participate in trips out, social engagements and activities within the home. - Leadership - you may support new starters or existing staff with shadowing and development, and may be called up on to lead the home where more senior managers are not available. About Agincare Agincare is proudly celebrating 40years of caring for communities. As a rapidlygrowing, family-ownedcare provider with more than5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of ournew not-for-profit Childrens Services. Today,Agincare is one of the UKs largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locationsnationwide. As a signatory of theCare Leaver Covenant, we are committed tosupporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation.We are proud to support the Armed Forcescommunity through our alliance,offering guaranteed interviewsto service leavers and members of the military community. All of our services areregulated by the CQCand Agincare is proud to be anequal opportunities employerand encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship. As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available. If this particular role isnt the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies,www.agincare.com/careers *Refer a friend bonuses are subject to terms and conditions DERSP ## Job Details Package Description: Are you an experienced care professional looking for a new challenge?Are you looking to use your skill set in a rewarding work environment with our welcoming and specialised support team at Nightingale care home? Come and join the Agincare family as aSenior Care Assistant Where you'll be working Click here to view the care home:https://www.agincare.com/care-homes/derby/nightingale-care-nursing-home/?utm_source=Online&utm_medium=google&utm_campaign=nightingalegooglebusinessprofile&utm_term=gbp&utm_content=nightingale As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy £13.46 per hour Refer a friend scheme earn up to £1000 Outstanding career development Fully funded training up to QCF level 5 Blue Light care discount package Company pension scheme On demand pay What is required from you? A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK NVQ Level 2 - Health and Social care qualification NVQ Level 3 - Health and Social Care qualification or be working towards Full time availability of 36 hours per week Daytime shifts workingfrom 8am to 8pm Required to work alternate weekends A day in the life of a Senior Care Assistant Person-centred c ## Job Description Package Description: Are you an experienced care professional looking for a new challenge? Are you looking to use your skill set in a rewarding work environment with our welcoming and specialised support team at Nightingale care home? Come and join the Agincare family as a Senior Care Assistant. Where you'll be working, click here to view the care home: https://www.agincare.com/care-homes/derby/nightingale-care-nursing-home/. As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy £13.46 per hour, refer a friend scheme earn up to £1000, outstanding career development, fully funded training up to QCF level 5, Blue Light care discount package, company pension scheme, and on demand pay. What is required from you? A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK, NVQ Level 2 - Health and Social care qualification, NVQ Level 3 - Health and Social Care qualification or be working towards, full time availability of 36 hours per week, daytime shifts working from 8am to 8pm, required to work alternate weekends. A day in the life of a Senior Care Assistant includes providing person-centred care, carrying out care reviews, safe medication admin, and leading social activities. ## Responsibilities Package Description: Are you an experienced care professional looking for a new challenge?Are you looking to use your skill set in a rewarding work environment with our welcoming and specialised support team at Nightingale care home? Come and join the Agincare family as aSenior Care Assistant Where you'll be working Click here to view the care home:https://www.agincare.com/care-homes/derby/nightingale-care-nursing-home/?utm_source=Online&utm_medium=google&utm_campaign=nightingalegooglebusinessprofile&utm_term=gbp&utm_content=nightingale As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy £13.46 per hour Refer a friend scheme earn up to £1000 Outstanding career development Fully funded training up to QCF level 5 Blue Light care discount package Company pension scheme On demand pay What is required from you? A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK NVQ Level 2 - Health and Social care qualification NVQ Level 3 - Health and Social Care qualification or be working towards Full time availability of 36 hours per week Daytime shifts workingfrom 8am to 8pm Required to work alternate weekends A day in the life of a Senior Care Assistant Person-centred care - You will ensure that residents receive personal care from you and your team including bathing, dressing and oral care within their preferences, and actively promote right to choice and independence Review -You will contribute to and carry out care reviews with your residents to ensure their plans reflect their needs. Medication - You will administer residents' medication in a safe and supportive and compliant way Social Activity - You will lead in and participate in trips out, social engagements and activities within the home. Leadership - you may support new starters or existing staff with shadowing and development, and may be called up on to lead the home where more senior managers are not available. About Agincare Agincare is proudly celebrating 40years of caring for communities. As a rapidlygrowing, family-ownedcare provider with more than5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of ournew not-for-profit Childrens Services. Today,Agincare is one of the UKs largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locationsnationwide. As a signatory of theCare Leaver Covenant, we are committed tosupporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation.We are proud to support the Armed Forcescommunity through our alliance,offering guaranteed interviewsto service leavers and members of the military community. All of our services areregulated by the CQCand Agincare is proud to be anequal opportunities employerand encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship. As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available. If this particular role isnt the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies,www.agincare.com/careers *Refer a friend bonuses are subject to terms and conditions DERSP ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK, NVQ Level 2 - Health and Social care qualification, NVQ Level 3 - Health and Social Care qualification or be working towards ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.