Health Care Assistant - Shockerwick House

Job summary

Care Assistant Bupa Care Homes

Day & Night Shifts available

Shockerwick House,Shockerwick, BathBA1 7LL

Is accessible from Bath City Centre, Box, & Bathford9 miles away from Trowbridge Oaks Care Home

We know that family can come from anywhere. At Bupa Care Homes, it's our privilege to care for people treating each resident as if they were part of our own family. Right now, were looking for a caring individual to join our friendly team at Shockerwick House Care Home in Bath.

Working hours and salary

Up to £10.28 per hour depending on experience and qualifications

Full-time and part-time positions available

Main duties of the job

What your typical day involves

• Assisting residents with personal care duties such as bathing, dressing, toileting and incontinence care. Providing the highest standards of care, youll champion the dignity, and independence of all our residents
• Supporting the Nurse or Senior Care Assistant to complete monthly and weekly checks to monitor the health of our residents and reporting any significant changes
• Supporting at meal times: serving meals and transferring residents to the dining room. This might involve supporting them to walk, transferring them in a wheelchair or using a hoist
• Attending planned activities: assisting the team, repositioning, providing care as necessary and taking part in day trips outside the home (day shift only)
• Repositioning residents to ensure they are comfortable and supported
• Admin duties: updating food, fluid and stool charts, supplementary files, daily notes and care plans

About us

Whats in it for you?

• Comprehensive induction, on-going training and development, access to internal apprenticeship schemes
• Your DBS Check (£40) paid for
• Access to Wagestream - an app-based service that offers you the choice to be in control of when you access your earnings*
• NEST workplace pension, life assurance & bereavement support
• 28 days annual leave (inclusive of statutory bank holidays)
• Hot meal provided on a 12-hour shift
• Refer a friend bonus scheme
• Uniform provided
• Health & wellbeing tools; including Be Me App, Healthy Minds, Gym Pass & discounted health assessments
• Shopping Discounts (via Xexec)
• Cash plan (after 2 years service) giving you the ability to claim on more everyday items such as dental, optical and private prescriptions.
• Free flu vaccine

*Only available to permanent employees where HealthRoster is used.