Jasmine Healthcare
About the Role:
Be a Senior Care Assistant at Avenue House Nursing and Care Home, providing high-quality care to residents. Lead a shift and promote best practices within a supportive team environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide high-level care and support to residents in all aspects of daily living.
- Promote resident independence, choice, and dignity, focusing on physical and emotional well-being.
- Lead shift teams, ensuring high standards are maintained and team members feel supported.
- Complete daily medication rounds and documentation accurately, ensuring compliance with medication audits.
- Promote good care practices, challenge poor practice, and conduct regular one-to-ones with care team members.
- Investigate and manage complaints and concerns as directed.
Skills and Expertise:
- Relevant professional qualification (e.g., Registered Nurse or NVQ level 3 minimum).
- Minimum two years’ experience as a Care Assistant in a residential/nursing home.
- Knowledge of Person-Centred Care Planning.
- Understanding of abuse prevention, recognition, and reporting procedures.
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral).
- Strong time management and leadership skills.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Caring, nurturing, and positive attitude.
Job Facilities/Benefits:
- Competitive salary (14.54/hour from 1 Jan 2025).
- Performance-related pay increases up to 8% annually, plus cost-of-living adjustments.
- 28 days holiday including bank holidays.
- NEST Pension Scheme (3% employer contribution).
- Bonusly Points for recognition and positive contributions (tax-paid vouchers/cash).
- Fully funded training and qualifications, with financial rewards up to 500.
- Refer-a-friend incentive up to 1000.
- Low-cost meals (1/course).
- Short-notice shift incentives.
- Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 counselling).
- DBS check paid by employer.
- Uniform provided.
Why Join Us:
Avenue House Nursing and Care Home, part of Jasmine Healthcare, prioritises its team members. We offer excellent support, recognition, and appreciation. Enjoy a rewarding career in a modern regency-style home, offering personal, nursing, and dementia care to 48 residents. Jasmine Healthcare strives for the highest standards of care for our residents and actively supports the development of its team through training, qualifications, and recognition schemes. We are committed to a positive and engaging work environment with opportunities for growth and development. We have a 4.8-star rating on Indeed and 9.7 rating on carehome.co.uk, alongside Good and Outstanding CQC inspection reports. Join us and see how you can thrive.