Senior Care Assistant

We are currently on the lookout for positive and motivated individuals to join our growing team as a Senior Health Care Assistant. As with all roles at Nellsar, the job title requires someone who is deeply passionate about caring for the elderly. They also need to have a genuine drive to manage a care team responsible for those using our services, including our residents, their families and visitors. Think you meet the criteria? Then read on…

What does the role involve?

Your role will be key to driving and motivating our Care Team. You will be responsible for:

· Managing, Monitoring and Supervising a team of care staff, junior staff members and other team members to ensure our residents receive high quality person-centred care.

· Welcoming and admitting new residents, including care planning and administering medication if needed and reviewing effectiveness.

· Providing all aspects of care for residents including personal care, assisting with meals and feeding if required.

· Monitoring standards, supervising and inducting Care assistants, other team members and junior staff.

. Monitors service user conditions by checking vital signs and contributes to record keeping.

.Dealing with medical emergencies within the care home.

.Undertaking simple dressings and wound care, maintain effective infection control processes.

.Maintain effective professional relationships with external health professionals and residents families.

· A compassionate and caring nature

· NVQ3 /RQF 3or above qualification

· Up-to-date clinical skills

· Good communication skills, both written and verbal

· Ability to nurture and develop staff

· Good organisational skills and the ability to work unsupervised

· Ability to foster and develop communication with external agencies

· Ability to manage your workload and maintain standards

If you meet all the above requirements, we'd love to hear from you! It's also very important to us that as well meeting the job description, you can bring a wealth of experience and qualities that make you ideal for working with the elderly on a daily basis. At Nellsar, we're people people, and expect a highly engaging, social individual to dive right in with the colourful teams at our homes. So please tell us about yourself and why you would make the perfect candidate for this rewarding role. In addition to applying for the job, why not drop us a line and get to know more about us - you could be just a phone call away from an exciting new career!

About Nellsar (www.nellsar.com)

Nellsar is a leading provider of Nursing and Residential Care Homes in South East England. A family-run business, we have been offering quality care services for 30 years. Comprising 13 Care Homes with accommodation for up to 700 residents, our quality facilities cater for the full spectrum of elderly care requirements. We pride ourselves in the quality of our staff and are committed to providing a stimulating and fulfilling place to work.

Nellsar Limited is an Equal Opportunity Employer.