Care Assistant (days/nights)

We are seeking motivated, forward thinking, passionate individuals to join our reablement team supporting up to 37 individuals progress through their journey back to their long term care destination.

We have a team of professionals made up of health care assistants, qualified nurses and care co-ordinators who work in partnership with City Care to provide reablement support to those who have experienced a hospital stay and who are not ready to return home but who are medically fit for discharge from hospital. During their stay in our service they will receive support from physiotherapists and OT's with the goal of returning mobility and independence to their original base line.

This position is similar to those of Health Care Assistants in a hospital setting. You will support admissions and discharges daily, promote and encourage independence and ensure that during your duty, citizens in your care have their individual needs met around nutrition and hydration, tissue viability and personal care.

We currently provide support for 12 nursing needs citizens, 6 post stroke reablement, 14 enhanced care and 5 interim social wait beds.

Enhanced care means those who may display behaviours that others could find challenging. We do not actively accept citizens known to be physically aggressive however it is important to consider that those in enhanced care placements are often living with mental health or symptoms of advanced dementia.

We are a value based employer and whilst prior experience is welcome, we recruit based on your passion and drive to do well in this role. We can support you to learn and develop your knowledge, but kindness, compassion and a good work ethic should be things which come natural to you.

You will work as a team, and as part of a team you will celebrate successes and reflect on occasions we could all learn from.

There are opportunities within our service should you wish to take them including training at levels 2 and 3 with qualifications in health and social care. We can also support those of you who perhaps would like to become Nurse Associates and those who would like to become qualified nurses.

You will be supporting individuals with a range of underlying health conditions and needs. There are opportunities to work with those living with mental health conditions, physical complexities and at times, some behaviours that some may find more challenging. The citizens we support are ever changing, but the high level of service we deliver remains consistent. We go by the Moto that "the standard you walk by is the standard you accept" and our standards are high as you would expect from anyone looking after someone's loved one.

We have day time positions to fill and can offer part time or full time positions. We work across a 7 day rota. We are not able to offer 'set shifts' but as an employer who champions equality, we shall always try to support individual circumstances.

We have early shifts 07.00-14.00

We have late shifts 14.00-20.30

We have long days 07.00-20.30

If you feel that you have what it takes to work in an environment where what you do has the potential for positive outcomes for others, then get in touch with us today to find out more. It may be you are fancying a new adventure in 2022, a change in career or opportunities to progress - we can help!

You must be able to:

• demonstrate patience
• be reliable - your a member of a team and you are not easy to replace
• have compassion
• be motivated to support those in your care have good outcomes
• have understanding
• have empathy for others
• put effort into everything that you do
• work as part of a team
• understand we work through our challenges together and celebrate our successes as a team

This is a fantastic role and we have recruited some phenomenal individuals onto the team in 2022, why not come and join us!

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 15-40 per week

Salary: £10.00-£10.50 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme

Experience:

• Care Assistants: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: One location