Job Description:
Senior Domiciliary Care Assistant - Days
Richmond Village Letcombe Regis, South Street, Wantage, OX12 9RG
Salary: £13.95 per hour & Paid Breaks plus £500 welcome bonus
Contract: Permanent - No Travel
Shift Patterns available: 36hrs per week on days , 12hrs shift
Join a team where staff feel valued, supported, and truly #LoveWorkingHere.”
We make health happen
Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most and our Richmond Villages provides luxury retirement living.
Richmond Villages offer an aspirational lifestyle to our residents and our first-class accommodation requires a first-class service. We deliver person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.
You can count on a thorough induction when you start to help you settle into your new role followed by ongoing training and development including access to apprenticeships.
This also includes access to our online portal which has a variety of resources to aid personal development & free access LinkedIn's online learning platform.
You'll help us make health happen by:
As a Senior Domiciliary Care Assistant at a Richmond Village, you will work alongside Head of Domiciliary Care in supporting with administrative and hands-on care duties.
Team Player: Collaboration with the Head of Domiciliary Care and other team members is crucial.
Attention to Detail: Ensuring all tasks are completed accurately and thoroughly
Communication Skills: Effective and polite communication with residents' families, friends and other healthcare professionals.
Confidentiality: Handling sensitive information with discretion
CQC Regulations: Knowledge of Care Quality Commission standards is required.
IT Literacy: Comfort with using technology and software.
Because we care for vulnerable people, we'll need you to complete a DBS check as part of the recruitment process. Bupa will cover the cost of this (£40).
Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:
You have experience of working in a care or dementia setting or you may have a Level 3 in Health & Social Care (or equivalent), but above all, you'll be passionate about caring for others, respecting people's choices and always putting their safety and welfare first. A great listener with a positive outlook, you're confident talking to both residents and their families and understand that confidentiality is very important in what we do. Always ready to lead by example and support the wider team, you'll deliver care with dignity and compassion and work to put a smile on our residents' faces every day.
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
Why Bupa?
We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.
We encourage all of our people to ”Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
Time Type:
Full timeJob Area:
Care Home - Care AssistantsLocations:
Richmond Letcombe Regis Village
Bupa’s purpose is helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We do this by providing a broad range of healthcare services, support and advice to people throughout their lives. People are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we make health happen.
Every company needs an ethos, and we're no different. Through good days and challeging times, we always work with our values in mind. These are: Brave - Make new possibilities happen. Caring - Act with empathy and respect. Responsible - Own your decisions and actions.
We don't have shareholders at Bupa, which means we're free to invest our profits where they matter: our patients, our facilities, our research, and you.
As a healthcare provider, we have a duty to do the right thing. By our customers, our people and our partners. The Bupa Code holds us to this duty. It's our promise to protect, care for, and build trust with everyone who relies on us.
Here you’ll be welcomed. We champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve.
You’ll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.Free
to be you.
Back in September 2018, we made a pledge. That we'd do whatever we could to make Bupa a diverse, kind and inclusive place to work.
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