Care Assistant

Job Description:

Care Assistant

Location: Heathland Court Care Home, London SW19 5NJ

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time up to 44 hours. 8.00am – 8.00pm to include alternate weekends

Salary: £13.10 to £14.10 per hour depending on experience

CQC rating: Good

Carehome.co.uk rating: 9.3 / 10

Heathland Court is an elegant and spacious home situated in the leafy suburb of Wimbledon. It offers long and short-term residential, nursing and and dementia care.

The home is surrounded by attractive, well-maintained gardens, originally a private house, you will find many of its original features, including traditional fireplaces and high ceilings inside the grand stone building. There is plenty of communal space, with five well-furnished lounges and a conservatory for residents and families to relax and socialise. The home also has a hostess that is always on hand and an in-house resident hairdresser that visits twice a week.

It’s close to local transport links, is a few minutes’ drive from the A3, has its own dedicated car park and benefits from a bus route stopping near the home.

Enjoying food is an important part of life. The chefs create well-crafted menus made with the freshest ingredients and try to cater for all ethnicity groups. Soon after a resident arrives at the home, staff discuss their personal preferences and dietary needs with them.

There’s a real sense of community at Heathland Court. The staff work to discover what residents enjoy doing and the home's social calendar is organised around those interests. So whether your loved one already has a hobby or would like to take up a new one, there are lots of exciting activities to get involved in.

We make health happen

At Bupa, our purpose is to help people live longer, healthier, happier lives and make a better world. As a Care Assistant, you'll be at the heart of this, providing person-centred care that supports independence and honours choice. You'll be part of a team dedicated to delivering the highest standards of care, ensuring our residents live a life they truly love. Our values of being Brave, Caring, and Responsible guide everything we do, and we strive to create the most inclusive and supportive workplace for our people.

Key Responsibilities

• •Support residents with a wide range of differing requirements from companionship to personal care.
• •Observe and manage residents' behaviour with care and ensure to document and report any changes in accordance with the required legislation.
• •Support residents' nutrition and hydration needs, encouraging and assisting them to eat and drink according to their care plan.
• •Provide essential physical and mental stimulation through social and recreational activities, both in groups and individually.
• •Maintain accurate care plans in line with regulatory & legal requirements.

What we're looking for:

• •Motivation, positivity, and great interpersonal skills.
• •Excellent communication skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• •Desirable: Previous experience in a care home environment or a Health and Social Care qualification.

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:

• •My Healthcare - Free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support
• •Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
• •Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes
• •28 days holiday
• •We offer a sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay, to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences.
• •Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
• •Free meal on every shift
• •Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets
• •We offer a range of Bupa pension plans - find out more on our career site
• •Parental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents -find out more on our career site
• •Menopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health
• •Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK

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 time Job Area:

Care Home – Care Assistants Locations:

Heathland Court