Details
| Hiring Organization |
Bupa Care Homes
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| Post Name | Care Assistant |
| Qualification | High School Diploma |
| Industry | Private |
| Employment Type | Full Time |
| Work Hours | 8 Hours |
| Salary | GBP 9 Per Hour |
| Location | Bradford, England, United Kingdom BD1 |
Job Description
We know that family can come from anywhere. At Bupa Care Homes, it’s our privilege to care for people – treating each resident as if they were part of our own family. Right now, we’re looking for a caring individual to join our friendly team at Cottingley Hall Care Home in Bingley, Leeds.
Flexible working opportunities: From term time only, to set days/hours per week – we can offer a range of shift patterns that best fit your lifestyle. Just let us know what hours you want, and we’ll work with you to make sure you get the shift patterns that you’re looking for.
Should you be successfully hired into this role, we are pleased to be able to offer you a one-off Starter Bonus of £500 as a thank you for deciding to join Bupa Care Services. The Starter Bonus will be paid to you in the next available pay run once you have completed four weeks’ service and will be subject to deductions for tax and NI. Ts &Cs Apply.
What your typical day involves
- Assisting residents with personal care duties such as bathing, dressing, toileting, and incontinence care. Providing the highest standards of care, you’ll champion the dignity, and independence of all our residents
- Supporting the Nurse or Senior Care Assistant to complete monthly and weekly checks to monitor the health of our residents and report any significant changes
- Supporting at meal times: serving meals and transferring residents to the dining room. This might involve supporting them to walk, transferring them to a wheelchair, or using a hoist
- Attending planned activities: assisting the team, repositioning, providing care as necessary, and taking part in day trips outside the home (day shift only)
- Repositioning residents to ensure they are comfortable and supported
- Admin duties: updating food, fluid, and stool charts, supplementary files, daily notes, and care plans
Who we’re looking for
With previous experience working in a care setting, you’re someone that cares for others and wants to make a real difference in people’s lives. From your experience, you know there will be challenging days, but you also know that you’ll laugh, have fun and make lasting memories with our residents as you get to know them.
A great communicator, you’ll enjoy working in a close-knit team that feels like a family, with people from all walks of life. You’ll cherish the rewarding moments you have with our residents each and every day.
What’s in it for you?
- Comprehensive induction, ongoing training, and development, access to internal apprenticeship schemes
- Your DBS Check (£44) paid for
- Access to Wagestream – an app-based service that offers you the choice to be in control of when you access your earnings*
- NEST workplace pension, life assurance & bereavement support
- 28 days annual leave (inclusive of statutory bank holidays)
- Hot meal provided on a 12-hour shift
- Refer a friend bonus scheme
- Uniform provided
- Health & wellbeing tools; including Be Me App, Healthy Minds, Gym Pass & discounted health assessments
- Shopping Discounts (via Xexec)
- A cash plan (after 18 months’ service) gives you the ability to claim more everyday items such as dental, optical, and private prescriptions
- Free flu vaccine
- Only available to permanent employees where HealthRoster is used.
Who we are
As a leading healthcare group, we run care homes, retirement villages, health centers, dental centers, and hospitals all over the world. As well as providing insurance to over 16 million people. We’re a big company but no matter what business area you’re in, our purpose is simple – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives.
And we have a belief in you to help us achieve it.
Please note that we are unable to offer Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship for this role. Therefore, you must ensure that you are eligible to work in the UK without our sponsorship in order for your application to be considered.
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Bupa is committed to ensuring that every applicant is assessed for employment, promotion, and development solely based on personal merit and qualifications, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, color, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.
