Night Senior HCA ( NVQ3) Scunthorpe, England
Job description
NIGHT SENIOR HCA, NVQ3 in Health and Social Care
36 hours per week
Location: SCUNTHORPE
We do not offer sponsorship for this role
We recruit a Senior Healthcare assistant with experience and min of NVQ2 ,NVQ3 preferred for our client based in the Scunthorpe area, the home has over 42 dedicated rooms for residents, providing a comfortable and relaxing home which caters for older people and those living with dementia, Alzheimer’s, other mental health issues or the after-effects of a stroke.
- Full-time contract
- pay rate between £10.5 at £11.5 per hour, depending on the experience
- 28 days paid holiday
- Excellent in-house training programs
- Free uniforms
- Incentives and awards
- Regular training updates
- Referral program
- Welcome bonus
Your duties as a Senior Healthcare Assistant:
- Providing emotional support to individuals and their families.
- Providing practical support for individuals and their families, such as helping with household tasks, personal care and paperwork.
- Supporting and monitoring their healthcare needs, including administering medication.
- Supporting them to pursue hobbies and interests.
- Supporting the learning of new skills or gaining employment.
- Teaching life skills, such as budgeting and paying bills.
- Helping with everyday tasks such as meal preparation, writing a shopping list, going shopping or maintaining their housing tenancy.
- Helping them to access community facilities and be included in community groups.
- Understanding their communication needs and adapting your communication to each individual, e.g. sounds, tones, body language.
- Working with other professionals, such as doctors and therapists, to ensure consistency of support.
- Analysing an individual’s needs and drawing up a focused support plan.
- Becoming both a role model and companion to the individual and uncovering shared interests, such as hobbies and outings
Our requirements:
- Experience in nursing homes in a similar position for at least 6 months
- NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care is preferred or at least NVQ2
- Right to work in the UK
- Caring and kind
- Willing to do personal care duties
- Able to follow instructions and procedures
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well as part of a dedicated team.
- A respectful, courteous and compassionate nature and a willingness to undertake any aspects of care or non-care duties.
Please apply with the updated CV to be booked in for a face-to-face interview with the manager
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £10.50-£11.50 per hour
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Wirral CH62: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Do you need sponsorship?
- Are ou student or have a skilled worker visa?
Experience:
- care assistant/Senior HCA: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- NVQ Level 2 Health & Social Care (preferred)
- NVQ Level 3 Health & Social Care (preferred)
Shift availability:
- Day shift (preferred)
- Night shift (preferred)
