PLEASE NOTE - We are NOT offering Sponsorship and are unable to take overseas applications at this time
Cornerstone Healthcare is looking for experienced and passionate Care Assistant to join our award-winning team at The Burren. The Burren is a brand-new purpose-built service location South Bristol, providing high quality care & supporting residents with varying complex neurological, mental health & dementia care needs provided in a comfortable and safe living environment. Our approach focuses on individualised care, considering the whole persons unique strengths and challenges, rather than just the diagnosis.
What do you need?
- Minimum of 1 years' experience working in Care (essential)
- Experience working with adults that present with complex needs including challenging behaviours and mental health needs
- Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with colleagues, residents, and their families
- A caring and empathetic approach to residents and their visitors
- Effective communication skills (both written and verbal)
What hours will you work?
Week A: 3 shifts
Week B: 4 shifts
Total hours per week: 38.5
Day & Night shifts available
What will you be doing?
Supporting all aspects of daily living including personal care, mealtimes and social activities
- Observe resident progress against planned goals and report changes in the residents’ condition or care needs
- Supporting all aspects of daily living including personal care, mealtimes and social activities
- Helping residents to remain as independent as possible
- Respecting residents right of choice, privacy and dignity at all times
- Communicate effectively with other staff and members of the team
Benefits package worth up to £5,000
- Subsidised lunch available daily
- Free uniform laundered for you on site ready for your next shift
- Monthly overtime raffle – receive a ticket for each overtime shift completed and the winner will receive an additional £200 in their pay packet
- Enhanced pay rates for overtime and bank holidays
- Opportunities to be enrolled onto a government funded RQF Level 2 or 3 in Health & Social Care
- Pension scheme
- Enhanced DBS fully covered by us and automatically added to the update service
- Specialist training, beyond the mandatory training requirements
- Paid for e-learning training
- Reward and recognition through vouchers and cash incentives for Christmas and long service
- Refer a friend scheme – up to £1,000
- Paid for company events
- Cycle to work scheme
- Healthcare cash plan worth up to £700* including dentistry, optical plus access to a 24/7 employee assistance programme offering psychological support to staff to avoid stress and burn out, meaning everyone is able to focus on caring for our residents
- Access to Blue Light card - over 13,000 discounts
*subject to terms and conditions
Care Home / Healthcare / Elderly Care / Nursing Home / Dementia / HCA / Healthcare Assistant / Carer / Care Worker / Support Worker / Care Giver / Complex / Senior Carer / Senior HCA / Full Time