Regional Peripatetic Senior Carer

Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs Regional Peripatetic Senior Carer with Barchester care homes, you'll look after the different needs of our residents to enable us to deliver quality, person-centred care and support. Always respecting the dignity and preferences of our residents, you'll carry out a range of clinical tasks, including taking blood pressure, for example. You'll need to lead and inspire your colleagues and introduce ideas and changes that will make every day fulfilling for our staff and residents alike. As this is a Regional Peripatetic Senior Carer role, you'll work across two different homes in the region (your travel will be paid per mile). This means you'll need to be flexible when it comes to working days and nights, bank holidays and weekends.

This role will cover two homes - Ashchurch View and Elgar Court ( Malvern).

Driving License and access to own car required.

ABOUT YOUYou'll need a Level 2 NVQ or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care to join us as a Regional Peripatetic Senior Carer. With experience of providing care and support, ideally for older people, you'll know how to monitor and help plan each resident's care, including reviews and risk assessments. Dedicated and compassionate, you'll be a strong communicator and a confident team player who can lead others. We're looking for someone who always seeks out opportunities for further clinical or personal development, and you'll be happy to complete all regulatory and statutory training as well as complying with our own clinical policies and strategies. You'll also need to be comfortable with working some long shifts that could involve standing for extended periods of time.

REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:

Free learning and development Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme

If you'd like to use your care experience and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• You'll need a Level 2 NVQ or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care to join us as a Regional Peripatetic Senior Carer. You should have experience in providing care and support, preferably for older people, and be skilled in monitoring and helping to plan each resident's care, including reviews and risk assessments.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Tewkesbury

GL20 8US

Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)