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Schoen Clinic

Senior Care Assistant

The closing date is 26 July 2025

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Job summary

As a Senior Care Assistant, you will play a key role in supporting the nursing team by helping to implement care plans and ensuring high standards of care for all service users. While the nursing team leads the development of Care Plans in line with best practice (e.g. NICE guidelines) for service users requiring nursing care, youll be responsible for ensuring these plans are effectively implemented. You will work closely with the ward manager, nursing team and other healthcare professionals to ensure a smooth running of the service.

Main duties of the job

Youll be actively involved in coordinating daily shift activities, supervising junior colleagues, and ensuring that all assigned tasks are completed efficiently and to a high standard. Additionally, youll take the lead in creating and maintaining care plans for service users who do not require nursing input.

About us

Our culture of world-class medical excellence is based on our five key values:

  • Accountable:Taking ownership of the things I say and do

  • Caring:Treating others as I would like to be treated

  • Collaborative:Working together to make a winning team

  • Courageous:Being proud to be different and challenge the norm

  • Determined:Seeing things through to meet and exceed expectations

Schoen Clinic York is a highly specialised Hospital for adults in the North of England. We are currently based on the ground floor of Minster Grange as an eating disorder hospital, and in September 2024 we expanded to cover the full building with other service lines including Dementia care and Discharge to Assess. We are situated just off Haxby Road which is 10 minutes drive from York Train Station and 4 miles from the A64.

Details

Date posted

03 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£25,500 to £26,500 a year + benefits

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

E0231-25-0115-YOR

Job locations

Schoen Clinic

Haxby Road

York

YO31 8TA


Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical

Undertake regular physical observations of service users as required.

Provide leadership to and work alongside Care Assistants on shift to ensure the best outcomes for service users including mealtimes, personal care, attending appointments.

Undertake clinical tasks, for which training has been provided, and competence assessed.

Report any issue of concern to Nurses where this is appropriate to do so.

Work within the Health and Safety policies in accordance with Schoen Clinic York guidelines.

Demonstrate awareness of safeguarding principles in all dealings with patient and their families where appropriate.

Ordering of and administration of medication.

Represent York in a professional manner, when interacting with families and visiting professionals.

Support

Act as role model for CA peers, demonstrating professional approach to duties with service users.

Provide support to the Nurses if required to assist in leading a shift.

Provide support and advice to CA colleagues.

Contribute to MDT meetings by providing feedback when required.

Administrative

Be responsible for ensuring documentation e.g. observation sheets, notes, charts are accurately completed and filed; and actions taken if needed.

Be responsible for reading, understanding and complying with all relevant York and statutory policies and procedures;

Assist in recruitment and induction of new members of the care team.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical

Undertake regular physical observations of service users as required.

Provide leadership to and work alongside Care Assistants on shift to ensure the best outcomes for service users including mealtimes, personal care, attending appointments.

Undertake clinical tasks, for which training has been provided, and competence assessed.

Report any issue of concern to Nurses where this is appropriate to do so.

Work within the Health and Safety policies in accordance with Schoen Clinic York guidelines.

Demonstrate awareness of safeguarding principles in all dealings with patient and their families where appropriate.

Ordering of and administration of medication.

Represent York in a professional manner, when interacting with families and visiting professionals.

Support

Act as role model for CA peers, demonstrating professional approach to duties with service users.

Provide support to the Nurses if required to assist in leading a shift.

Provide support and advice to CA colleagues.

Contribute to MDT meetings by providing feedback when required.

Administrative

Be responsible for ensuring documentation e.g. observation sheets, notes, charts are accurately completed and filed; and actions taken if needed.

Be responsible for reading, understanding and complying with all relevant York and statutory policies and procedures;

Assist in recruitment and induction of new members of the care team.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Able to maintain professional boundaries with service users
  • Experience in IT systems
  • Experience of working effectively in a multidisciplinary team
  • Experience of working sensitively with service users, carers and relatives
  • Demonstrable experience working as a Care Assistant in an inpatient environment

Desirable

  • Knowledge of MCA and Dols
  • Knowledge of safeguarding

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Must be able to demonstrate good interpersonal skills
  • Must be able to ensure safe practice
  • Working in a healthcare setting
  • Previous experience of supporting people living with dementia and writing care plans
  • To operate within self-assessed competence
  • Ability to organise and prioritise time effectively
  • Willing to learn and undertake new skills
  • Able to work as an effective team member and display adaptable and supportive approach when appropriate
  • Can demonstrate clear evidence of continued professional development

Qualifications

Essential

  • A good standard of education, NVQ level 2 or equivalent
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Able to maintain professional boundaries with service users
  • Experience in IT systems
  • Experience of working effectively in a multidisciplinary team
  • Experience of working sensitively with service users, carers and relatives
  • Demonstrable experience working as a Care Assistant in an inpatient environment

Desirable

  • Knowledge of MCA and Dols
  • Knowledge of safeguarding

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Must be able to demonstrate good interpersonal skills
  • Must be able to ensure safe practice
  • Working in a healthcare setting
  • Previous experience of supporting people living with dementia and writing care plans
  • To operate within self-assessed competence
  • Ability to organise and prioritise time effectively
  • Willing to learn and undertake new skills
  • Able to work as an effective team member and display adaptable and supportive approach when appropriate
  • Can demonstrate clear evidence of continued professional development

Qualifications

Essential

  • A good standard of education, NVQ level 2 or equivalent

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Schoen Clinic

Address

Schoen Clinic

Haxby Road

York

YO31 8TA


Employer's website

https://www.schoen-clinic.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Schoen Clinic

Address

Schoen Clinic

Haxby Road

York

YO31 8TA


Employer's website

https://www.schoen-clinic.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Business Partner

Alexandra Tigwell

recruitment@schoen-clinic.co.uk

Details

Date posted

03 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£25,500 to £26,500 a year + benefits

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

E0231-25-0115-YOR

Job locations

Schoen Clinic

Haxby Road

York

YO31 8TA


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