Care Assistant

Job description

Job responsibilities

At Fairlie Healthcare, we are all about delivering outstanding care to our patients, and the best way to achieve this is to train and support the people who care for our patients.

When you join us, youll be making a positive impact on patients lives every day your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. Were committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, youll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.

Starting as a Care Assistant, you can earn upto £13.50 per hour within the first 12 to 18 months, and learn valuable specialised clinical skills in the process. Our fast-track Care Assistant programme is now open to new applicants who demonstrate our Values, are motivated to learn how to deliver outstanding care.

Were now looking for warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individuals to join our team as a Care Assistants. If this sounds like the place for you, wed love to hear from you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as Care Assistant will be to deliver high standards of care to vulnerable patients.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Assisting residents with all their personal needs, ensuring optimum independence, dignity and respect of individuals at all times
• Ensure documentation is completed in a timely fashion, reflecting the care delivered and escalate concerns regarding a patients health and wellbeing to the nurse in charge at the earliest possible opportunity
• Be friendly, kind and compassionate towards patients, relatives, visitors, and colleagues, respecting the dignity and individuality of each patient

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do. Experience is preferred but not required as we are proud to offer a thorough induction and training programme, after which you will work towards your Care Certificate qualification so you can gain confidence within your role.

Our ideal candidate must:

• Have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards patients and other people in the home
• Be an efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions from other team members
• Be able to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice

ABOUT Fairlie Healthcare Group

At Fairlie, were not just a leading provider of high-quality care were a place where people love to work. Were passionate about creating meaningful experiences for patients and team alike. We proudly offer exceptional care to patients across our growing network of three centres, and continuously working on building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

Please note this role will require:

• A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Fairlie Healthcare Group.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Please Note:

This role isnot open to candidates who require sponsorship. Applications from individuals who would require sponsorship will not be considered. Should it be determined during the recruitment process that sponsorship is needed, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment will be withdrawn.

Whats in it for me?

• Competitive hourly rate, which will increase as you gain new skills
• Paid breaks
• Free meals whilst working on shift
• Comprehensive on the job training & support
• Excellent new starter paid induction programme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• No lone working, so youll always have the support of another team member
• Excellent progression opportunities on our new and improved career pathway

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do. Experience is preferred but not required as we are proud to offer a thorough induction and training programme, after which you will work towards your Care Certificate qualification so you can gain confidence within your role.
• Our ideal candidate must:
• Have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards patients and other people in the home
• Be an efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions from other team members
• Be able to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice

Desirable

• A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Fairlie Healthcare Group.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
• Please Note:
• This role is not open to candidates who require sponsorship. Applications from individuals who would require sponsorship will not be considered. Should it be determined during the recruitment process that sponsorship is needed, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment will be withdrawn.

Employer details

Employer name

Fairlie Healthcare Group

Address

Highfield House

92 Higher Drive

Purley

Surrey

CR8 2HJ

Employer's website

https://fairliehealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)