Senior Domiciliary Care Assistant

Job Description:
Senior Domiciliary Care Assistant
Richmond Village Bede, Hospital Lane, CV12 0PB
Salary: £14.10 per hour & Paid Breaks
Contract: Permanent - No Travel
Shift Patterns: Various Shift Patterns

We make health happen
Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most and our Richmond Villages provides luxury retirement living.
Richmond Villages offer an aspirational lifestyle to our residents and our first-class accommodation requires a first-class service. We deliver person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.
You can count on a thorough induction when you start to help you settle into your new role followed by ongoing training and development including access to apprenticeships.
This also includes access to our online portal which has a variety of resources to aid personal development & free access LinkedIn's online learning platform.
You’ll help us make health happen by:
As a Senior Domiciliary Care Assistant at a Richmond Village, you will work alongside Head of Domiciliary Care in supporting with administrative and hands-on care duties.
Team Player: Collaboration with the Head of Domiciliary Care and other team members is crucial.
Attention to Detail: Ensuring all tasks are completed accurately and thoroughly
Communication Skills: Effective and polite communication with residents’ families, friends and other healthcare professionals.
Confidentiality: Handling sensitive information with discretion
CQC Regulations: Knowledge of Care Quality Commission standards is required.
IT Literacy: Comfort with using technology and software.
Because we care for vulnerable people, we’ll need you to complete a DBS check as part of the recruitment process. Bupa will cover the cost of this (£40).
Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:
You’ll have at least 12 months’ experience working in a care or dementia care setting and hold a Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care (or equivalent). Most importantly, you will be genuinely passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred care.
As a caring and compassionate individual, you will always put the safety, wellbeing and choices of residents first. You’ll be an excellent listener with a positive attitude, confident communicating with residents, families and colleagues, and understand the importance of maintaining confidentiality at all times.
Leading by example, you will support and encourage the wider care team while delivering care with dignity, respect and kindness. Above all, you will be committed to making a positive difference every day and helping our residents live happy, fulfilling lives with a smile.

Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

- My Healthcare - Quick, easy access to support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP, physiotherapy, and mental health support – all available from one phone number 24/7.

- Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350

- We offer a sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay, to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences

- Paid breaks and a Free meal with every shift

- Holidays - 20 days + Bank Holidays

- Long Service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!

- Interest- free annual travel Loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets.

- Wagestream - Have early access up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes.

- We offer a range of Bupa pension plans – Find out more on our career site

- Parental Leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents - Find out more on our career site

- Menopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health.

- Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK
Why Bupa?
We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.
We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve.  That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Time Type:
Part time Job Area:
Care Home – Care Assistants Locations:
Richmond Bede Village