Personal Care Assistant

28 days holiday entitlement

About the role

The Hurst Nursing Home are looking to recruit a compassionate, enthusiastic and caring individuals to join our care team.

About the home

The Hurst Nursing Home is a 20-bed nursing home located in the west Tarring district of Worthing of the A259 Mill Road. We offer person-centred care to our residents with a focus on promoting independent living and support where needed to meet each individual resident’s care needs.

The home has a good staff-to-resident ratio, with a regular and versatile team there to support our resident’s needs. We also involve other relevant members of the multi-disciplinary team such as GPs, physios, OTs, care & support staff, families and the individual themselves to ensure that we are able to support our residents needs appropriately.

As a personal care assistant working in the home you will have the opportunity to get to know your residents closely, understanding their needs, choices and preferences closely. We also have a dedicated Health & Wellbeing Co-ordinator to offer alongside our 24hr nursing care to provide a program of health and stimulation to all our residents catered to their individual needs. Alongside personal care you will also be involved in our activities program delivery for our residents.

Why should you work for us?

We couldn’t achieve what we do without our amazing teams. We believe in our people and want to ensure you feel appreciated and supported at every step of your journey with us. For this reason, we offer an excellent range of benefits as listed below.

- Full training offered in the role of carer

- Annual Holiday Entitlement = 5.6 x Contracted hours

- Ongoing career training and development

- Continuous support from our Practice Development team, to comply with standards of professional practice

- Workplace pension

- Perkbox — Access to 24hr online GP, High Street Discounts, Wellbeing Support Line for contracted staff

- Borofree — 0% interest and pay advance schemes
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discount for Carers

- 'Welcome bonus: £400 for carers (T&Cs apply)

- £300 ‘recommend a carer scheme’ (T&Cs apply)

- £500 ‘Recommend a nurse scheme’ (T&Cs apply)

Job description

As a personal care assistant, you will be required to:

• To provide the support that respects the resident's dignity and choice
• Promote and assist them to maintain independent living
• To have regard for their family’s emotional needs
• To carry out all care tasks in line with service users’ needs
• To follow the care plan carefully and deliver safe care
• Administer medication
• Assist with personal care; i.e. washing, bathing, dressing and toileting
• Assist with moving and handling
• Help maintain nutritional needs
• To read care plans at the client’s home and complete log sheets fully and correctly
• To conduct yourself professionally at all times
• To comply with the national minimum care standards, domiciliary care regulations and requirements as described in the company handbook
• To ensure that confidentiality, respect, dignity, privacy and independence of the client is paramount, in accordance with the company’s policies and procedures. Maintaining professional boundaries at all times.

Currently Recruiting for:

Carer (42 Hrs weekly)

Combination of weekday, weekend and night shifts
Rates of pay from £9.15 — 10.50/Hr depending on experience

Senior Night Carer (42Hrs weekly)

8pm — 8am Shifts, £10/hr
Nights can be swapped with weekend night carer offering greater flexibility

- Care Experience Essential
- L2 or L3 in Health & Social Care Preferable
- Care Skill Certificate to be completed as part of induction

Senior Weekend Night Carer (42 Hrs weekly)

8pm — 8am Shifts, £10/hr, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Nights can be swapped with weekend night carer offering greater flexibility

- Care Experience Essential
- L2 or L3 in Health & Social Care Preferable
- Care Skill Certificate and mandatory training to be completed as part of induction

Bank Carers

- Bank shift contract
- Training offered

Get in touch:

For further information please call our Recruitment Team on 01903 236935 or email us at [email protected]

Experience:

- Care experience is preferable but full training is also offered to all recruited staff.
- Trial shifts available.

Licence/Certification:

Expectation to complete the Care Certificate during their first month of training