Job Description

Day Care Assistant

Melrose Care Home, a family run, 25 bed nursing home based in Worthing, West Sussex provide second-to-none care for our residents, offering a truly personal experience for everyone who lives with us.

As a nursing home rated "Outstanding" by CQC we are seeking to recruit both full-time and part-time Health Care Assistants to join our committed and driven team and to uphold the same ethos and passion for care that we do.

The main duties to include, but not limited to:

To provide personal care to residents, to include assisting with dressing/undressing, bathing, and using the toilet.

To help care for residents temporarily sick and needing minor dressings, bed nursing (under the supervision of a RN)

To help care for EOL residents

Report the care given to residents using our in-house system

To help engage residents in daily activities

To set tables and trays, serve meals, feed residents needing help.

To answer all bells, emergency bells, the front door, greet visitors and answer the telephone if the RN is unavailable

Salary:

Excellent rates of pay dependent on experience. and we are flexible

Shift patterns comprise of:

8am-2pm

2pm-8pm

8am-8pm

You will be required to work weekends

Requirements

The right person will be/have:

Able to communicate both written and verbally

Able to work as a team member

Flexible

A kind and compassionate nature

A willingness to learn

To be available to attend mandatory staff training and staff meetings.

Desirable

NVQ in Health and Social Care (or willing to do your NVQ with Melrose)

Previous care experience

Knowledge in personal care

Experience in working with older people

Interest in staff training and development

Rewards

Free uniform

Paid training after 1 year's employment

Free meal when working over 6 hours each day

Refer a friend reward scheme

Paid breaks

Paid handover

5.6 weeks holiday per year pro rata

Pension Scheme

Opportunities for overtime

Melrose Care Home does not have any on-site parking, however there is parking available on local roads.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Schedule:

Day shift Weekend availability
Work Location: In person