Job Description

We are currently recruiting for a

Senior Night Carer

at Oulton Abbey Care Home.

Job Type: Contracted Hours / Permanent / Full Time

36 hours per week

Nights 7:45 pm - 7:45 am (With 1 hour break)

Rate of Pay: 13.90 per hour

Oulton Abbey is an independent residential and nursing home in Stone, our modern and purpose-built building not only offers a comfortable environment for our residents to live but also for our staff to work in.

As a member of the team at Oulton Abbey we believe you could make a difference to people's lives every-day.

What we are looking for -

We are looking for a compassionate, motivated, and professional Senior Carer to join our team and work alongside Care Assistants to ensure that a high standard of care is delivered to our residents. If you are dedicated to providing high-quality care and promoting the well-being and independence of residents, we would love to hear from you.

You will work alongside Registered Nurses, assisting them with their duties.

Responsibilities:

Assisting residents with their day-to-day personal care, washing, dressing, oral hygiene Supporting our resident's overall nutrition Supporting the Nurses and Home Managers with jobs as necessary Dealing with administration tasks Completing risk assessments Writing care plans Completing daily logs Liaising with external agencies such as GP's and social services Responsible for administering medication Assisting care assistants to complete daily tasks Supervision of care assistants Assisting with new admissions Completing all relevant paperwork in a timely manner Reporting any safeguarding concerns Promote independence of our residents at all times to improve their quality of life Respect residents dignity and respect Provide companionship Observe and record residents' physical and emotional well-being, and promptly report any changes to management

The successful candidate must have:

A high level of IT skills
Very strong administrative abilities
Be an excellent communicator
Have the ability to administer various medication
Have basic nursing skills such as monitoring vital signs

An NVQ3 Senior Carer qualification would be an advantage as would previous experience of supervising care staff.

Benefits:

-Excellent rates of pay
-Fully paid training
-Four weeks of rotas in advance
-Alternate weekends off
-You will be eligible for a blue light card which provides you discounts on shops and restaurants
-DBS cost refunded after successful completion of probationary period.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 13.90 per hour

Expected hours: 36 per week

Benefits:

Discounted or free food Free parking On-site parking Store discount
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person