Job Description:
Senior Care Assistant
The Lawns Care Home, Lawn Lane, Springfield, Chelmsford, CM1 7JB
CQC rating: Good
Carehome.co.uk rating: 9.5 / 10
£12.40 per hour
Permanent contract
4 x 12 hour Day shifts, alternate weekends
We make health happen
Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.
As a Senior Care Assistant, we understand how crucial your role is to our home. Not only driving a team of Care Assistants that deliver high quality, personal care to our residents, but also inspiring, developing, and nurturing them to be their best every day.
We'll train you on all aspects of digital care, which is transforming how we work, making things easier and letting you focus on clinical excellence and care for our residents. And as healthcare experts for over 75 years, we're committed to continually training you in the clinical and social care developments you need and surrounding you with some of the best people in the industry.
You'll help us make health happen by:
Helping with training and supervision of new staff members so they feel welcomed and supported
Building relationships with residents, their families and external teams such as GPs and District Nurses
Assisting residents with a range of personal care duties
Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:
You'll have completed / working towards an NVQ3 in care. We're more than happy to support you in the completion of your qualification if needed.
You're motivated, positive and with great interpersonal skills, and you enjoy working in a close-knit team. You're pivotal in running a unit, working with the Nurse to aid with clinical duties for the home.
You have previous experience of the role and knowledge of its rewards and challenges. Just as importantly, you also have a passion for making a real difference to people's lives, giving them the kindness, personalised support and dignity they need.
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 - Free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support
Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes
28 days holiday
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.
Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
Free meal on every shift
Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets
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:
Full timeJob Area:
Care Home - Care supportLocations:
The LawnsWe're the destination for people looking to live longer, healthier, and happier lives and making a better world. We’re a global healthcare company caring for over 60 million customers. We help people navigate change, conquer challenges, overcome injury and be all they can be. From early years through to retirement, we’re privileged to have been part of millions of lives around the world since 1947.
We’re proud of cultivating a culture that puts the welfare of people first. We believe in the importance of building an inclusive and agile culture which encourages diverse perspectives and inspires people to make new possibilities happen. We're passionate about doing the right thing for our customers, people, communities, and planet.
Our values are simple, but they run deep. They help guide how we work and what we look for in our people.
Brave - Make new possibilities happen
Caring - Act with empathy and respect
Responsible - Own your decisions and actions
Our vision is to provide world class care to each and every one of our wonderful residents, so they can live a life they truly love. In our care homes we're like a family, and we really mean that! Our residents and people tell us they feel it too. We don’t ever take it for granted that we get to take care of over 6,000 wonderful residents across the UK – we see it as a privilege.
If you have a caring nature, love to have fun and want to join us in providing the very best care to our residents, then you're in the right place.
As an employee of Bupa, we promise you three things:
We make health happen for you
By ensuring you are supported in every aspect—financial, physical, mental health, and beyond.
Work that makes a difference
At the heart of our purpose is a bold ambition: to become the world's most customer-centric healthcare company. We believe in the transformative power of digital health to make high-quality healthcare accessible to everyone, everywhere.
Career defining moments
Being a global business, we offer more opportunities than any other healthcare provider. Our investment in learning is designed to ensure you thrive, whatever that looks like for you.
We know that great health comes from feeling safe, happy, and fulfilled in all aspects of your life. That's why we offer a range of programmes and benefits to help both our people, and their families stay healthy and happy for longer.
Featured Benefits:
We regularly listen to and act on what our amazing people tell us about working here. Some may say that listening is our superpower, which is why we are now considered World Class! We ask our people twice a year through a survey how they feel about working in all areas of the Bupa business. The results put us in the top 10% of places to work, not just in the UK, but across the world!
Learning & Development
When it comes to learning and development, we’ll give you all the support you need to progress in your role. Our online learning platform offers a range of opt-in learning modules to support you in your role, alongside on-the-job coaching, and support from your manager. From apprenticeships to specialist roles, we set goals, regularly check in on progress, and review achievements – that’s how we thrive.
Early Careers
If you're just starting your career, Bupa is the perfect place to begin. We offer lots of exciting opportunities in a range of different fields, so you can find the perfect role for you. And with our focus on shaping the future of healthcare, you know that you'll be making a difference in the world, wherever you work. Everyone has the potential to achieve great things, no matter where they start from; our programmes and schemes are designed to set you on an exciting career journey. Whether you’re still studying or have just graduated, there are plenty of ways to start your journey with Bupa.
As a healthcare provider, we know there's an inextricable link between the health of the planet and the health of people. Bupa has made climate action a priority, and that's why we follow a sustainability strategy focused on building a healthy future.
We will do this through three missions:
Giving back matters
Giving back is what gives us purpose, and as a healthcare service, we have a duty of care to everyone in our local community. The Bupa Foundation is a charity, funded entirely by Bupa to help create healthier communities, by running and helping fund practical projects that improve both people and planet health. Since 2015 the Bupa Foundation has given over £10 million in grants to more than 800 organisations across the UK to improve health and the environment.
At Bupa we celebrate diversity, welcoming everyone from all backgrounds. We embrace our differences so we can bring our true selves to work. Having a diverse workforce is a key strength of the Bupa culture, and we understand the importance of making sure our workforce fully represents the communities in which we operate and the customers we serve, across the globe. We want people to feel comfortable and free to bring their whole self to work every day – and that’s why we launched our ‘Be You’ network.