Job Description
Job Description:
Domiciliary Care Assistant - Bank
Richmond Village Witney, Coral Springs Way, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 5DG
£13.20 per hour
Shifts 7am - 1pm or 1pm - 7pm (6hrs shift) 7am - 7pm (12 hr shift)
We are looking for Domiciliary Care Assistant's to join our team at Richmond Village Add Village Location. As a Domiciliary Care Assistant, you will provide care and support to our residents who live in our serviced apartments on site. So the great news is there is no travel as all your residents are in one place.
We can offer full and part time opportunities and a range of shifts (insert shift times) As a Domiciliary Care Assistant, you'll help residents to truly get the most out of life and in return we'll support you to get the most out of your career.
You can count on a thorough induction when you start to help you settle into your new role.
If you are passionate about caring for others, respecting people's choices and always putting their safety and welfare first and are a great listener with a positive outlook, then we want to hear from you.
What the role entails:
Whilst no two days will be the same in this role, as we adapt to the needs of our residents across the village. It's likely you'll be covering a variety of duties across our onsite apartments such as:
· Assisting residents with personal care duties
· Supporting at mealtimes where appropriate
· Helping to promote mental and physical activity of residents through hobbies, interests or activities within the village
· Answering emergency calls on site when care alert system is activated
· Working with the Domiciliary Care Manager and other external professionals such as GPs, Chiropodists, Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists where appropriate
Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:
Ideally, you'll have experience of working in a care/dementia setting or you may have a Level 3 in Health & Social Care (or equivalent), however, this isn't essential as full training will be provided.
Why Choose Bupa?
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:
Richmond Witney Village
This is our priority.
Bupa’s purpose is helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We do this by providing a broad range of healthcare services, support and advice to people throughout their lives. At Bupa, we have no shareholders. Our priority is our customers and you.
We believe that our healthcare should be accessible to all – for now and in the future. We do this by reinvesting our profits into better healthcare and letting our people have the freedom and support to have a purpose-driven career, whatever path they choose.
Home is where the heart is.
We know family can come from anywhere. It’s our privilege to care for over 7,000 residents across the UK – treating each and every person as if they were part of our family.
A caring nature makes all the difference. Everything our people do comes from the heart and has remarkable results. Care can be physically and emotionally demanding but that's what makes it so rewarding.
Life working in care.
As a carer, it’s no secret that you’ll need to have the natural ability to be empathetic and kind natured. You’ll make residents your top priority and go the extra mile to put a smile on their face. Not only will the residents become part of your life, you’ll become part of theirs.
We never hold you back. Whatever your background, as long as you have a caring nature, you’ll be sure to flourish.
Personal development.
There’s no limit to how far you can go with ongoing support and opportunities.
Everyone who works as part of our teams gets access to learning and development programmes, and we encourage our people to undertake apprenticeships.
Our nurses can also apply for the Bupa Nurse Fellowship, joining a global community and accessing scholarships up to £10,000, mentoring programmes, webinars, lectures and events. Whatever role you play, with a culture that lets you be yourself, you’ll have a rewarding career as part of our Bupa family.
Culture and environment
Each of our homes are filled with committed people who have a real passion for working with people and our residents. Striving to make a positive difference to each one of our residents, we help residents achieve things they never thought were possible.
Our #NeverTooLate campaign encourages colleagues to go the extra mile for residents. Teams have organised flying experiences for RAF veterans, transformed a care home into a live jazz venue, and even helped a resident cross a half marathon finish line.