# Domiciliary Care Assistant

**Company**: Bupa
**Location**: Aston-on-Trent
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: part-time
**Salary**: £13.10 per hour
**Category**: Social Care
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We make health happen at Bupa, supporting those in need with person-centred care. As a Domiciliary Care Assistant, you'll help residents in our Richmond Village get the most out of life. You'll provide a mix of domiciliary, residential, nursing, and dementia care as required.

**Responsibilities:**

- Assisting residents with personal care duties such as bathing, dressing, and continence care in their own homes within the Village

- Supporting at mealtimes, serving meals in their apartments or within the care home

- Helping to promote mental and physical activity of residents through hobbies, interests, or activities within the village

- Answering emergency calls when the 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

- Admin duties: keeping accurate records, maintaining full documentation at all times to show care given, activities, and any changes to their health

**Requirements:**

- Ideally, you'll have experience of working in a care/dementia setting or a Level 3 in Health & Social Care (or equivalent)

- Passionate about caring for others, respecting people's choices, and always putting their safety and welfare first

- A great listener with a positive outlook, confident talking to both residents and their families, and understanding the importance of confidentiality

**Benefits:**

- My Healthcare: quick access to support, advice, and treatment for various health-related issues

- Annual allowance redeemable against Bupa healthcare products (approximately £350)

- Sick pay scheme in addition to statutory sick pay

- Free meal with every shift

- Paid breaks

- Holidays: 20 days + Bank Holidays

- Long Service rewards: ecards, extra holidays, and money

- Interest-free annual travel loan

- Wagestream: early access to up to 40% of earned wages

- Access to Bupa pension plans

- Parental Leave schemes

- Menopause Plan

- Discounts at gyms and fitness facilities across the UK

## Skills

### Required
- personal care
- dementia care
- health and social care
- communication skills

### Nice to have
- experience in a care setting
- Level 3 in Health & Social Care

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