# Senior Care Assistant

**Company**: Bupa
**Location**: West Byfleet
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: £13.45 - £15.02 per hour
**Category**: Social Care
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Senior Care Assistant to join our team at Oakcroft House Care Home in West Byfleet, Surrey. As a Senior Care Assistant, you will have day-to-day responsibility for running a unit, leading and managing a team of Care Assistants, and providing high-quality personal care to our residents.

You will help us make health happen by:

- Taking responsibility for issuing medication, reviewing care plans, and maintaining accurate records

- Leading and managing a team of Care Assistants, including shift handovers

- Helping with training and supervision of new staff members

- Building relationships with residents, their families, and external teams such as GPs and District Nurses

- Assisting residents with personal care duties

To be successful in this role, you will need:

- An NVQ3 in care or willingness to work towards one

- Previous experience as a Clinical Lead

- Great interpersonal skills and a positive attitude

- Ability to work in a close-knit team

- Passion for making a real difference in people's lives

We offer a range of benefits, including:

- £13.45-£15.02 per hour depending on experience

- My Healthcare - free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment

- Annual allowance of approximately £350 for Bupa healthcare products

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

- 28 days holiday

- Sick pay scheme

- Long service rewards

- Free meal on every shift

- Interest-free annual travel loan

- Bupa pension plans

- Parental leave schemes

- Menopause Plan

- Access to discounts at gyms and fitness facilities

At Bupa, we encourage diversity and inclusion, and we're committed to making health happen for our people and our customers.

## Skills

### Required
- NVQ3 in care
- clinical expertise
- interpersonal skills
- teamwork

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