# Senior Care Assistant - Nights

**Company**: Bupa
**Location**: Cardiff
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: £13.25 - £14.84 per hour
**Category**: Social Care
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Senior Care Assistant to join our team at Heol Don Care Home in Cardiff. As a Senior Care Assistant, you will be responsible for driving a team of Care Assistants to deliver high-quality, personal care to our residents. You will also be involved in clinical duties, including supporting the nurse to observe, issue medication, review care plans, and maintain accurate records.

Responsibilities:

- Day-to-day responsibility for running a unit

- Supporting with clinical duties, including supporting the nurse to observe, issue medication, review care plans, and accurate record keeping

- Driving and managing a team of Care Assistants, including responsibility for all shift handovers of the teams

- 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:

- Completed or working towards an NVQ3 in care

- Previous experience of the role and knowledge of its rewards and challenges

- Motivated, positive, and with great interpersonal skills

- Enjoy working in a close-knit team

Benefits:

- My Healthcare - Free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues

- 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

- Sick pay scheme

- Long service rewards

- Free meal on every shift

- Interest-free annual travel loan

- Range of Bupa pension plans

- Parental leave schemes

- Menopause Plan

- Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK

## Skills

### Required
- NVQ3 in care
- clinical duties
- team management
- interpersonal skills

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