# Care Assistant

**Company**: Bupa
**Location**: Ashby-de-la-Zouch
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Salary**: £12.75 - £13.75 per hour
**Category**: Social Care
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We make health happen at Bupa. Our purpose is to help people live longer, healthier, happier lives and make a better world. As a Care Assistant at Ashby Court Care Home, you'll be at the heart of this, providing person-centred care that supports independence and honours choice.

**Job Details**

- Location: Ashby Court Care Home, Tamworth Road, Ashby-de-la-Zouch LE65 2PX

- Salary: £12.75 - £13.75 per hour depending on experience

- Permanent Full Time / Part Time

- Monday - Sunday 8am - pm OR 8pm - 8am (alternate weekend working required)

**Key Responsibilities**

- Support residents with a wide range of differing requirements from companionship to personal care.

- Observe and manage residents' behaviour with care and ensure to document and report any changes in accordance with the required legislation.

- Support residents' nutrition and hydration needs, encouraging and assisting them to eat and drink according to their care plan.

- Provide essential physical and mental stimulation through social and recreational activities, both in groups and individually.

- Maintain accurate care plans in line with regulatory & legal requirements.

**What We're Looking For**

- Motivation, positivity, and great interpersonal skills.

- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

- Desirable: Previous experience in a care home environment or a Health and Social Care qualification.

**Benefits**

- 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

- Sick pay scheme to provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences

- Long service rewards 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

- 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
- person-centred care
- communication skills
- team work

### Nice to have
- previous experience in a care home environment
- Health and Social Care qualification

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