Senior Care Assistant

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Canterbury, Kent
£30,777 - £33,061 per annum
Full time
March 17, 2025

Description

Join Superior Healthcare as a Senior Care Assistant in Canterbury, working full-time night shifts as part of our valued Complex Care team.

Why choose Superior Healthcare?

Established in 2006, Superior Healthcare Group is one of Kent’s largest, private Complex Care providers. We support children, young people and adults who have complex and long-term health conditions to live safely in the comfort of their own homes.

Our service employs around 600 employees, across Kent, with rapidly growing teams across Essex, Sussex and Hampshire.

We’re proud to offer permanent contracts to our Senior Care Assistants, competitive pay, diploma qualifications and paid specialist training to help you grow professionally while delivering exceptional care.

The role:

As a Senior Care Assistant, you’ll provide person-centred care to clients with complex and long-term health conditions across our East Kent hub, covering Whitstable, Herne Bay, Canterbury and Thanet.

You’ll work either day shifts or night shifts and will travel to support clients in your local area. You’ll work with one client per shift and ensure their safety, dignity, and well-being while supporting their families and working collaboratively with a wider care team.

You’ll work night shifts, providing care for one client per shift in your local area. Your role will focus on ensuring their safety, dignity, and well-being, while also supporting their families and collaborating with the wider care team.

Shift Pattern:
  • Either Day or Night shifts
  • 35 to 42 hours.
  • Two-week alternating rota

Reporting to: Nurse Manager

If you’d like to discuss your application before applying or find out more about the role, contact Martin: martinmountain@superiorhealthcare.co.uk.

Superior Healthcare is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. Employment is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and professional references.

Please note that we are unable to provide Sponsorship

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Responsibilities
Requirements
  • To travel to all clients across East Kent.
  • To provide a high standard of care to our clients with all different healthcare requirements
  • To support new care assistants with shadow shifts and inductions.
  • To provide clinical interventions and support with medication administration, personal care, and moving and positioning.
  • To communicate effectively with strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • A minimum of 12 months UK experience in a care and previous experience of supporting
  • Tracheostomy experience is preferred but not essential, as full training with be given.
  • Possession of, or willing to work towards, a level 3 NVQ qualification or similar.
  • Confident, positive interpersonal skills with the ability to lead a team.
  • Full, clean UK driving licence, with access to your own car.
  • Satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure.
  • Full right to work in the UK.

Benefits of working for Superior Healthcare

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