Health Care Professional

Risedale Care Homes

We are looking for someone to join us as a Health Care Professional

Our mission is to enhance the wellbeing of our Risedale community, through excellent care and innovation. We strive to:

• Provide high quality care for residents and families.
• Provide education, training and empower staff.
• Provide and inclusive and supportive culture.
• Engage with and adapt to the needs of the local community.

We are looking for someone to join us as a Health Care Professional, full time and part time contracts are available, £12 per hour.

Responsibilities of our Health Care Professional team member:-

• We place our residents at the heart of all that we do.
• Our Health Care Professionals work part of a team, caring for the complex day to day needs of our much loved residents within our homes.
• We create a safe, supportive and respectful environment.
• Assisting our residents with their personal care whilst maintaining dignity and respect.
• Encouraging and supporting food and drink intake.
• Seeing each resident as an individual and adapting yourself to them.
• Being a friend to the residents; being there to listen to them, support them and enable them to live the life they want to live.
• Helping our residents to engage in activities.
• Updating and maintaining our resident’s records.
• Communicating with family members as well as other health care professionals.
• Taking pride in our work and are committed to high standards and innovation.

We harness an open culture of acceptance, learning and development. No experience is required as we provide quality training and opportunities for you to progress.

Working for us, we offer career progression including:-

• Excellent training, including induction and the national Care Certificate qualification.
• Health & Social Care Apprenticeships for 16-18 years.
• Level 2 & 3 Diploma’s in Health & Social Care for 18 years old and over.
• Apprenticeships in Nursing.
• Support from mentors and experienced managers to help you fulfil your potential.

We also offer:-

• Full time, part time and relief contracts.
• Travel allowance for our Aldingham and St Cuthberts team members.
• Shift leader roles for experienced carers may be available offering a bonus of £170 per month.
• Guaranteed weekend hour contracts for students.
• £12 per hour for 18 years old and over.
• Bank holidays are paid as double time.
• Uniform is provided.
• Enrolment into NEST pension.
• The Blue Light card which gives national discounts of every day items such as clothing and groceries.

Requirements of a Health Care Professional Team member:-

• To be kind and compassionate with a positive can do attitude. Assisting our vulnerable residents should be a natural instinct.
• Help to maintain a safe, supportive and respectful environment within our homes.
• To be honest.
• To have the ability to work independently and part of a team.
• Excellent communications skills.
• We believe in equality for all residents and staff.
• The job involves working within one of our care homes in Barrow in Furness or at Aldingham and St Cuthberts Nursing Home at Aldingham village, LA12 9RT.
• Rotational Day Positions - Hours are 37.5 a week set on a rota and usually involve 3 long shifts per week 7.45am-9pm but some night cover is required for holidays and sickness.
• Permanent Night Positions - Hours are 8.45pm - 8am on a 7 nights on, 7 nights off basis (Monday - Sunday) or 4 nights on and 4 nights off at our Aldingham Home.
• As with all our positions, the post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, paid for by us.

If you are interested in working with us and feel you share our values, please call 01229 814656 or Click Here for an application pack.