Healthcare Assistant

Abbey Wood Lodge
  • Title Healthcare Assistant
  • Setting Care Home / Nursing Home
  • Role Carer / Care Assistant / Care Support Worker
  • Salary
  • Hours Full Time
  • Location Ormskirk, Lancashire

Job Summary

Date posted: 6 March 2025

We are looking for a new Healthcare Assistant to join our dedicated team. In this role, you will be offering person-centred care and support to our residents to ensure they feel safe, secure and content.

As a Healthcare Assistant you must:

  • Provide assistance, personal care, activities and companionship to residents
  • Be alert to residents’ needs, health and wellbeing
  • Respect the residents’ dignity and privacy
  • Work with residents and their families to deliver tailored care to each individual
  • Assist with mealtimes and safe moving
  • Maintain accurate records for each resident

About You

The right candidate will be:

  • Passionate about delivering first-class care
  • Patient, kind and understanding
  • Reliable and respectful

Your Skills

The ideal candidate will:

  • Have strong interpersonal skills
  • Be a team player
  • Have the ability to use initiative

Qualifications

No qualifications are required, but there is an increased rate of pay if you hold a relevant NVQ Level 2 or equivalent qualification and experience within the care sector is preferred but not essential.

Employee Benefits

  • £250 welcome bonus!
  • Have your birthday off on us!
  • ‘Earn While You Learn’ scheme – complete a Diploma (NVQ) whilst working for us
  • £300 refer a friend bonus
  • £100 attendance bonus
  • Employee of the month rewards
  • Reimbursed DBS cost
  • Internal career progression opportunities
  • Free uniform
  • Subsidised meals
  • Pension Scheme

Hours: Various hours