Care Assistant - Private Medical Insurance included

Nurse Call is a 'care at home', with addition of registered nursing service located in East Renfrewshire. We are a lovely close-knit team of carers, senior carers, team leaders, and registered nurses who are looking for the perfect addition to our team, due to Client expansion.

Nurse Call is currently recruiting for a carer (or senior with SVQ3) with experience in the care industry with their SVQ2 in Health & Social care, or willing to work towards this with our help.

This post will cover our 'Care at Home' Clients.

We cover all aspects of care and have registered nurses to support you always. We offer our Clients a one hour minimum visit, so that they, and you never feel rushed. We introduce you gradually, so you feel familiar with care plans/ client wishes and competent when left alone.

If you are suitable for a senior care assistant role, we train and encourage if you wish to learn lots of extra skills like: venepuncture, taking all Obs, etc.

Please read the job role below and the benefits to working for Nurse Call. This role is ideally suited to anyone with natural kindness in all they do.

A full UK drivers license and use of own car is essential (pool car also available, if your car runs into trouble)

Successful applicants must be able to obtain 3 references (2 professional, 1 character) and a satisfactory PVG check.

Purpose of role

You will support Nurse Call clients with all aspects of their day to day living, so they can enjoy the best possible quality of life. You will sometimes work alone with the client in their own home providing care and support. Compassion, honesty, good time management, good communication skills and a kind and caring manner are essential for all staff within Nurse Call.

The benefits to working for Nurse Call:

• We are: simply put, a really lovely company to work for.
• Competitive rates of pay: carer (£12.25 - £24.50 per hr) / Senior carer (£13.50 - £27.00 per hr)
• 4 weekly pay and flexible hours
• Enhanced rate of pay for PH and Bank Holidays (as set by Scottish Government), with double rate of normal pay on Christmas and New year holiday days
• Agreed mileage payments (£0.45 per mile) paid from first 'Care at Home' client in a day
• Company BUPA private 'complete' healthcare membership. 100% cost covered for any staff, permanent contract of 30 hours plus.
• Uniforms (tunic)/ ID supplied
• Returnable PVG fee, in first pay
• Ongoing training and development available free
• SVQs available, with loads of staff already doing them.
• 24-hour support through our dedicated team of nurses
• Online Smartphone app to manage your shifts, requests and holidays
• Support from our clinical support team, line manager & in-house office support

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £12.25-£24.50 per hour

Benefits:

• Canteen
• Company events
• Company pension
• Flexitime
• Free or subsidised travel
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance
• Referral programme

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• Day shift
• Flexitime
• Weekend availability

COVID-19 considerations:
In line with Scottish government guidelines, all PPE is supplied to you.

Application question(s):

• Do you have use of a car for work?

Experience:

• care industry: 1 year (preferred)

Language:

• English fluently (required)

Licence/Certification:

• UK Driving Licence (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 03/07/2023
Reference ID: June 23 FT
Expected start date: 03/07/2023