Care Assistant

Job Description:

Care Assistant – Days

Richmond Villages Witney, Coral Springs Way, Witney, OX28 5DG

£12.45 per hour – Paid breaks

Welcome Bonus: £500

Contract: Permanent

Shift Pattern: Full or part time hours available, 12 hour days shifts 08:00-20:00 to include some weekends

We make health happen

Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most and our Richmond Villages provides luxury retirement living.

Richmond Villages offer an aspirational lifestyle to our residents and our first-class accommodation requires a first-class service. We deliver person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.

You can count on a thorough induction when you start to help you settle into your new role followed by ongoing training and development including access to apprenticeships.

This also includes access to our online portal which has a variety of resources to aid personal development & free access LinkedIn’s online learning platform.

You’ll help us make health happen by:

Assisting residents with a high standard of clinical, social and emotional care. Recognising and meeting the specific needs of residents
Supporting residents with a wide range of differing requirements from companionship to personal care
Being part of a team supporting the nurse or senior care assistant in monitoring our residents and reporting changes
Communicating with residents’ families, friends and other healthcare professionals
Because we care for vulnerable people, we’ll need you to complete a DBS check as part of the recruitment process. Bupa will cover the cost of this (£40).

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

My Healthcare – Quick, easy access to support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP, physiotherapy, and mental health support – all available from one phone number 24/7.
Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
We offer a sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay, to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences
Paid breaks and a Free meal with every shift
Holidays – 20 days + Bank Holidays
Long Service – For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
Interest- free annual travel Loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets.
Wagestream – Have early access up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes.
We offer a range of Bupa pension plans – Find out more on our career site
Parental Leave – We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents – Find out more on our career site
Menopause Plan – Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health.
Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK
Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve.  That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.