Senior Care Assistant

🔒 Confidential Employer

Posted 13 August 2025

LOCATION

Not specified

TYPE

Full-time

LEVEL

Associate

SKILLS

Care Planning Documentation Staff Training Communication Mentoring Risk Assessment Infection Control

FULL DESCRIPTION

Summary

To assist the Home Manager, Clinical Lead and Registered Nurses in their professional and administrative duties. Ensuring standards are maintained and adequate cover is provided, Senior Care Assistants are required to work at nights, weekends and Bank Holidays by agreement with the Home Manager.

Key Responsibilities

To ensure that information relating to residents is given to nursing staff in order that care plans are amended to reflect care required by residents is relevant.
To ensure that all documentation contained in room files is updated at the end of each shift and monitor quality of recordings made by junior members of staff.
To assist with the induction of new staff members.
To assist with the training of all grades of staff where appropriate and identify any training which staff would find beneficial.
To maintain effective communications with residents and relatives and involve them in all decisions about their care.
To liaise with all care professionals as part of an effective multi – disciplinary approach to care.
To mentor staff and act as a role model through their work, approach and professional behaviour.
To carry out supervision with an identified group of staff
Identify risks involved in work activities ( in relation to both service users and staff) and undertake them in a way that manages the risks.
Use and encourage others to adopt appropriate infection control procedures.

Key Requirements/Qualifications/Skills

Holding a current NVQ Level 2 or 3 qualification or must be working towards the qualification with relevant experience.

Job Title Senior Care Assistant

Qualifications Holding a current NVQ Level 2 or 3 qualification or must be working towards the qualification with relevant experience.

Job Purpose To assist the Home Manager, Clinical Lead and Registered Nurses in their professional and administrative duties.

To ensure that standards are maintained and that adequate cover is provided, Senior Care Assistants are required to work at nights, weekends and Bank Holidays by agreement with the Home Manager.

Accountable To The Directors or owners of the home

Reporting To The nurse in charge of shift, clinical lead, home manager.

Line Management All Care staff, staff supplied by any agency, volunteers and students.

Responsibilities

Key Tasks (Care and Leadership)

To ensure that information relating to residents is given to nursing staff in order that care plans are amended to reflect care required by residents is relevant.
To ensure that all documentation contained in room files is updated at the end of each shift and monitor quality of recordings made by junior members of staff.
To assist with the induction of new staff members.
To assist with the training of all grades of staff where appropriate and identify any training which staff would find beneficial.
To maintain effective communications with residents and relatives and involve them in all decisions about their care.
To liaise with all care professionals as part of an effective multi – disciplinary approach to care.
To mentor staff and act as a role model through their work, approach and professional behaviour.
To carry out supervision with an identified group of staff
Identify risks involved in work activities ( in relation to both service users and staff) and undertake them in a way that manages the risks.
Use and encourage others to adopt appropriate infection control procedures.

Key Tasks (Administration)

To ensure that the Home Manager is aware of accidents and incidents, howsoever caused and completion of the appropriate documentation.
To notify the Home Manager of any deficiencies and shortages of equipment or supplies.
Ensure that faulty or defective equipment is removed from use and reported appropriately in order for repair to be carried out.

Key Tasks (Communication)

Report the condition of service users to medical staff and pass on instructions to other members of staff.
Ensure that staff are aware of daily changes in service users condition or treatment by communicating changes to other members of staff at the home.
To ensure relevant information about residents is included in handover at the beginning and end of each shift.
Maintain personal contact with service users throughout your working shift.
Attend and participate in staff meetings as required.
Attend training as required by the Home Manager
Assist in the delivery of training for other staff in line with experience and skill levels.

Equality and Diversity

Ensure your own actions support equality, diversity and rights
Act in ways that recognise the importance of people's rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with procedures
Respect the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of service users and carers
Understand basic legal and communication issues regarding abuse, family violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour
Act as a chaperone, if required

Other Duties To participate in the implementation of the Homes’ Quality Management

System.

This includes implementing policies and procedures and using relevant forms

as may from time to time be required.

To carry out compliance testing (audits) as may be required from time to time

by the Home Manager.

To undertake such other duties as may be reasonably requested by the Home

Manager, in line with your professional competences and experience.

This document will be reviewed by the home for its continuing suitability and effectiveness and may be amended when

required.

Any changes to your working practices will be notified in advance of such a change becoming effective.