Senior Care Worker - Permanent Relief

Senior Care Worker - Permanent Relief

An exciting opportunity has arisen tor an experienced carer to Join our care team as a relief senior carer at Westview Integrated Care Centre.

A basic salary of between £27,904 and £29,020 pro-rata, plus night-time enhancements of an additional 1/3, bank holiday enhancements and a generous employee benefits scheme are available to the right candidate.

Are you looking for a meaningful career where you'll be able to make a real difference to people's lives every single day?

Do you have the following experience and skills:

• Experience in health & social care sector
• Flexible and organised in your approach
• Excellent communication skills
• Able to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Confident in leading a team and providing supervision & support to staff
• Experience in managing and administering medication
• Knowledge of CQC and how the inspection process influences our practice

Westview is a care centre that provides short term placements for adults, assisting people to regain their independence and meet their aims and objectives. We offer support to those living with dementia, other cognitive issues or physical care and rehabilitation needs in our 48-bed setting. We also work closely with Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Social Services Registered Practitioners to support those requiring rehabilitation or further care assessments to return to the community. We are looking for an individual to join our team and help us to improve the outcomes for our service users.

By promoting independence and delivering person cantered care, you'll be making a real difference to people's everyday lives.

We are able to offer you a comprehensive induction package. This will include mandatory training as well as access to multiple personal development courses. You will already hold an NVQ/Diploma Level 3 or equivalent. We can also offer this programme to the right candidate if not held upon commencing employment. You will support relief shifts on an 'as needed' basis.

KCC has a comprehensive staff benefits package including access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, generous holiday entitlement, yearly pay reviews and rewards for exceptional performance, and exclusive discounts with local and national retailers.

The annual starting salary for this post is £26,956 based on full time hours of 37 per week, with performance related progression up to £29,020. There are currently additional enhancements on top of the basic salary for nights, weekend and Bank Holidays.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Working hours: As and when required

For more information, please contact Christina Checksfield: Christina.Checksfield@kent.gov.uk