Overview
Location: Abingdon, Oxford, Didcot and Wantage
Salary: From £25600
Job Type:
We’re looking for Compassionate, and Dedicated individuals to join our Care Team in and around the Abingdon Area!
As a member of our Care Team in Oxfordshire, your responsibilities will include:
- Personal Care: Supporting with all aspects of personal hygiene.
- Meal Preparation: Supporting our customers nutritional needs.
- General Domestic: Tasks like shopping visits, cleaning, etc.
- Administering Medication: As well as other more complex interventions based on your training level.
- Encouraging and Supporting Customers in various activities.
- Completion of accurate records such as Care Logs and Medication Administration Records.
- Delegated Healthcare Tasks: With additional training you will carry our additional tasks such as:
- Supporting skin integrity and wound healing by changing dressings.
- Supporting a person’s nutrition using a PEG (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy).
- Supporting a person to manage their diabetes through insulin administration and monitoring.
Requirements
- Valid permission to work
- Whilst having previous experience in the Care Industry is desirable, it is not essential, comprehensive training is provided on starting work.
- Must typically be 18 years old and have some experience of working in a care environment
- Clean and valid driver’s licence with access to a reliable vehicle.
- Valid Passport
- Meet the maintenance requirement
- Meet the English language requirement, where they must be able to speak, understand, read and write English to a minimum level. However, applicant will not need to prove their knowledge of English if they’re a national from a majority English-speaking country
- Criminal record certificate from their current country of residence.
- Valid Enhanced DBS although we will do our own DBS checks
- Tuberculosis test results if you are from a listed country.
Why Ringstead Healthcare?
Colleagues Matter: We are enthusiastic about being there for our colleagues. We support our Care Workers by providing them with on-going support and development opportunities.
I Matter: We are passionate about individuals; respecting their dignity, valuing diversity and committed to equality. We support people to be in control of their lives.
You Matter: We provide our care workers with a range of tools to ensure their mental health and well-being are supported, we provide access to the Oxfordshire Support Line & We have internal mental health first aiders, who are always happy to chat.
As a valued member of our team, you’ll enjoy a variety of enticing benefits, such as:
- Paid Mileage: You’ll be compensated for mileage at 42p per mile.
- Leave: 28 days
- Company Mobile Phone: Stay connected and organised with a company mobile phone, loaded with all the apps you’ll need to carry out your role.
- Full PPE Provided: Your safety is our priority, so we’ll ensure you have all the necessary protective equipment.
- Free Uniform: feel professional and comfortable in your Ringstead Healthcare branded uniform.
- Paid Holiday: Enjoy well deserved time off with Paid Holiday Allowance.
- Career Progression Opportunities: Grow and advance your career with clear career pathways and personal development opportunities.
- Flexible Hours: Choose shifts that suit your lifestyle.
- Enhanced DBS: We’ll cover the cost of your initial DBS Check.
Are you ready to begin a fulfilling career where you can truly make a difference? – Join Ringstead Healthcare and become an essential part of our Care Team.
How to Apply:
If you are passionate about making a difference in people’s lives and have the skills and experience, we are looking for, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role to recruitment@ringsteadcare.co.uk or apply on our website ringsteadcare.co.uk
Ringstead Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.