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Role Ref
VA008770
Role
Care Practitioner (Day)
Location
Slough , SL1 3SY
Care home
Windmill
Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
About the Role
We are only able to accept applicants who have the right to work in the UK and live within a commutable distance to the location of the job role.
Maria Mallaband Care Group are looking for Care practitioners to join our family. The Care Practitioner role would suit those already qualified to undertake the responsibilities shown below, as well as high-quality Senior Care Assistants who are keen to progress in their career:
- Medication
- Tissue viability/wound management
- Continence
- Health Monitoring
- Physiological assessment and care planning
- Leadership and supervision of the care team
“Become a Key worker and make a difference”
Person Specification:
Education, training and qualifications
- Care practitioner award or equivalent
- Mentor/Supervision qualification
- Willing to undertake further clinical training
- Willing to undertake training qualification
Knowledge
- Able to demonstrate specific knowledge of clinical care in the older person
Experience
- Care home, Social Care or caring experience as a senior carer
- Customer service experience
- Experience working as a care practitioner
Personal attributes
- Team worker
- Caring
- Enthusiastic manner
- Trustworthy and honest
- Can-do attitude
- Strong communicator
- Personally committed
- Learns from mistakes
- Tenacious and resilient
- Takes accountability
- Professional
Skills and abilities
- Clinical and/or caring skills
- Good verbal and written communication skills
In return for all of this you will receive a competitive salary package plus:
- Simply Health – company funded, providing cashback for prescriptions, optical and dental costs 24/7 virtual GP access plus more for you and up to 4 children*
- Early Pay – Access to earned pay prior to payday
- Benefits platform – discounts across multiple retailers, leisure providers, hospitality etc.
- Pension Scheme with Nest
- Flexible working patterns
- Cycle to work scheme**
- Service recognition
- Training support and development opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Wellbeing support
- Discounted gym membership
*Benefits require completion of a 12-week probationary period before they can be accessed.
**Benefit subject to deduction not taking colleague below National Living Wage
About our home
We believe comfort is the key to creating a home-from-home atmosphere and we pride ourselves on the quality and variety of our facilities and services.
From our comfortable facilities to our individualised person-centred approach to care and well-being, we are passionate about making those staying with us feel at home.
We understand the importance of choice and independence. The care and assistance we offer gives residents the freedom to do as they choose and peace of mind knowing that all the little things are being taken care of.
Whatever your tastes or requirements, we want you to feel at home when staying with us.
Our team are like family
Our talented team members each bring their own personality and passion for care to the home. Staff are committed to delivering care tailored to the individual needs and preferences of each resident. We are here to make life easier.
About us
We’re among the UK’s largest independent care providers, employing thousands of staff in over 80 homes across the country.
Investment in new technology and services is key to our reputation for high-quality care provision, as is our commitment to staff training programmes and our emphasis on progressive career paths.
Our vision is to be the best quality, most highly regarded Care Provider in the United Kingdom, and an employer of choice for care workers.
We truly understand…
That people are unique - this means everyone we care for is one of a kind, so we surround ourselves in their stories and we celebrate their individuality.
The importance of passion - it fills every one of us, it fuels our devotion for the people we care for, and it makes our homes happier.
That honesty is everything - no-one wants to think about the time when a loved one needs care, but we’ll be here to help when that time comes.
That happiness comes with openness - we proactively support new friendships, new discoveries and better ways of living as our residents enter the next chapter in their lives.
Apply now
We are only able to accept applicants who have the right to work in the uk and live within a commutable distance to the location of the job role.
Apply now