Senior Care Assistant (NVQ3)
South Yardley, United Kingdom | Posted on 29/05/2026
Senior Healthcare assistant with NVQ3 and medication training desirable.
Nursing homes based in East Birmingham, B28 and B9 area.
Pay: From £13.00 per hour.
Our Senior Care Assistants must hold a minimum of NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care, care plan experience, risk assessment and audit.
We need only full‑time SHCA and do not provide sponsorship.
About the Home
The care home offers dementia, nursing and respite care in Birmingham.
Responsibilities
Working as a Senior Care Assistant you will support the running of the overall care team and work with others across the shift to ensure continuity of services to our residents. You will create a welcoming, supportive and stimulating environment and build relationships with both residents and their families.
- Responsible for delivering a high quality of care and providing support and guidance to the care team and leading by example.
- Reviewing and updating care plans ensuring they meet residents needs and wishes.
- Planning and reviewing staff rota’s to ensure care support is available at all times.
- Promoting high standards of care by ensuring you deliver exceptional care duties and all staff are supervised appropriately and shifts run smoothly and efficiently.
- Ensuring all areas across the Care Home are kept clean, tidy and pleasant for all residents and family members.
- Communicating professionally and warmly with visitors, family members and other health care professionals.
- Promoting the Home in a professional manner and raising awareness of the Home within the local community.
Skills, Knowledge and Qualifications
Required:
- Genuine interest in working with the relevant Service Users group.
- Good communication and organisational skills.
- Confident team player.
- Satisfactory Policy Check and check against the ISA list.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- Willingness to participate in vocational training programme.
- Previous experience of working with the relevant Service User group.
- NVQ Level 3 in Care and medication training.
Experience and Qualification in the Safe Handling of Medicines
Main Duties
To enable people to remain as independent as possible whilst providing support and assistance as per the individual’s needs. This will include delivering personal care including washing, dressing, and oral care.
- Be understanding and patient towards everyone and their needs, encourage and support them to participate in leisure activities as appropriate to the individual and their preferences, ensuring their social and emotional needs are met. This also includes supporting individuals and groups to outside appointments and leisure outings.
- Responsible for making and changing beds, tidying rooms, undertaking light cleaning duties as needed and generally assisting in ensuring that the home is kept clean, pleasant and welcoming at all times.
- Helping to serve meals and drinks at mealtimes and other times, taking care to present meals and refreshments in an attractive way, with polite and courteous service. In addition, providing the appropriate level of support at mealtimes.
- To understand and comply with all statutory and legal requirements which are relevant to the role such as Health & Safety, COSHH, all aspects of the Care Standards Act, have a clear understanding of Infection Prevention and Control policies, procedures and measures to maintain a safe environment throughout the home.
- Various shifts available.
- Free meals.
- Access to excellent training.
- Discounts and benefits suited to your lifestyle.
- Free onsite parking.
- Free uniform.
- Long service awards.
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