Vacancies

Nurse Assistant - Dorset House Nursing Home

Dorset House - Rotherwood Healthcare Dorset House in Droitwich Spa is a comfortable Nursing Home providing high-quality Convalescent, Residential, and Nursing Care to 42 residents in a luxurious and welcoming atmosphere. Are you someone who wants to make a real difference to the lives of others? Do you share Rotherwood’ s values of Compassion, Caring, Politeness, Kindness, Respect, Commitment and Passion and want to contribute to a new standard in healthcare? Award-winning Rotherwood Healthcare is looking for you. We are looking for Health Care Assistants who ideally have a passion to work in care and with patients who suffer from dementia. Award Winning We're proud to confirm that Rotherwood Healthcare/Group has won: Top 20 Care Home Group at the Top 20 Awards 2023 with carehome.co.uk Best for Training and Development at The Care Home Awards 2022 Employer of the Year at the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Awards 2022 Business of the Year at the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Awards 2022 Highly Commended for Best for Use of Technology at the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Awards 2022 For further information please contact Tim Ward Head of Recruitment.

What You'll be Doing

We are looking for a Nurse Assistant to join our healthcare team at Dorset House. The position will be working very closely with the Nurse in Charge, assisting with medications and clinical responsibilities. The ideal candidate will have experience of medications, and working directly with a nurse in a similar environment. • To fully assist the Nurse on Duty and work under their guide always reporting and checking on all aspects throughout the shift • To take handover from shift exiting the Home and ascertain prior to their leaving that there have been no accidents, incidents during the night time and that all the Service Users are safe and accounted for • To take a lead role and assist in care provision in all aspects of the service users assessed needs including the weighing process, recording and monitoring the weight into the individual Record of Weight Charts • Monitoring bowel charts, general observations and all other relevant documentation relating to the service users’ health and wellbeing along with the Carer’s Notes • To support, monitor, and mentor staff in the provision of the personal care needs of the service users e.g. bath bedding, pressure area, mouth care and eye care • To support the nurse and administrator in the admission and discharge of new service users • Help residents use the bathroom • Clean and bathe residents • Maintain resident's hygiene and change bedding • Turn, reposition and move residents between wheelchairs, chairs and beds • Help serve meals and help residents eat their food

Benefits

• Flexible Pay – access earnings to suit you
• Free parking – onsite
• Employee Assistance Line – support helpline
• Career Pathway – professional development
• Training – enhance your skillset
• Seasonal gifts – a small token of our appreciation
• Discounts – range of retail and leisure
• Refer a friend – bonus scheme

Our Values

This short animated video describes our Vision, Mission and Values which are incredibly important to us at Rotherwood Healthcare.

Our Vision, across every one of our homes, is one of individually tailored care within a stylish and luxurious setting where imaginative, nutritional menus and dining options alongside motivating and inclusive activities, ensure that every resident feels safe, well, valued and empowered to make choices.

Our Mission is, therefore, to create and maintain a new standard in healthcare by providing exceptional care, luxurious surroundings, enticing dining experiences and inspiring leisure activities which, when combined, create the perfect environment for a rich, comfortable and purposeful lifestyle.

Our very foundations are built on the Rotherwood Values of being:

• Committed
• Caring
• Polite
• Kind
• Respectful
• Passionate
• Compassionate

As a company and as individuals we never lose sight of our core Values which permeate everything we do.