Care Assistant

Salary: £13.45 per hour
Hours: 30 hours per week
Working pattern: Flexible shifts, including some weekends
Location: Princess Alexandra Home, Blackpool

Make a difference every day

N-Vision is looking for a caring, reliable and compassionate Care Assistant to join our team at the Princess Alexandra Home.

This is an opportunity to play an important role in helping our residents live safely, confidently and as independently as possible.

The role

As a Care Assistant, you will provide practical and emotional support to residents, helping them with their daily routines while promoting dignity, choice and independence.

Your duties will include:

• Supporting residents with dressing, undressing and personal care where required.
• Assisting with eating, drinking, mobility and the care of personal belongings.
• Providing one-to-one support, including shopping where required.
• Spending time talking with residents, checking on their wellbeing and encouraging participation in activities.
• Promoting residents’ independence and helping them find ways to cope with challenges.
• Serving meals and drinks and making residents’ beds.
• Assisting with laundry and ironing as required.
• Attending staff meetings and training courses.
• Keeping residents’ case files and care plans up to date.
• Administering medication as instructed by the Duty Manager.
• Planning and delivering in-house activities and entertainment.
• Administering eye drops and applying creams as directed.
• Helping to ensure residents’ bedrooms and living areas remain safe environments.
• Recording and reporting any changes in residents’ physical, mental or emotional wellbeing.
• Reporting incidents, accidents and significant concerns to the Duty Manager.
• Maintaining positive and harmonious relationships with residents, colleagues and visitors.
• Carrying out other appropriate duties, responsibilities and training as required.

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Caring, patient and compassionate.
• Reliable and responsible.
• A good communicator who enjoys working with people.
• Respectful of residents’ dignity, privacy and independence.
• Able to work effectively as part of a team.
• Flexible and willing to work a variety of shifts, including some weekends.
• Committed to providing a high standard of care and support.

Experience in a care setting is desirable, but above all, we are looking for someone who has the right attitude and genuinely wants to make a positive difference to the lives of our residents.

Why join N-Vision?

Working at N-Vision means becoming part of an organisation dedicated to supporting people across Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde.

Every day brings the opportunity to make a real difference – whether that’s helping someone with their morning routine, encouraging them to take part in an activity, providing a listening ear or simply helping them feel confident and independent..

How to apply

If you are interested in joining the N-Vision team, please complete our Application Form and Monitoring Form, available by clicking on links below.

Please return your completed forms as instructed on the application form. We look forward to hearing from you.