You will be working in our modern and comfortable 116 bedded Nursing Home, located near East Finchley Tube station. Hammerson House enjoys lots of friendly, communal spaces and beautiful woodland gardens.

Pay rates start at £12.21 per hour (£23,800 per annum), and the role has two retention payments: £500 after completing six months’ probation and £1000 after 12 months of service. Subject to T&Cs

If you have previous experience working in a nursing home setting, you may be starting at a higher salary rate.

What will your typical day involve?

You will be supporting a team of Health Care Assistants, providing person-centred care by ensuring the best standard of care. You’ll achieve this by:

• Assisting with personal care (dressing, eating, drinking and washing) as well as manual handling needs
• Building good and trusting relationships with residents and always being open and responsive to their questions and needs
• Creating a positive mealtime environment whilst observing changes in nutritional status
• Acting as an advocate for residents and promoting their dignity
• Undertaking the range of activities involved in providing a nursing service to residents
• Participating in clinical audits as appropriate.
• Reporting any concerns to the Household Manager

Who are we looking for?

You take pride in ensuring your work is always completed to a high standard and can maintain an organised environment. Often managing multiple requests at once, you’ll be comfortable multitasking, working on your own initiative unsupervised, and working with other teams to ensure our residents are kept happy in their homes.

You will have a positive, compassionate, respectful, and caring approach and good communication and interpersonal skills with an understanding of the needs of older people and the desire to make a positive contribution to the lives of others.

Ability to work on a rostered shift basis, including evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays, with the flexibility to respond to the requirements to provide 24-hour care.

What is in it for you?

• Free pick up and drop service to East Finchley tube station
• Car parking on site
• A friendly, supportive, team working environment
• Highly competitive rates of pay
• Training & development opportunities
• Flexible working patterns
• 25 days (plus bank holidays) annual leave, increasing over time
• Subsidised staff restaurant
• A DBS (at no cost to yourself)
• Free uniform
• Refer a friend bonus scheme

For more information on our benefits, please click here.

Hours

Full Time – 37.5 hours a week on a rota

Part-time, flexible hours and casual hours are also available

Salary

Starting at £12.21 per hour.

Retention Scheme: £500 after completing six months’ probation and £1000 after 12 months of service. Subject to T&Cs

Apply Now

We’d love to hear from you if you meet the above requirements!

It’s also essential to us that as well as meeting the job description, you can bring a wealth of experience and qualities that make you ideal for working with the elderly.

In addition to applying for the job, why not drop us a line and get to know more about us - you could be just a phone call away from an exciting new career!

Safeguarding

Our positions are subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosures, which will be completed upon successful application. All applications will be handled individually, following our policy and organisational requirements.

Sponsorship

This role is eligible for sponsorship under the UK's Points Based Immigration System. If you require sponsorship, please indicate this in your covering letter.

Diversity

We champion diversity and understand the importance of our people representing the communities and residents we serve. You’ll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself, and everyone is driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.

COVID Vaccinations

Vaccination offers the best protection against the virus for staff and our residents. We require all our team to have the double vaccination or be medical exempt. It will only be possible for you to start working once you have provided evidence of your vaccination status or a medical exemption.