Senior Care Assistant

Deliver exceptional care as a Senior Care Assistant with Newcross Healthcare.

Are you a compassionate Senior Care Assistant looking for flexibility, great pay, and career development? At Newcross Healthcare, we value and support our health and social care professionals, providing the best opportunities to thrive.

Location: Forfar

Pay Rate: Up to £17.99 per hour (including holiday pay)

What You'll Do

• Provide high quality, person centred care while supporting the wider clinical team.
• Deliver compassionate personal care, assist with daily living activities, and uphold patients' dignity and comfort at all times.
• Carry out a range of clinical tasks in line with your training and competency, including taking observations, supporting wound care, collecting specimens, assisting with catheter and stoma care, and contributing to ongoing monitoring of patients' physical condition.
• Work closely with registered nurses and other healthcare professionals to implement care plans, contribute to safe patient flow, and maintain accurate documentation.
• Supervise and support junior healthcare assistants, help with induction, and promote high standards of practice across the team.
• Maintain a safe and clean clinical environment, follow infection prevention procedures, report concerns promptly, and ensure equipment and supplies are well managed.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, and colleagues, offering reassurance, promoting independence, and upholding confidentiality, equality, and dignity at all times.
• Contribute to health promotion activities and support patients with long term conditions, frailty, and end of life care in a compassionate and respectful way.

Why Join Newcross?

• Competitive Pay - Earn up to 17.99 per hour (inc. holiday pay).
• Flexible Shifts - Choose when and where you work with our HealthForceGo app.
• Same-Day Pay - Access up to 50% of your earnings instantly with Same Day Pay.
• Free Training & Development - Unlimited access to thousands of courses with FuturU.
• Welcome Perks - Free uniform and a gift box to get you started.
• Exclusive Discounts - Access to 30,000+ national & local employee discounts with Perks at Work.
• Referral Bonus - Earn up to £500 for every nurse or carer you refer.
• Right to work in the UK.
• A minimum 6 months of paid UK care experience within the last 3 years, working in a Senior Healthcare Assistant role.
• Proven experience managing a shift in a care home setting (Required).
• SVQ LEVEL 3 Qualification with proven experience in medication administration.
• Registration: Applicants in Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland will require the relevant registration e.g., SSSC, SCW, NISSC (not applicable in England).
• Skills: Knowledge of care equipment and moving & handling.
• Qualities: Compassion, teamwork, flexibility, and a professional approach.

Why Newcross Healthcare?

At Newcross, we're more than just a care provider - we're a team that truly supports our healthcare professionals. With flexible working, instant pay, and ongoing development, we're here to help you build a career that fits your lifestyle. Simply set your availability in our HealthForceGo app and enjoy a perfect work life balance. Our values shape how we care for patients and support our teams - grounded in integrity, empathy, respect, and a commitment to teamwork.

Integrity

We do what's right, even when no one is watching.

Respect

Every voice matters, and every person counts.

Empathy