General Assistant

Forest Court is a nursing home set in a beautiful woodland location on the edge of the New Forest providing 24 hour nursing care, including care for residents with dementia. The home is rated Good by CQC. For more information about our home please click here.

The role of General Assistant includes kitchen, domestic and laundry duties with some caring responsibilities such as assisting residents with their food and drink.

You’ll have empathy and an understanding of the needs of older people as you’ll also interact with our residents and play a key role in providing the caring and homely environment we strive for.

You will be expected to work weekends and bank holidays when required. In return we offer excellent induction training which includes training in Dementia Care, Moving and Handling, Safeguarding, Infection Control and First Aid with ongoing training in-house to ensure care practices are current and up to date.

We can offer you excellent induction training which includes Dementia Care, Safeguarding, Infection Control and First Aid. Additionally, you will benefit from ongoing training to ensure care practices are current and up to date.

Excellent benefits include:

• Uniform provided
• Contributory pension scheme
• Background check costs covered by HCC
• Sunday enhancement of time and a half
• Bank holidays â€" double time and time off in lieu
• 24 days holiday rising to 27 days after 5 years of service
• Travel support and discounts

For further information please see the attached job description and person specification by clicking here.