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Care Assistant – Atlantic View, Ayr

Enhance Healthcare is one of Scotland’s leading care providers, with over 20 locations across the country supporting older adults, young adults with complex needs, learning disabilities, mental health conditions, and those on rehabilitation journeys.

We’re proud to deliver high-quality, person-centred care that places compassion, dignity, and respect at the heart of everything we do. Our people make us who we are, dedicated professionals who are supported, valued, and encouraged to grow throughout their careers.

We’re excited to be currently offering UK Sponsorship opportunities for Care Assistants to join our incredible teams across Scotland. Whether you’re an experienced Care Assistant or looking for a new challenge or an international Carer beginning your UK career, Enhance Healthcare provides a supportive and rewarding environment where you can thrive both professionally and personally.

Your Role

• Show kindness, compassion and respect, as well as treating each person as unique.
• Promote the rights of people to have control over their lives and make informed choices about their care and support.
• Enable people to exercise their ‘Human Rights’ and make ‘Choices’ about their care, whilst maintaining their respect, privacy and dignity.
• Support people to make informed choices about potential and actual risks to themselves or others.
• Take the necessary steps to reduce the risks of people harming themselves and/or others.
• Promote diversity and respect all identities, values and culture.
• Form open, positive relationships and maintain professional boundaries with individuals, colleagues or relatives and respect their dignity, wellbeing and safety.
• Acknowledge an individual’s Personhood (the status of being a person ie ‘seeing the person’), plus embedding a culture of person centeredness (this approach treats each person respectfully, as an individual human being and not just a condition to be treated).
• Recognise a person’s spirituality (this is a person’s beliefs / faith, as well as recognising a person’s sense of wellbeing ie having a sense of peace and purpose).
• Support people with their care needs, for example personal care; safe people moving techniques, monitoring (food, fluid intake and/or re-positioning) and reporting any changes to physical and/or cognitive, mental and emotional health.
• Support the ‘Keyworker’ approach, this includes involving and gathering knowledge about a person’s life history, previous routines, ‘what and who’ is important to the person.
• Promote meaningful and/or recreational activities.

Accountability:

• Refer to the ‘Health and Social Care Standards’ (Care Inspectorate, 2017).
• Promote the SSSC Codes of Practice.
• All staff to adhere to Enhance ‘Policies and Procedures’.
• Be truthful, open, honest and trustworthy.
• Be reliable and dependable.
• Maintain clear, accurate and up-to-date records in line with policies and procedures relating to my work.

Communication:

• Communicate in a respectful, open, accurate and straightforward way.
• Support people to communicate using their preferred method and language.
• Attend team meetings and share outcomes and ideas with those in attendance.
• Liaise with the relevant persons and discuss ‘What is working well’, as well as ‘What we could do better’. This information should be reflected within the person’s care plan.
• Acknowledge ‘Relationship centred care’ (sense of belonging, significance and purpose) ie maintaining established relationships and routines developed prior to admission.
• Effective communication is essential to achieving success.

Collaboration & Teamwork:

• When supporting individuals, it is fundamental that we Identify ‘what and who’ is important to the person.
• Liaise and involve friends and families where appropriate.
• Maintaining good ‘Teamwork’ is essential - teamwork is a core value which signifies the importance of collaboration, mutual respect and collective responsibility in achieving common objectives.
• Refer to good practice guidance and recommended tools to gain positive experiences for people.

Supervision & Appraisal:

• Prepare for and engage in supervision to reflect on my development, learning needs, wellbeing and practice.
• Participate in annual staff appraisals.

Learning & Development:

• Each staff member has a responsibility to maintain their own personal development.
• Complete mandatory E-learning in line with Enhance protocol.
• Attend recommended training identified by the Home Manager,
• Undertake the relevant SVQ qualifications for the role of Care Assistant.

Confidentiality:

• All staff MUST respect confidentiality; this includes confidential information about a person. Staff MUST gain consent before sharing information, as well as adhering to the principles of GDPR.
• Consent MUST be gained prior to taking photographs and/or videos of a person, especially when sharing on social media.

Recognising abuse:

• All staff to ensure that people living within Enhance Healthcare are protected from abuse and free from harm and neglect.
• Where abuse or harm is considered / observed, you have a responsibility to notify the person in charge immediately. Failing this, inform the Deputy Manager and subsequently the Home Manager where necessary.
• Support people and colleagues to give and receive feedback, raise concerns and complaints, take these seriously and act upon them.
• Where requested, you might need to write a statement of account of events and/or a reflection of your observations.
• Refer to Staff Handbook.

Health and Safety:

• All staff are responsible for maintaining a safe environment, for example report any hazards, as well as reducing risk.
• Follow practices, procedures and policies designed to keep me and other people safe at work.

Infection Prevention and Control:

• All staff are responsible for maintaining a clean environment.
• Ensure peoples bedrooms and communal areas are clean and clutter free.

What We Offer

• Highly competitive pay rates
• Full-time, permanent roles with flexible shift patterns
• Overtime opportunities
• A strong focus on work-life balance
• Access to earned wages throughout the month via Stream
• Generous annual leave and pension contributions
• Exceptional in-house and external training with clear career progression
• Opportunities across Scotland
• A welcoming, inclusive team culture where your skills are valued

Why Scotland

Enhance Healthcare has homes across Scotland, from vibrant city communities to peaceful coastal towns, so wherever life takes you, you’re sure to find your place here.

Scotland is a country known for its warm people, rich culture, and strong sense of community. It offers a truly balanced lifestyle, combining breathtaking scenery with practical benefits like NHS healthcare, free prescriptions, affordable childcare, world-class education, and a lower cost of living than many parts of the UK.

Build Your Career
Whether you’re seeking professional growth, a welcoming community, or a new adventure, Scotland is the perfect place to build a rewarding career and an exceptional quality of life. Join Enhance Healthcare and take the next step in your caring journey.

Pay: £13.45 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension

Work Location: In person