CareAssistant-Bank

Job Description: **Care Assistant - Bank** **Location:** Elmstead Care Home ,104 Elmstead Lane, Chislehurst BR7 5EL **Contract:** Bank **Salary:** £13.10 to £14.10 per hour depending on experience **CQC rating:** Good **Carehome.co.uk rating:** 9.7 / 10 Elmstead is a 40-bedded residential home which includes a 12 bedded safe environment for residential dementia care, welcoming both long and short-term stays. The home has good transport links with a regular bus route going to Bromley and Eltham stopping directly outside the home, local train station going into London only a short walk away and, not to mention easy access to the A20. Elmstead has four comfortable lounges that are ideal for socialising, relaxing or welcoming visitors. Other facilities include an onsite hairdressing salon and well-maintained gardens that include spacious patio areas, summer house and pond. The home also has visiting chiropodists, opticians and dentists (arrangement by appointment when needed). The chef takes a personal approach to diet, and meals are catered to individual tastes. There are always cold snacks and alternatives available throughout the day. There’s a real sense of community at the home. The staff work to discover what residents enjoy doing and the home's social calendar is organised around those interests. Having its own large activities room and dedicated activities team, allows Elmstead to offer a seven-day activities programme. From weekly breakfast club, baking clubs, live entertainment, school half-term family days which involve children from the local community, craft mornings with the local nursery, movement to music and visiting animals to name a few, there is always something going on. So whether your loved one already has a hobby or would like to take up a new one, there are lots of exciting activities to get involved in. **We make health happen** At Bupa, our purpose is to help people live longer, healthier, happier lives and make a better world. As a Care Assis