Homecare Assistant

Prestige Nursing
Lancashire
4 days ago
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Prestige Nursing & Care Blackpool is looking for new Professional Home Carers to join our growing team supporting individuals within their own homes and care settings. We offer our members a variety of work patterns with service users throughout Blackpool, Flyde and Wyre.


We endeavour to keep you working as close to home as possible, but you will require access to your own vehicle and a full UK driving licence. Shift patterns are varied.


We provide all new members with our mandatory training programme, and further client-specific training where necessary.


The Role:

Tasks may include:



  • Promoting independence
  • Administering medication
  • Encouraging diet and fluid intake
  • Facilitating access to the community
  • Encouraging good personal hygiene, including assisting with personal care as necessary
  • Completing documentation to a high standard

About us:

Prestige Nursing & Care Blackpool is a family-run business, providing a wide range of health care solutions to individuals within their own homes and care settings.


We pride ourselves on a reputation for providing excellent care services and being one of the best care and support agencies in the area. We strive to provide a high standard of care to all of our service users.


Feedback on our services from staff and service users includes:


‘I wish I had joined Prestige years ago. One hundred percent a pleasure to work for.’


‘The staff I worked with worked well as a team and management were very helpful.’


‘The best agency I have worked for by far. They keep me updated, there is good communication and they give me more than enough work.’


‘I don’t know how we would have coped without Prestige’s support, members of the care team have felt like family at times.’


‘I cannot fault the attention to care that my mother received throughout the pandemic. Despite challenging circumstances, the carers and branch team at Prestige Nursing & Care have done everything possible to keep our family safe, supported and happy. We cannot praise them enough.’


‘As a previous employee of prestige, I can safely say, anyone looking for work who is willing to put the effort in, genuinely cares, and is willing to work hard, will have opportunity to grow both in their career and in their annual income! You will get what you give with this company, and they will do their best to accommodate your wishes. I absolutely recommend it to anyone experienced in the health and social care sector.’


Our family truly cares about the well-being of all staff and service users and strives to achieve the best possible outcomes for all stakeholders.


Why work for Prestige?

  • Access to Prestige’s extensive free training programs.
  • Access to external training providers in NVQ 2,3,5 in Health and Social Care.
  • Ongoing in-house training to extend your knowledge of working practice.
  • Weekly pay into your bank, along with accrued holiday pay.
  • Flexible working hours.
  • Free uniform.

Why Prestige Nursing & Care?

  • Great rate of pay
  • Paid mileage between visits
  • E – Learning & training paid
  • Flexible working – the hours you want, when you want them
  • Working with a local team at a local branch
  • A variety of work matched to your skills and interests
  • Ongoing training and development
  • Multiple learning opportunities through our training programs
  • Future growth opportunities through staged care progression
  • A positive, supportive environment

By submitting your details, you acknowledge that Prestige Nursing is collecting, processing and using your personal data for managing your application and establishing an applicant database. For more information, please visit our Applicant Policy


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*pay rates are inclusive of holiday pay at 12.07%*


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