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The home also offers a space for people to rest, relax and recover for short stays too!\nSituated in the pleasant area of Summertown the home has a lovely relaxed homely atmosphere and is surrounded by beautiful gardens with outdoor seating. There are also multiple communal areas and private dining facilities helping residents to relax and socialise.\nThe home retains many of its original features with rooms of varying sizes and aspects to suit an individual’s needs. All rooms are en-suite with bathroom facilities, Wi-Fi, and Smart TV included.\nGreen Gates is located in a prime area of North Oxford, conveniently located between Oxford city centre and Oxford Ring Road and is within a short walk to Summertown shopping centre. There is a frequent bus service to Oxford city centre just 100 yards away.\nMealtimes and special occasions are important to the home’s life, with food prepared by their chef manager and a balanced diet enjoyed by all. Afternoon tea and homemade cake are popular additions to the menu!\nThere’s a real sense of community at Green Gates. An experienced, dedicated and diverse team really explore what residents enjoy doing and the home's social and activities calendar is organised around those interests.\nSo 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. Residents can enjoy activities such as musical afternoons, painting, games, baking and gentle gardening with the addition of regular days out. There is also an onsite hair salon and residents kitchen.\nWe make health happen\nHere at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.\n[redacted] Not only driving a team of Care Assistants that deliver high quality, personal care to our residents, but also inspiring, developing, and nurturing them to be their best every day.\nWe’ll train you on all aspects of digital care, which is transforming how we work, making things easier and letting you focus on clinical excellence and care for our residents. And as healthcare experts for over 75 years, we’re committed to continually training you in the clinical and social care developments you need and surrounding you with some of the best people in the industry.\nYou’ll help us make health happen by:\nDay-to-day responsibility for running a unit\nSupporting with clinical duties, including supporting the nurse to observe, issue medication, review care plans and accurate record keeping\nDriving and managing a team of Care Assistants, including responsible for all shift handovers of the teams\nHelping with training and supervision of new staff members so they feel welcomed and supported\nBuilding relationships with residents, their families and external teams such as GPs and District Nurses\nAssisting residents with a range of personal care duties\nKey Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:\nYou’ll have completed / working towards an NVQ3 in care. We’re more than happy to support you in the completion of your qualification if needed.\nYou're motivated, positive and with great interpersonal skills, and you enjoy working in a close-knit team. You’re pivotal in running a unit, working with the Nurse to aid with clinical duties for the home.\nYou have previous experience of the role and knowledge of its rewards and challenges. Just as importantly, you also have a passion for making a real difference to people’s lives, giving them the kindness, personalised support and dignity they need.\nBenefits\nOur benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.\nJoining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:\nMy Healthcare - Free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support\nAnnual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350\nWagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes\n28 days holiday\nWe offer a sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay, to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences.\nLong service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!\nFree meal on every shift\nInterest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets\nWe offer a range of Bupa pension plans - find out more on our career site\nParental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents -find out more on our career site\nMenopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health\nAccess to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK\nWhy Bupa?\nWe're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.\nWe encourage all of our people to ”Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.\nBupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. 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