Westvilla Nursing Home

We have had a fantastic Valentine’s Day celebrating with afternoon tea with our loved ones.

Christmas raffle this Friday 🎅🏼 🎄

As a Kitchen Assistant at Westvilla Nursing Home, you’ll help to provide the first-class food and hospitality that enable us to give our residents exceptional all-round care and support. A healthy, nutritious diet is vital to ensuring our residents’ wellbeing and helping them enjoy daily life with us, which is why the role of Kitchen Assistant is so important. You’ll help to produce meals and create a fulfilling dining experience for every resident. There’ll be plenty of opportunities for you to get to know our residents, enhance their hospitality experience and develop your skills.

ABOUT YOU
We are looking for someone who’s committed to maintaining the highest standards in the kitchen and during the food preparation process. You should be reliable, considerate and caring in your approach. Formal qualifications aren’t necessary, although any similar experience gained in a commercial or care setting would be useful.

On site parking
Pension scheme
Uniform
Funded qualifications

Westvilla- a beautiful, privately run, dual-registered home in Retford - is currently recruiting for Care Assistants.

The perfect candidate will ideally have previous relevant experience and an NVQ 2 or NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care.

They must be passionate about delivering top quality care, always considering the resident’s choices and their views, and respecting their independence.

As a Care Assistant your duties will include:

Personal care and hygiene
Manual handling
Completing daily logs
Light domestic duties
What are we looking for in a Care Assistant?

We are looking for an experienced Care Assistant or Support Worker who is keen to learn more and develop their career, and able to work flexible shifts including weekends and bank holidays.

The following qualities are essential:

Kindness
Honesty
Friendliness
Good communication skills
Being a valuable team player
Ability to work on your own initiative
Ability to think and make decisions under pressure
A positive, can-do attitude
Ability to always keep a smile
Benefits to you as a Care Assistant

Free meals
Free parking
Paid breaks
Pension with a contributory scheme
Full time or part-time permanent contracts
Funding for NVQ and other qualifications

Our mission is to provide an excellent standard of care and to respect the resident's dignity, privacy and individuality. Life in a care home should still be rewarding, enjoyable, sociable and interesting.

Candidates must be double vaccinated for Covid-19 or exempt, with proof of vaccination or exemption.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Salary: From £8.91 per hour

Benefits:

Company pension
Free meals
Flexible schedule
On-site parking

Schedule:
12 or 6 hour shifts
Day shifts
Holidays
Night shifts
Application question(s):

Do you have a current DBS (within last 3 years)?
Experience:

care: 1 year (preferred but not essential)

No
COVID-19 precaution(s):

Remote interview process
Personal protective equipment provided or required
Temperature screenings
Virtual meetings
Sanitisation, disinfection or cleaning procedures in place

As in previous years we will be holding a Christmas raffle. We would be grateful for any donations to support the residents fund.
Tickets will be on sale for anyone wishing to purchase them at a £1.00 per strip.

Many thanks from everyone at Westvilla for your continued support

Residents enjoying a sing song in the garden with Keeley

Street party time

Residents enjoying cream cakes and scones for the Easter raffle. The event was enjoyed by all. The money raised will go into the residents fund as in previous times. A big thank you to all who donated to this event. We hope to see you all soon but in the meantime stay safe.

We are very proud to announce our continued Band 5 status with Notts County Council, following our audit by them in November 2019.

Staff training day in fire safety.

Residents at Westvilla have been enjoying postcards of kindness a concept where people from around the uk or even the world write to residents, schools, clubs or groups. We have enjoyed cards from as far as Canada so far.

We are having a guess the weight of the pumpkin £1 a go. All proceeds to the residents fund and a prize for the nearest guess.

Margaret has been a great sport and worn it pink for cancer research. Fabulous day!!

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Come join us at Jubilee Court Training Room on Wednesday 16th October to Learn CPR through The British Heart Foundation Accredited Course. Sessions start at 1:45, 3:30 and 6:15. All welcome.

Staff from Westvilla have been on training today at our sister home in Worksop. At Jubilee Court we have experienced how frailty and sensory loss feels and how vulnerable this can make us feel. Training like this enables us to understand our residents and deliver care that is understanding, compassionate and centred on individual needs and abilities. Great day. (I think Stuart looks like something out of an action film 👍🏼)

Could all staff members request to join Westvilla Staff Group. It is a closed group for staff only. Please share with other staff members as we hope to use the group for notifications and training.
Thanks
Phil & Joy

Easter Raffle afternoon 🐣

Photo’s from our fabulous Digni-tea party raising awareness about the importance of maintaining dignity in care. (Whilst enjoying a slice or two of cake)

Ready for a day of sharing our stories of love and life. Remembering our valentines and celebrating all things valentines. Happy Valentines Day to our Westvilla Community ❤️❤️❤️

We would like to wish you all a Happy New Year.

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Tomorrow Four Paws will be at Westvilla. We are looking forward to their visit.

Home | Four Paws Animal Assisted Therapy, Sheffield, England Bringing the joy of animals to you, providing therapeutic sensory & educational visits to care / nursing homes schools & day centres. Based in Sheffield England

Staff and residents at Westvilla would like to say a massive thank you to everyone who donated and took part in our Easter Raffle. You helped us raise £190 for our residents fund. Thanks for your support.