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Care Assistant - CroydonNHS

Purley, CR8 2HJ Permanent £12.81 to £13.81
Posted 6 August 2026 Closing date 20 December 2026
Reedham (Surrey) Rail Station (0.5 miles away) Redhill Bus Station (6.3 miles away)

Job summary

Starting as a Care Assistant, you can earn up to £13.50 per hour within the first 12 to 18 months and learn valuable specialised clinical skills in the process. Our FastTrack Care Assistant programme is now open to new applicants who demonstrate our Values, are motivated to learn how to deliver outstanding care.

Main duties of the job

As a Care Assistant, you will:

  • Your focus as Care Assistant will be to deliver high standards of care to vulnerable patients.
  • Assisting residents with all their personal needs, ensuring optimum independence, dignity and respect of individuals at all times
  • Ensure documentation is completed in a timely fashion, reflecting the care delivered and escalate concerns regarding a patients health and wellbeing to the nurse in charge at the earliest possible opportunity
  • Be friendly, kind and compassionate towards patients, relatives, visitors, and colleagues, respecting the dignity and individuality of each patient

Job description

As a Care Assistant, you will:

  • Your focus as Care Assistant will be to deliver high standards of care to vulnerable patients.
  • Assisting residents with all their personal needs, ensuring optimum independence, dignity and respect of individuals at all times
  • Ensure documentation is completed in a timely fashion, reflecting the care delivered and escalate concerns regarding a patients health and wellbeing to the nurse in charge at the earliest possible opportunity
  • Be friendly, kind and compassionate towards patients, relatives, visitors, and colleagues, respecting the dignity and individuality of each patient

About us

The Fairlie Healthcare Group is a leading provider of high-quality care, and we were established in 1999. We specialise in caring for adults with neurological conditions, as well as patients with tracheostomies and who require ventilator support.

Our new career pathway means that whatever skills and experience you currently possess, you could fit into our pathway and progress your career with The Fairlie Healthcare Group, gaining specialist competencies and personal development along the way.

We are now looking for more outstanding staff to join us on this exciting journey.

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