Senior Carer Review

by Barchester

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

7.1/10

1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

Duties: • emotional and practical support to individuals and their families • supervision of care team, support and guidance • medication administration and record keeping • monitoring patients’ vital signs and responding to emergency situations • cooperation with various healthcare professionals • completion and updates of person centered care plans in collaboration with the individual and their relatives • overseeing new admissions and answering telephone queries -reporting incidents and accidents to line management

6/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

Yes, definitely improved my English, Maths and general knowledge about many different aspects of delivering person centred adult care as well as legislation applicable in this field.

9/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I'm a keen learner so therefore I can say I enjoyed it very much especially when I had enough time to complete different sections on schedule.

9/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

I'm hoping it's improved now. I started the program during transition from one system to enother so it wasn't quite as it should have been.

5/10

5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

Very little, basic, just to cover, meet requirements.

4/10

6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

I had the pleasure to work with an excellent trainer.

10/10

7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

It gives me the confidence to perform to the highest possible standards in many different aspects of care.

10/10

8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

Occasionally yes, but it's usually organised on a very tight budget and I'm not interested in it.

4/10

9a. Would you recommend Barchester to a friend?

9b. Why?

I don't feel the resources given are adequate, there is very little support from the line manager and I don't feel valued.

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Barchester?

I don't feel I can give any constructive advice.