A Career in care 2019

Thursday, May 2, 2019

Newbury Weekly News

Take a look at Winchcombe Place care home VISIT Winchcombe Place care home in Newbury and you’ll notice there’s a real buzz – residents and staff are having fun together. The luxury 80-bed care home in Maple Crescent, Newbury,

support of a close-knit team. Winchcombe Place is an exciting and positive place to be. Residents are happy and so are the care team. So come and join them. What relatives say “This is a wonderful caring place. All staff members treat residents with the utmost respect. The idea that this is the residents’ home is implemented by all the staff and applied equally to relatives, so we always feel welcome to visit and to contribute to care and comment.” “I have been really impressed with everything I have encoun- tered at Winchcombe. The staff are first class. There is a lovely atmosphere about the place and my mother is very happy here. It is such a relief to know she is receiving the best of care” “My mother has recently moved into Winchcombe Place and has settled well largely due to amazing staff. They have made her feel welcome and are very respectful of her needs.” To find out more about Winchcombe Place, or about career opportunities at the home, please contact Amanda Vamvakidis on 0300 130 3030 or email Amanda.Vamvakidis@ careuk.com. Alternatively, pop in to the home to pick up a job application form. Winchcombe Place Care Home, Maple Crescent, Newbury, RG14 1LN. www.careers.careuk.com

delivers a wide range of quality, round-the-clock care services for older people, including residential, nursing, short-term respite care and sensitive end-of- life care. The team believes that living in a care home should be just as good as living in your own home – or better. Run by Care UK, Winchcombe Place is only five years old, so the facilities are fresh and modern. The home has a hair and beauty salon, coffee shop and cinema along with a library, vintage- themed lounge and an arts and crafts room, so residents can continue to enjoy the very best lifestyle. Keeping busy, having fun The Winchcombe Place team gets to know each resident’s preferences and wishes and designs activities to suit them. Team members working at the home all play a part in making sure that there are interesting things for the residents to do – over the Easter weekend, there was an Easter bonnet parade with hats residents and care team members had made earlier in the week, and everyone enjoyed a visit from the friendly animals from Rushall Farm – including adorable piglets and lambs.

Coming up soon is a table top sale to raise money for good causes and local school pupils regularly visit to chat to residents or share school projects. Ready for a refreshing career change? The Winchcombe Place team is made up of lots of new people who are enthusiastic about the future and about delivering great

care. Winchcombe Place is a large home and provides round-the- clock care, so they are always on the look-out for new people to join their team. All the team, from carers and nurses to housekeeping staff, develop very strong bonds with residents and their families, making a positive, long-term

contribution to their lives. Support and balance Winchcombe Place offers rewarding, fulfilling careers that are full of opportunity. All team members are supported with innovative training and clear career paths, and you can enjoy working in a friendly, supportive environment where

residents’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything they do. Few roles offer such incredible job satisfaction. If you’re already working in care or healthcare, moving your career to a care home gives you a better work/life balance. You’ll still be busy and challenged and you’ll have the

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Picture yourself at Care UK You’re the sort of person who shows they really care. Which is why we think you’d make a valuable member of our team at Winchcombe Place. For a fulfilling career, with quality training, good pay and the chance to get qualifications, just get in touch. Pay rates for Carers starts at £9.02 per hour for days and £10.94 per hour nights. For a more fulfilling career, visit careers.careuk.com, email: Amanda.Vamvakidis@careuk.com or call 0300 130 3030

We are recruiting Carers, Senior Carers, Housekeeping and Domestic Assistants Winchcombe Place Care Home, Newbury, RG14 1LN