The Willows, Ipswich

The Willows, Ipswich The Willows is a purpose-built care home, registered to provide care for the elderly and those with

This morning our residents had a visit from our Activities Co-Ordinator Claire’s daughter. There were plenty of smiles w...
24/02/2025

This morning our residents had a visit from our Activities Co-Ordinator Claire’s daughter.
There were plenty of smiles whilst she helped residents with the use of their hand-eye coordination.

Afternoon movie time 🎬 Today’s choice is The Last Rifleman.
21/02/2025

Afternoon movie time 🎬
Today’s choice is The Last Rifleman.

31/12/2024

Happy new year from everyone at the willows 🎆 🎇

A massive Happy birthday to Brenda and John. Hope you both had a lovely day 🍰🎂🎉🎈
30/12/2024

A massive Happy birthday to Brenda and John. Hope you both had a lovely day 🍰🎂🎉🎈

Apologies for the delay - Everyone had a lovely Christmas, presents were all delivered and residents delighted followed ...
30/12/2024

Apologies for the delay - Everyone had a lovely Christmas, presents were all delivered and residents delighted followed by a lovely Christmas dinner. Thank you to all the staff that gave their time to work Christmas day and to make it a special day for all our residents.

27/12/2024

Phone lines and now back up and running 🙌

27/12/2024

We are having technical difficulties and we will try hard to fix this issue. If you need to contact us please do not hesitate to send a message on here and we will respond as quick as we can. We hope that our telephones will be up and running again very soon. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

Thank you to our head Housekeeper for being the main organiser of our Christmas fair and thank you to the willows team f...
21/12/2024

Thank you to our head Housekeeper for being the main organiser of our Christmas fair and thank you to the willows team for all your hard work and effort put into making this a fabulous day for our residents. Also a massive thank you to everyone that came to celebrate our Christmas fair with our wonderful residents. It's was a very successful day with plenty of smiles. We had santa in his grotto with his elf. Winter wonderland with stalls, raffles. Hot chocolates , buffet and a disco with bubbles followed by Jake to finish off the party. We have raised £166 in total which has gone into our Sparkle fund for our residents. Here are a few photos of today.

18/12/2024

We are recruiting for care assistants -

Job description
As a Care Assistant in our home The Willows in Ipswich Suffolk, you will be part of a supportive and welcoming team providing physical, emotional, and social support to our residents. You will make a difference every day by promoting independence, choice, dignity, and respect whilst delivering exceptional levels of care. Offering great care every day is central to everything we do.

Sohal Healthcare is a family-owned group of care homes established for over 20 years. We provide support to older people including those with the onset of acute dementia. By joining us you will become one of the ‘family’.

· Salary: £11.44 per hour, weekends £11.44per hour

· Part time and full-time vacancies available

· Shift Pattern Days 7am-7pm or Half Shifts 7am-1pm or 1pm-7pm

· Shift Pattern Nights 7pm-7am

· Monday - Sunday. (You must be able to work alternate weekends)

About the role:

Supporting people with personal care such as washing, personal hygiene, dressing and assisting with meals. Completing current and appropriate documentation which includes daily record keeping, charts and care plans.

What we are looking for from you:

Experience in a care environment either in a care home, as a home care worker or caring for a loved one would be ideal, however if you have a caring and kind approach and the desire to work in elderly care – we would love to hear from you.

What we offer in return for your hard work:

· 28 Days holiday including Bank Holidays

· Free on-site parking

· Refer a Friend Scheme rewarding £50 for every person you refer*

· DBS certificate paid by Sohal Healthcare*

· Comprehensive induction programme

· Paid uniform

*T&Cs apply

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: £11.44 per hour

Benefits:

Company pension
Discounted or free food
On-site parking
Schedule:

12 hour shift
Day shift
Night shift
Weekend availability

18/12/2024

We are recruiting for senior care assistant - Nights

Job description
As a Senior Care Assistant in our home The Willows in Ipswich Suffolk , you will be leading a supportive and welcoming team providing physical, emotional, and social support to our residents. You will make a difference every day by promoting independence, choice, dignity, and respect whilst delivering exceptional levels of care. Offering great care every day is central to everything we do.

Sohal Healthcare is a family-owned group of care homes established for over 20 years. We provide support to older people including those with the onset of acute dementia. By joining us you will become one of the ‘family’ and in return for your dedication and hard work you can expect:

· Salary: £12.75 per hour, weekends £12.75 per hour

· Part time and full-time vacancies available

· Monday - Sunday. (You must be able to work alternate weekends)

Shift times: 7pm-7am

About the role:

The role will include ordering and administering medication, liaising regularly with visiting professionals, medical services, and service user’s families. You will be leading a team of care assistants and will be expected to set an example in supporting people with personal care such as washing, personal hygiene, dressing and assisting with meals. Completing current and appropriate documentation which includes daily record keeping, charts and care plans.

What we are looking for from you:

Experience as a Care Assistant is essential for this role. Experience as a Senior Care Assistant is preferred, but not essential as full training for the role will be given. The successful applicant will have an NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care (or equivalent) and will be willing to work towards achieving their Level 3 award.

What we offer in return for your hard work:

· 28 Days holiday plus Bank Holidays

· Free on-site parking

· Refer a Friend Scheme rewarding £50 for every person you refer*

· Comprehensive induction programme

· Paid uniform

T&Cs apply

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: £12.75 per hour

Company pension
Discounted or free food
On-site parking
Schedule:

12 hour shift
Monday to Friday
Weekend availability

18/12/2024

We are recruiting for a chef

Job description
To provide a high quality catering service for the Care Home residents and manage all activities in relation to the service, including food preparation, planning, ordering and food delivery to Service Users.

To provide balanced and nutritious menus, which cater for the Service Users’ needs and preferences, taking into account ethnic and religious convictions.

Duties & Responsibilities

1) To prepare meals daily providing a balanced diet for the residents

2) To control stock rotation and order items of food provisions when required

3) To take daily temperatures of fridge and freezers

4) To keep fridges tidy and be aware of best before dates on food packages

5) Maintain a hygienic kitchen and ensure compliance with food hygiene practices

6) To produce freshly baked cakes daily for teas

7) To offer a choice of main meal each day

8) To prepare a selection of desserts daily

9) To provide special diets/foods for certain medical conditions/allergies (i.e diabetes)

10) To record menus daily in book for all inspectors

11) To make visitors welcome, give the refreshments and any assistance they require

12) To observe the homes health and safety policy and general policies at all times

13) To understand and respect residents’ privacy, dignity and confidentially

14) Take part in meetings and attend the required training sessions

15) To understand the importance of good communications, observation and good team work

16) To carry out such other duties as reasonably directed.

17) To cover the required holiday cover

Skills/Experience/Qualifications:

Knowledge and understanding of the issues involved in catering for older people, special dietary needs etc
Quality approach to food services delivery
A good understanding of different cultural and ethnic traditions with regard to catering
An interest in nutrition for older people with a range of conditions including dementia
Excellent interpersonal skills and communication
Self-starter with the ability to make decisive decisions
Ability to inspire and develop people to reach personal and operational objectives
Keen to learn and improve own performance
Committed to communicate with residents to understand their needs
Has a ‘can-do’ attitude to work

Enjoys working effectively as part of a team
Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £14.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 – 48 per week

Benefits:

Company pension
Discounted or free food
On-site parking

Schedule:

Weekend availability working alternative weekends.

A massive thank you to John Olivers Suffolk for donating a voucher for a cut and blow dry and Suffolk Food Hall for a lo...
17/12/2024

A massive thank you to John Olivers Suffolk for donating a voucher for a cut and blow dry and Suffolk Food Hall for a lovely hamper donated for our raffle on the 21st December at our christmas fair. This is very much appreciated.

🎄🎄🎄We have 1 stall left if anyone is interested then pleaae get in touch. Not long to go! Thank you to everyone that ha...
15/12/2024

🎄🎄🎄We have 1 stall left if anyone is interested then pleaae get in touch. Not long to go!

Thank you to everyone that has donated so far, it's very much appreciated 🎄🎄🎄

08/12/2024

Bridge Classic Cars is to once again visit Ipswich and Woodbridge homes in its second Mince Pie Drive.

Thank you to Bridge Classic Cars for bringing the classic cars to our residents and the singing accompanied with mince p...
07/12/2024

Thank you to Bridge Classic Cars for bringing the classic cars to our residents and the singing accompanied with mince pies. It went down a treat.

02/12/2024

We are looking for an additional member of staff to join us as an Activities coordinator in the home.
It will be a full time position of 40 hours per week or 2 part timers and the rate of pay is £12.55per hour and to include every other weekend, start finish times can be discussed at the interview.
Skills you will need :
Someone who has Flexibility, patience, caring attitude and a real 'people person'
A self-starter, who can generate ideas and enthusiasm
A good level of written and spoken English, plus IT skills
someone who can offer stimulating activities to help residents enjoy everyday in their home.
Looking for opportunities to make community connections and bring fun to the home
Helping residents learn new skills and make new friends
Someone who is not afraid to get stuck in and have a dance or a sing song and encourage residents to get involved.
Maybe just sit and give the resident one to one time by reminiscing on journeys or travels they have been on, giving them hand and nail care or just sit and have a cuppa in the garden or library.
If you think this could be you then please send us a message or call the willows on 01473 372166 and arrange to pick up an application that you will need to complete before we can book you in for an interview.

✨️ Sparkle event ✨️ 2 of our residents (ITFC supporters) got the chance to go to ipswich town football stadium for a sta...
27/11/2024

✨️ Sparkle event ✨️ 2 of our residents (ITFC supporters) got the chance to go to ipswich town football stadium for a stadium tour which included the changing rooms and dug outs. They thoroughly enjoyed this and even got a souvenir to bring back with them. 😁

19/11/2024

The Willows are currently recruiting Activities

We’ll provide full training, so it’s a great opportunity to learn something new. In return, you will enjoy access to a huge variety of benefits and services to support your physical and psychological well-being and throughout your career as activities we will invest in you and you will enjoy additional support and benefits including:

Refer a Friend scheme (£50 per referral)
Paid DBS
Free uniform
28 days annual leave
Learning and development opportunities and support to achieve qualifications.
An opportunity to learn from experienced colleagues as part of an outstanding and committed team.]

Our Activities Role

Supporting residents to live fulfilling lives
Offering stimulating activities to help residents enjoy every day
Looking for opportunities to make community connections and bring fun to the home
Helping residents learn new skills and make new friends

The skills you’ll need

Flexibility, patience, caring attitude and a real 'people person'
A self-starter, who can generate ideas and enthusiasm
A good level of written and spoken English, plus IT skills
We do not currently offer any sponsorship opportunities for this role, if you are not a UK resident, you will need to be able to provide a valid right to work

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £12.55 per hour

Schedule:

8 hour shift
Day shift
Monday to Friday
Alternative weekends

Address

57 Crabbe Street
Ipswich
IP45HS

Telephone

+441473372166

Website

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