Staff

At Suncourt we pride ourselves on the genuine warmth of our staff.

Alert to your needs, protective of your independence, Suncourt's highly skilled, totally professional staff are dedicated to your comfort and wellbeing.Fully qualfied nurses and care assistants administer the nursing care at all of our Care Homes.

The registered nurses include the managers and deputy managers, staff nurses and enrolled nurses all of whom have national professional qualifications all have a broad and extensive experience in many aspects of nursing, including care of the elderly.

Our qualified nurses are registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

All care assistants participate in training leading to Scottish Vocational Qualifications in care. This qualification is recognised nationally by the body Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland.

Nursing care is delivered by a primary or named nurse, i.e. a nurse allocated to a group of residents. The primary or named nurse will assess residents needs, prepare the care plan in consultation with the resident and deliver and evaluate the care given.

Staff Training

Since 1993 all Care Homes have been Scottish Qualification Authority approved centres to undertake Scottish Vocational Qualifications in Health and Social Care.

All Care Assistants undertake training in Health and Safety, First Aid, Equal Opportunities and Direct Residential Care as part of their SVQ. All of our staff have achieved qualifications to SVQ 2 or above.

Trained nurses undertake Workplace Assessor Training to TDLB standard to assess the work of the care assistants. Professional study and in-house training courses are held on an ongoing basis.