Westmorland Homecare Lancaster & Morecambe

I have always had a passion for working in care and in 2019 after five years in the NHS working as part of an orthopaedic therapy team for Wrightington Hospital I moved to Arnside and joined the Westmorland Homecare Kendal & South Lakes Team as a Care Co-ordinator – Scheduler.

My journey with Westmorland Homecare has been truly exciting and I have really been made to feel part of the family. Not only have I become part of the team, but so has my one-year-old Cockapoo Lola – she is a great company in the office from time to time and is also a proud member of Westmorland Homecare!

Outside of my wonderful work life, I enjoy walking spending time with my family, and milking cows on our dairy farm!

I am so thrilled to have moved to our Lancaster branch looking after a very special team.

Seeing our wonderful organisation grow makes me so proud to work for Westmorland Homecare – I love my job!

Hi! My name is Kate, I previously worked for a private ambulance transport service whilst studying for a Business Administration NVQ at Lancaster and Morecambe College, once I had completed this qualification, I progressed my knowledge and experience as an Ambulance Care Assistant. Following this I worked in a boutique hotel situated in the Langdale Valley for 2 and a half years, I then made the decision to pursue my career in the caring community.

I have always had an interest in the health sector, I studied Health and Social Care for about 4 years and Business Studies for 2 years. Whilst working in the hotel I studied for an Access to Higher Education Diploma in Health and Human Science at Kendal College, completing this course really encouraged me to follow my passion for looking after people and helping in any way that I could. I started working with Westmorland Homecare as a Homecare Assistant in February 2021. I thoroughly enjoyed my time as an HCA and spending time with my lovely clients, however, I have made the decision to progress my career in the office as a Care Coordinator.

I look forward to continuing to assist both clients and staff in any way that I can.

I’ve spent many years working for two different GP practices in various roles, and working as an HCA for Spinal Homecare. For the past four years I’ve worked as a Coordinator/Clinical Supervisor for the Hospital Home Care team based at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary. My time was split between the two roles, firstly coordinating staff across Bay to patients, some of whom were quite complex and who’ve recently been discharged home and secondly, I’d conduct staff supervision, updating mandatory training etc and generally being a contact for the staff out in the community.

Outside of work I enjoy spending time outdoors, preferably with anything equine and used to compete a lot when I had my own horse. And of course, I better mention spending time with my family! Very much look forward to getting to know our Westmorland Family.

I started working with Westmorland Homecare in 2017 as an Administrative Assistant in the Kendal & South Lakes offices and, whilst studying a BTEC Diploma in Business Administration, my career has progressed to the role of Care Coordinator.

I love the variety of my job and am very much looking forward to being part of the team in the new Westmorland Homecare Lancaster and Morecambe offices.

Outside of work I enjoy spending time with my family, going to music gigs and walking the fells and mountains in the Lake District.

I’m Rhianna and I am the Recruitment & Events Coordinator. I started working for Westmorland Homecare at the beginning of 2019. I’d had no previous care experience and immediately fell in love with the job. I started out as a Homecare Assistant, then became a Senior Homecare Assistant and it is now my job to find the right people to join our team.

Westmorland Homecare really feels like family, and I am so proud to be working for a company that really delivers on its promises and puts the clients and staff at the heart of everything they do.

Outside of work I enjoy spending time with my partner, family, and friends. I am often found in the kitchen cooking or baking or out in the garden looking after my plants, fruit & veggies.