Radfield Home Care Chester & Ellesmere Port

Julie, co-owner and director of Radfield Home Care Chester & Ellesmere Port before living overseas for 10 years, worked for ‘Diageo’ for 15 years as an account administrator. She also was a team leader in departmental projects and delivered training when the department migrated overseas. Julie started her own Childcare business which she ran for 4 years gaining childcare qualifications before going overseas.

Whilst working overseas Julie worked in Dubai English Speaking College as a Food and Nutrition Technician and Kitchen Manager, gaining many qualifications in food & nutrition, first aid and fire marshal.

Julie explains, “We came back to Chester, my husband’s hometown, to settle back into English life and to get involved in the community around us. We both knew that we wanted to give something back to the community we love and get involved in making people's lives better.”

“Both Kevin and I wanted to create a business that we are both passionate about and can work at together for our future.”

Kevin, co-owner and director of Radfield Home Care Chester & Ellesmere Port has a wealth of knowledge across many corporate business sectors.

As a qualified quantity surveyor, Kevin has worked on many major projects around the world, with over 20 years of experience as a contracts engineer and manager, working and living in the Middle East for much of his career.

Kevin explains, “Chester is my hometown, and we both love to get involved and help the community around us. As a home care provider, we have the vision to make older people’s lives better by being compassionate, trustworthy, friendly and professional in the service we provide.”

“We want to be recognised as an employer of choice and to promote continued training and career progression for our employees, and to focus on achieving an ‘outstanding’ rating from the CQC and providing exceptional quality care to all of our clients.”

About Clare
We would like to introduce you to Clare Harding, the Registered Care Manager for Radfield Home Care Chester & Ellesmere Port.

What is your background before joining Radfield?
I have over a decade of experience in care, starting out as a care professional. Over the years, I progressed to a field care supervisor and assistant care manager.

How has your background prepared you for your new role at RHC?
I started my career in care as a part-time care professional. When I moved over to the care sector full-time time I was promoted to field care supervisor, then to assistant care manager and on to registered care manager. Starting as a care professional has meant that I understand the challenges that care professionals face every day. I still enjoy delivering care and being out and about supporting the care professionals, clients and their families.

What has inspired you to want to be involved in the adult social care sector?
I have always enjoyed helping people and spending a lot of time with my grandma and her friends when I was a child. I was a manager in the catering sector for many years. I then went on to apply to be a part-time care professional, quickly discovering that I had found the perfect career path and moved over to the care sector full-time. I enjoy putting a smile on the clients' faces and going home with a feeling that I had made a difference in someone’s day.

How do you feel your role and your experience will benefit Radfield’s clients?
Throughout my career, I have completed every role in the field and in the office within Domiciliary Care. This has provided me with good overall knowledge of every part of the business. As a care professional, I especially enjoyed delivering end-of-life care and dementia care to clients. I have extensive knowledge and experience that our clients can benefit from. I am dedicated to delivering outstanding care to our clients and their families. To help our clients to live in their own homes with their memories for as long as possible.