Welcome to Bluebird Care Careers in Braintree & Uttlesford

My journey with Bluebird Care started when my Father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. I was working as a Senior Social worker for Essex County Council and thought it would be a simple task to find a quality care company to support both my father and mother at our family home in Tendring. Unfortunately, this was not the case and proved to be a very difficult task.

During my search for a company that cared for its customers and shared my values I found Bluebird Care, however its services were not provided in the Tendring area. My experience and difficulty with finding the right provider made me realise how significantly I wanted to make a positive difference in the community to help and support people in their own homes and deliver the quality of care they deserve.

In March 2010 Bluebird Care Colchester & Tendring first opened its offices in Wivenhoe providing care across the Tendring and Colchester areas. Since 2010 the company has grown vastly and is continuing to do so, now providing care throughout North East Essex. We are committed to our customers and our staff, many of which have been with us from the beginning.

 “Would this be what I would want for my family?” This question is something that is imbedded in our team’s values and drives them to provide the best possible care to our customers. Our mission statement since the first day has been “we aim to set standards of excellence and innovation for the care we provide our customers and for the training and support we give to our staff” and this still remains at the heart of the business.

If you would like to speak to me about home care please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Krissy has 15 years experience in the Health and Social Care Sector. Prior to coming to Bluebird Care Krissy previously worked as an Office Manager supporting the day to day management of the business, she then progressed to become a Care Manager in 2010. Krissy has worked at Bluebird Care since its offices opened as the Tendring Care Manager.

Krissy is now the registered Care Manager for Braintree, Uttlesford, Colchester and Tendring offices and is currently completing her Level 5 Diploma in Management and Leadership.

Emma joined the Bluebird Care Braintree & Uttlesford team in March 2015 as a Care Assistant and bought with her a range of skills and experience from previous roles of working with learning disabilities, elder care and child care.

Emma began her career in care after studying Family and Community Care at college twenty-two years ago. Emma was promoted to Care Supervisor in February 2017 and now works closely with our team of care workers to ensure the high standard of care that Bluebird is renowned for delivering to it's customers. Emma supports the care staff to achieve their Care Certificate.
 

I graduated university in 2015 with a degree in Marketing and have been dotted around Suffolk and Essex ever since doing creative and IT roles. I am new to the care sector – but I can’t wait to get to know more about care and show off all the great work that the carers and our team do.  I love to be creative and enjoy doing that with all things digital and hope to continue that here at Bluebird Care.

Outside of work I am a massive Ipswich Town fan, so I’ll regularly be down at Portman Road as a season ticket holder, I love to watch any sport really. I like to be active and try to spend as much of my time outside exploring with my partner. Our recent fascination is stand-up paddle boarding, so we will be trying to get out on the water as often as we can … trying our best not to fall in!
 

I started my career in Care just over 18 years ago as a Care Assistant in a residential home; I was introduced to Care when I had my first baby, and was looking for a flexible role that could make a difference but also fit around my new family life. Members of my family already worked in Care, so I knew that it was something I wanted to try.

20 years later and I love the difference that you can make to people's live in the community. I am thankful for the qualifications and knowledge I have gained over the past 18 years' in different care settings, and I'm pleased to be able to pass on that knowledge and support our Care team to be the best they can be for our customers in the community.

I have two children of my own, and my youngest is so proud of what we do and the difference that we make, that she hopes to grow up one day to be a Care Assistant herself. I love how much the Care team and my own career has inspired her, and I hope to inspire more people to get involved in the Care industry; there really is nothing quite like the feeling you get when you're helping someone, and knowing because of you they can remain independent in their own home in the community. 

With my current role, I support the Care team to continue reaching and exceeding the high standards of Care we provide at Bluebird Care. I create meaningful and educational training content to inform and support the Care team's understanding of their roles, and equip them with the tools they need to be prepared for any situation that they could face in the community.

I qualified as an Adult Nurse in 1984, and Paediatric Nurse in 1986. Later in my career I completed an additional course in 1991 in Intensive Care Nursing of Children. Since qualifying in 1984 I have worked in Great Ormond Street Hospital, and various children’s hospitals across the country, as well as adult intensive care units, child intensive care units, and A&E departments in fast paced hospitals, and on specialist wards such as the coronary care wards, and spinal surgery wards.

The highlight of my Nursing Career before moving to the private sector was the year, I spent in Australia working in Adult and Children Intensive Care Units. One of the best things about working as a Nurse is the ability to travel and help people all over the world, and experience different medical techniques and standards in different areas of the world.

In 2014 I left NHS nursing for the private sector and joined Bluebird Care in 2017 as the Clinical Lead. The 35+ years in Nursing across various specialities enables me to provide specialist and on-going training to our Care team in Clinical activities, and work alongside the Supervisors to support Customers with complex care needs to stay within their home.

I have three children, my youngest is training to be a doctor and my two daughters also work at Bluebird Care in different roles. It’s been lovely to watch them grow into kind and compassionate people that have the same passion for high quality Care that I have.