Care Assistant

NHS; Borehamwood; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading elderly care provider is seeking a dedicated Care Assistant to join its team in Borehamwood. This role involves delivering high standards of personal care, assisting residents with hygiene, and ensuring their dignity and independence. Candidates should embody caring values and demonstrate effective communication, with no prior experience necessary as training is provided. This position offers competitive pay of £12.50 per hour and full-time hours in a permanent contract.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and respect towards residents and other people in the home.
• Efficient worker capable of carrying reasonable instructions from team members.
• Adaptable and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care and contribute to continuity of services.
• Assist residents in personal hygiene care, ensuring independence and dignity.
• Recognize and understand clinical risk areas and escalate identified risks promptly.
• Act courteously towards residents and visitors, respecting dignity and individuality.

Skills

Effective communication

Demonstrating initiative

Adaptability

Job description

Overview

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. They are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated Care Assistant to join their award-winning team and make a positive impact on residents' lives every day.

Details

• Date posted: 22 September 2025
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £12.50 an hour
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Location: Avery Healthcare, Elstree, WD6 3RG
• Reference number: 1386395628

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

Shift Details - 07:00 - 14:30 & 14:30 - 21:30

In this role you will deliver high standards of personal care and contribute to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents. Responsibilities include:

• Assisting residents in all personal hygiene care, ensuring independence, dignity, and respect at all times
• Recognising and understanding clinical risk areas (e.g., weight loss, pressure sores, risk of falls, signs of infection) and escalating identified risks promptly
• Acting courteously towards residents and visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident
• Practising safe systems of work across the range of tasks

About you

To be successful, you should live Avery's values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable. Experience is not required as a thorough induction and training programme is provided.

Requirements

• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• Demonstrate initiative and respect towards residents and other people in the home
• Efficient worker capable of carrying reasonable instructions from team members
• Adaptable and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice

About Avery

At Avery, we are among the UKs largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. We aim to enrich the later years of life and create meaningful experiences for residents and our team. Our vision is creating meaningful lives together, with exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes, where employees feel valued and empowered daily.

Important notes

• This role requires a DBS Disclosure check (costs met by Avery Healthcare)
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on applications and business needs.

Additional information

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A Disclosure will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information, please consult the NHS Careers website.