Care Assistant

NHS; Downend; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Downend seeks a Care Assistant to support residents with compassionate, person-centred care. The role involves assisting with personal hygiene, recognising clinical risks, and ensuring residents' dignity. No prior experience is necessary, as comprehensive training is provided. Join a supportive team that values respect and accountability.

Benefits

Comprehensive training program

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and be respectful toward residents and others.
• Efficient worker able to follow reasonable instructions.
• Adaptable and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide personalised care and assistance to residents.
• Help with personal hygiene, ensuring comfort and dignity.
• Recognise and escalate clinical risks.
• Communicate courteously with residents and visitors.

Skills

Effective communication

Demonstrating initiative

Respectfulness

Adaptability

Job description

Avery Healthcare in Downend is seeking a Care Assistant to support residents with compassionate, person-centred care. The role offers opportunities for personal and professional growth within a nurturing environment that values caring, respect, and accountability.

Main duties of the job

Your primary focus is to provide personalised care and assistance to residents, ensuring their comfort, dignity and independence. Tasks include helping with personal hygiene, recognising and escalating clinical risks, and communicating courteously with residents and visitors. You will work as part of a supportive, close-knit team that values learning and development.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with a vision of "creating meaningful lives together". The company aims to create an enriching experience for residents and employees, fostering a culture of respect, compassion and exceptional care. With over 100 homes in its growing network, Avery Healthcare is dedicated to being the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: We support the people who care for our residents and celebrate their hard work. When you join us, you will make a positive impact on residents’ lives every day through your compassion and dedication. We offer a caring, supportive environment with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. You will be part of a close-knit team that values respect, compassion and exceptional care, and we look forward to hearing from you.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as Care Assistant will be to deliver high standards of personal care and contribute to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Assisting residents with personal hygiene to support independence, dignity and respect at all times.
• Recognising and understanding clinical risk areas (e.g., weight loss, pressure ulcers, risk of falls, signs of infection) and escalating identified risks in a timely manner.
• Acting courteously towards residents and visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.
• Practising safe systems of work across duties.

About you

To be successful, you should live the values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful and accountable in all that you do. Experience is not required, as we provide a thorough induction and training programme to build confidence in the role.

Our ideal candidate must:

• Have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and be respectful toward residents and others in the home.
• Be an efficient worker able to follow reasonable instructions from the team.
• Be adaptable and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

About Avery

At Avery, we are one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. We believe the later years of life should be enriching, and we are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for residents and our team. With a vision of "creating meaningful lives together", we offer care across a growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and empowering environment for employees each day.

Please note this role will require:

• A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Job description / Person specification

Qualifications

• Experience is not required; Avery provides a thorough induction and training. The ideal candidate should be able to communicate effectively, demonstrate initiative, be respectful, and adapt to a range of responsibilities.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure to be submitted to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous convictions.