Care Assistant

NHS; Knowle; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury care provider in the UK is seeking a warm and dedicated Care Assistant to join their team. The role involves delivering high standards of personal care to residents, ensuring dignity and respect at all times. The ideal candidate will communicate effectively, demonstrate initiative, and adapt to various responsibilities. Experience is not required, as comprehensive training will be provided.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene care.
• Recognize and understand clinical risk areas in residents.
• Act courteously towards residents and their visitors.
• Practice safe systems of work.

Skills

Effective communication

Initiative

Respectfulness

Flexibility

Job description

Overview

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, committed to creating meaningful experiences for both residents and team members. 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.

Responsibilities

Your focus as Care Assistant will be to deliver high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents. Other responsibilities will include:

• Assisting residents in all their personal hygiene care ensuring optimum independence, dignity and respect of individuals at all times.
• Recognising and understanding clinical risk areas in residents such as weight loss, pressure sores, risk of falls, sign of infections and escalate any identified risks in a timely manner.
• Acting courteously towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.
• Practising safe systems of work across the range of task.

About Avery

At Avery, we\'re not just one of the UK\'s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes; we\'re a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we\'re passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.

Shift details

Shift Details: 07:00 AM - 7:00 PM

About you

To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do. Experience is not required as we are proud to offer a thorough induction and training programme to ensure confidence within your role. Our ideal candidate must:

• Have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards the residents and other people in the home.
• Be an efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions from other team members.
• Be able to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

Requirements

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

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