Care Assistant

NHS; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury elderly care provider is seeking a warm and dedicated Care Assistant to join their team in Milton Keynes. Your role will involve delivering personal care while ensuring the dignity and respect of residents. No prior experience is required as comprehensive training is provided. Join a supportive environment dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for residents.

Benefits

Comprehensive training program

Supportive team culture

DBS Disclosure check covered

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and respect towards residents.
• Efficient worker, able to follow instructions.
• Adaptive and flexible for varied responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene, ensuring dignity.
• Recognize and understand clinical risk areas.
• Practice safe systems of work.

Skills

Effective communication

Respectful attitude

Initiative

Flexibility

Job description

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, offering exceptional care across their growing network of over 100 homes. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for their residents and employees, with a vision of 'creating meaningful lives together'. They are now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated Care Assistant to join their award-winning team in Milton Keynes.

Main duties of the job

As a Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare, you will be responsible for delivering high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents. Your key responsibilities will include assisting residents with their personal hygiene, recognizing and understanding clinical risk areas, acting courteously towards residents and their visitors, and practicing safe systems of work. The ideal candidate should have the ability to communicate effectively, demonstrate initiative, be respectful, and be an efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions from other team members.

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'. They are committed to helping their teams grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout their careers. Avery Healthcare offers a close-knit team culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we're here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you'll be making a positive impact on residents' lives every day - your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We're committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, you'll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.

ABOUT THE ROLE

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.
• Recognizing and understanding clinical risk areas in residents, such as weight loss, pressure sores, risk of falls, sign of infections, and escalating any identified risks in a timely manner.
• Acting courteously towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.
• Practicing safe systems of work across the range of tasks.

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 program 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.

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.

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.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.