Care Assistant

NHS; Virginia Water; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading elderly care provider in the UK seeks a Care Assistant to deliver exceptional personal care to residents. The ideal candidate should demonstrate effective communication and a respectful approach. No prior experience is necessary, as comprehensive training will be provided. The role involves assisting residents, recognizing clinical risk areas, and maintaining dignity and respect in all interactions.

Benefits

Comprehensive training programme

Supportive work environment

DBS check cost covered

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards residents and others.
• Efficient worker who can follow reasonable instructions.
• Adaptable to cover various responsibilities at short notice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene to ensure dignity and respect.
• Recognize clinical risk areas and report issues timely.
• Maintain safe systems of work across various tasks.

Skills

Effective communication

Initiative

Respectful demeanor

Flexibility

Job description

Overview

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 passionate about creating meaningful experiences for residents and team members, offering exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes. Avery is the preferred choice for both residents and team members, providing a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

Job responsibilities

As a Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare, you will deliver high standards of personal care and contribute fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents. Your duties will include assisting residents with their personal hygiene, recognizing and understanding clinical risk areas, and acting courteously toward residents and visitors while respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident. You will practice safe systems of work across a range of tasks.

• 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.
• Practicing safe systems of work across the range of task.

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 Avery offers a thorough induction and training programme to ensure confidence within your role.

• 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 are not just one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. We are a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we are 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 a 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 role advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Experience is not required as Avery Healthcare offers a thorough induction and training programme to ensure confidence within the role. The 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, and be able to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.