Care Assistant

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Winchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Winchester is seeking a dedicated Care Assistant to deliver high standards of personal care and assist residents with their daily needs. In this role, you will contribute to a caring team focused on maintaining consent, dignity, and respect for our residents. The position offers a supportive environment for growth, with flexible shift options and thorough training provided. Join us and make a positive impact in the lives of our residents every day.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene while ensuring their dignity.
• Recognize clinical risk areas and escalate risks timely.
• Act courteously and respect the individuality of each resident.

Skills

Effective communication

Initiative

Respectfulness

Flexibility

Job description

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, committed to creating meaningful experiences for residents and team members alike. As a Care Assistant, you will have the opportunity to make a positive impact on residents' lives every day, working in a supportive and inspiring environment that values respect, compassion, and exceptional care.

Main duties of the job

As a Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare's Winchester Heights Care Home, your focus will be on delivering high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents. This will include assisting residents with personal hygiene, recognizing and understanding clinical risk areas, acting courteously towards residents and their visitors, and practicing safe systems of work.

About us

Avery Healthcare is a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, with a vision of 'creating meaningful lives together'. They are committed to offering exceptional care and creating a supportive, inspiring environment for both residents and team members.

Job description

Package Description:

Shift Details: 6 positions of 48 hours per week available, 7 am to 7 pm

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. We're now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Care Assistant at Winchester Heights Care Home in Hampshire. If this sounds like the place for you, we'd love to hear from you!

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.
• Recognising 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 programme to ensure confidence within the 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Experience is not required, as Avery Healthcare offers a thorough induction and training program to ensure confidence within the role. The ideal candidate should have the ability to communicate effectively, demonstrate initiative and respect towards residents, be an efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions, and be adaptable and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities.

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.