Care Assistant - Bank

NHS; Esher; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a dedicated Care Assistant for their facility in Esher. This role offers competitive pay and comprehensive training, focusing on delivering exceptional personal care while maintaining residents' dignity and independence. Join an organization committed to nurturing and developing its staff in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and show respect towards residents.
• Ability to follow instructions and adapt to responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Assisting residents with personal hygiene and daily living activities.
• Recognizing and escalating clinical risks or concerns.
• Maintaining a courteous and respectful approach to residents.

Skills

Effective communication

Initiative

Respectfulness

Adaptability

Job description

This role as a Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare in Esher offers a competitive hourly rate of £13.50 and the opportunity to work in a supportive and caring environment. The position involves delivering high-quality personal care to residents, with a focus on maintaining their dignity, independence, and well-being. Avery Healthcare is committed to providing exceptional care and investing in its employees, offering a thorough induction and ongoing training to help you succeed in this role.

Main duties of the job

As a Care Assistant, your primary responsibilities will include assisting residents with their personal hygiene and daily living activities, recognizing and reporting any clinical risks or concerns, and maintaining a respectful and courteous approach towards residents and their visitors. No prior experience is required, as Avery Healthcare provides comprehensive training to ensure you feel confident in your role.

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 passionate about offering exceptional care and creating a supportive, inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered. Avery Healthcare operates over 100 care homes across the country and is committed to investing in its team members and providing opportunities for growth and development.

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

Job description

Job responsibilities

Shift Details: 19:15 - 07:15

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

• To be successful in this role, you should have the ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, and demonstrate initiative and respect towards residents and other team members. You should also be an efficient worker who can carry out reasonable instructions and adapt to cover a range of responsibilities as needed.

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.