Care Assistant - Bank

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

Job summary

A senior care provider is seeking a dedicated Care Assistant in Guildford to deliver high-quality personal care to residents on the Memory Care floor. The ideal candidate will communicate effectively, demonstrate respect towards individuals, and have a flexible approach to responsibilities. Comprehensive training is available, supporting the candidate's development in a nurturing environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards residents.
• Efficient worker capable of following instructions.
• Adaptable to cover a range of responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene while ensuring dignity.
• Recognize clinical risk areas and escalate issues promptly.
• Practice safe systems of work across tasks.

Skills

Effective communication

Respectful towards residents

Initiative

Flexible and adaptive

Job description

Overview

This temporary role as a Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare's Astolat Way location is an opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of residents on the Memory Care floor. The position involves delivering high-quality personal care and contributing to the care team to ensure continuity of services. Avery Healthcare is committed to supporting and celebrating its teams, offering a caring and supportive environment with opportunities for growth and development.

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

Shift details: 07:00 - 19:30 - 19:30 - 07:00. This position is for the Memory Care floor.

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

This position is for the Memory Care floor. We are committed to supporting the people who care for our residents and celebrate your hard work every step of the way.

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 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 UKs 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 both residents and our team. 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.

Requirements

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.

Disclosures

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.

Employer details

Employer name: Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.

Address: Avery Healthcare, Astolat Way, GU3 1NE