Care Assistant - Bank

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Stamford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Stamford is seeking a Care Assistant dedicated to delivering high standards of personal care. You will assist residents with their hygiene and recognize clinical risks while ensuring dignity and respect. Experience is not required, as extensive training will be provided. This role requires strong communication skills, initiative, and adaptability. Join a team committed to creating meaningful lives for residents in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards the residents and other people.
• Efficient worker who can follow instructions.
• Adaptive and flexible to cover various responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene, ensuring dignity and respect.
• Recognize clinical risk areas and escalate issues promptly.
• Practice safe working systems and act courteously.

Skills

Effective communication

Initiative

Respectful attitude

Adaptability

Job 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.

Main duties of the job

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.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike, with a vision of “creating meaningful lives together”.

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

Shift Details - Bank - Days and Nights

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.

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

To be successful in your application, you will live the values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do. Experience is not required as Avery is proud to offer a thorough induction and training programme to ensure confidence within your role. The ideal candidate must 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.

Qualifications

To be successful in your application, you will live the 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. The ideal candidate must 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.