Care Assistant - Nights

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

Job summary

A leading UK care provider in Basingstoke is seeking a dedicated Care Assistant to deliver high-quality personal care during the night shift. No prior experience is required as comprehensive training will be provided. Successful candidates will demonstrate respect and compassion, contribute to a supportive team, and ensure residents' dignity and well-being. Join an organization that values you and offers opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards residents.
• Efficient in following instructions.
• Adaptive and flexible to cover various responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality personal care to residents.
• Assist with personal hygiene while ensuring residents' dignity.
• Recognize and escalate clinical risks in residents monitoring.
• Act courteously towards residents and their visitors.

Skills

Effective communication

Respectful demeanor

Ability to follow instructions

Adaptability and flexibility

Job description

Overview

This Care Assistant role at Avery Healthcare in Basingstoke, Hampshire involves providing high-quality personal care to residents during the night shift. The successful candidate will be part of a close-knit, supportive team that values compassion, respect, and exceptional care. The role offers opportunities for learning and development within a caring environment.

Main duties of the job

As a Care Assistant, your focus will be on delivering personalised care to residents, contributing to the care team to ensure continuity of services. Responsibilities include assisting with personal hygiene, recognising and escalating clinical risks, and acting courteously towards residents and their visitors. No prior experience is required as Avery Healthcare provides thorough induction and training to build confidence in the role.

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 residents and employees alike, offering exceptional care across their growing network of over 100 homes. Avery Healthcare strives to build a supportive and inspiring environment where staff feel valued and empowered.

Job responsibilities

Package 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. 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. 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 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.

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

• The ideal candidate should have the ability to communicate effectively, demonstrate initiative and respect towards residents, be an efficient worker who can follow 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.