Care Assistant - Nights

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A care home provider in Birmingham seeks a dedicated Care Assistant to join their team. The role emphasizes delivering high standards of personal care, supporting residents' independence, and recognizing clinical risks. No prior experience needed, as training is provided. Ideal candidates will be respectful, adaptable, and able to communicate effectively. This position offers the chance to positively impact residents' lives in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and respect towards residents and colleagues.
• Adaptable and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene and promote independence.
• Recognize clinical risks and escalate them accordingly.

Skills

Effective communication

Respectful attitude

Adaptability

Ability to follow instructions

Job description

Overview

Job summary: At Avery Healthcare, we are committed to supporting the people who care for our residents. We are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Care Assistant. This is an opportunity to make a positive impact on residents' lives every day and contribute to a caring, supportive environment.

Job responsibilities

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. Responsibilities will include assisting residents with personal hygiene, recognizing and escalating clinical risks, and acting courteously towards residents and their visitors. Other responsibilities 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 the role

The package description notes the role aims to support those who care for our residents and to foster growth in a caring, supportive environment with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. The role requires delivering high standards of personal care and ensuring continuity of services to residents.

About you

To be successful, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do. Experience is not required as we provide a thorough induction and training programme to ensure confidence in 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 adaptable and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

About Avery

At Avery, we are one of the UKs largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With a vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across 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.

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