Care Assistant - Nights

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

Job summary

A leading elderly care provider in the UK is seeking a warm and dedicated Care Assistant to join their team. The role involves assisting residents with personal hygiene while ensuring dignity and respect. Ideal candidates will have effective communication skills and be adaptable. No prior experience required as thorough training is provided. You will make a positive impact on residents' lives by delivering high standards of care.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and respect towards residents.
• Efficient worker who can carry out instructions.
• Adaptable to cover a range of responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents in personal hygiene care.
• Recognize and understand clinical risk areas.
• Act courteously towards residents and visitors.
• Practice safe systems of work.

Skills

Effective communication

Demonstrated initiative

Respectful towards residents

Adaptability and flexibility

Job description

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, committed to creating meaningful lives together for their residents and team members. They are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join their award-winning team as a Care Assistant, focusing on delivering high standards of personal care and contributing to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents.

Main duties of the job

As a Care Assistant, your responsibilities will include assisting residents in their personal hygiene care, recognizing and understanding clinical risk areas, acting courteously towards residents and their visitors, and practicing safe systems of work. You will live the organization's values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do. While experience is not required, Avery Healthcare offers a thorough induction and training program to ensure confidence within the role.

About us

Avery Healthcare is a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, with a vision of creating meaningful lives together. They are committed to offering exceptional care across their growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, they are all about supporting the people who care for their residents. They know how hard their teams work, and they are there to celebrate and support them every step of the way. When you join them, you will be making a positive impact on residents' lives every day - your compassion and dedication truly make a difference.

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.
• Recognizing 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 their values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do. Experience is not required, as they are proud to offer a thorough induction and training program to ensure confidence within your role.

Their 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.

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.

Avery Healthcare is an equal opportunities employer.